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Building a Stronger Future: Best Practices for Success

Achieving long-term success, sustainability, and growth starts with understanding and implementing best practices. This year’s conference focuses on actionable insights that business owners and their teams can immediately apply to enhance operations and stay competitive. Topics include competitive advantage, innovation, risk management, compliance, efficiency, customer satisfaction, and employee development—all designed to help security professionals thrive in an evolving industry.

Fire Track
Technical track
Business Track
November 20, 2025 at 8:00 AM — November 20, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Fire Round Table

Details to come.

November 20, 2025 at 9:00 AM — November 20, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Test & Inspection equipment for the fire alarm and life safety industries

This comprehensive course provides an in-depth overview of the functional detector testing and inspection requirements outlined in NFPA 72, the National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code. Designed for professionals in the fire detection and life safety industry, this session will cover the essential guidelines for functional testing requirements, ensuring their proper operation and compliance with national standards. The course will dive into the various types of detectors—from smoke detectors and heat detectors to carbon monoxide (CO) detectors and multi-criteria detectors—highlighting the different testing approaches each type requires to ensure they function as intended.
 
Key topics include:
• What is NFPA 72 and why it’s critical for fire safety systems.
• A breakdown of test and inspection requirements for fire alarm systems as specified in NFPA 72.
• Detailed exploration of functional testing methods, including specific procedures for smoke detectors, heat detectors, and CO detectors.
• The use of smoke detector testers and the role of ASD (Aspiration Smoke Detection) Systems in fire detection.
• An explanation of sensitivity testing and how to properly calibrate sensitivity testers for optimal performance.
• Best practices for testing heat detectors to verify their response to temperature changes.
• Insights into testing multi-criteria detectors that combine multiple sensing technologies.
• Other testing requirements for sound testers, battery testers, and speech intelligibility
Details to come.

November 20, 2025 at 10:00 AM — November 20, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Plan Review Course

State Fire Marshal's Plan Review Course

Required to be taken by Qualifiers every three years.

November 20, 2025 at 12:00 PM — November 20, 2025 at 1:00 PM
State Meeting and Luncheon

Join us for a State Meeting with guest speakers and a real Louisiana lunch.

November 20, 2025 at 2:30 PM — November 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Tradeshow

Our tradeshow begins with a parade.  We have 60+ vendors, networking opportunities, and local cuisine.  Then we end with the parade of prizes.

November 20, 2025 at 10:00 AM — November 20, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Case Files

Hosted by Securitas Technology

Details to come

November 20, 2025 at 8:00 AM — November 20, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Napco Security Technologies

details to come

November 20, 2025 at 1:30 PM — November 20, 2025 at 2:30 PM
KO (Knock Out) False Alarms!

False alarms are our industries "black eye".  We will go over what dealers can do to block the punch, or how to put some ice on it and stop the swelling after taking that punch of bulk false alarms.

November 20, 2025 at 1:30 PM — November 20, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Honeywell Fire

details to come

November 20, 2025 at 8:00 AM — November 20, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Proactive Video Security Starts Here

Explore innovative video security solutions and see the power of our latest VMS release. Find out how this VMS’s Ai-enabled user interface helps ensure your security team does not miss a critical event. Our unified solution with on-premises recording and Cloud-enabled connectivity ensures remote access for easy management.  

November 20, 2025 at 9:00 AM — November 20, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Locksmith Round Table

Details to come.

November 20, 2025 at 11:00 AM — November 20, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Security Round Table

Details to Come.

November 20, 2025 at 11:00 AM — November 20, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Identifying and Solving Network PoE Problems

Identifying common network and PoE issues in CCTV and Access installations.

November 20, 2025 at 12:00 PM — November 20, 2025 at 1:00 PM
State Meeting and Luncheon

Join us for a State Meeting with guest speakers and a real Louisiana lunch.

November 20, 2025 at 2:30 PM — November 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Tradeshow

Our tradeshow begins with a parade.  We have 60+ vendors, networking opportunities, and local cuisine.  Then we end with the parade of prizes.

November 20, 2025 at 9:00 AM — November 20, 2025 at 10:00 AM
From POTS to Multi-Carrier Cellular Technology: Trends in Alarm Delivery

Let’s discuss the underlying problems with POTS connectivity at all levels of communication so we can better communicate with our customers, while taking a deeper dive into the technologies that are currently used to replace them. Learn how these technologies have evolved, and most importantly how some of the new entrants that have begun to flood the market, taking advantage of the POTS situation. The goal of this presentation is to get a clear understanding on what the environment looks like today, what the proper alternatives are, and what emerging technologies are being used that provide a better alternative or may cause issues in the future. During this presentation, we will compare the different technologies from antiquated POTS to the groundbreaking features of Telguard's latest Multi-carrier that enables units to harness the strengths of direct connections to the three major carriers in the US—AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile.

November 20, 2025 at 10:00 AM — November 20, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Case Files

Hosted by Securitas Technology

Details to come

November 20, 2025 at 9:00 AM — November 20, 2025 at 10:00 AM
2 GIG Introduction to Edge, Touch, 345S sensors and E plus long range sensors

Details to Come2 GIG Introduction to Edge, Touch, 345S sensors and E plus long range sensors

November 20, 2025 at 10:00 AM — November 20, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Toughdog Security Systems

Details to Come

November 20, 2025 at 1:30 PM — November 20, 2025 at 2:30 PM
KO (Knock Out) False Alarms!

False alarms are our industries "black eye".  We will go over what dealers can do to block the punch, or how to put some ice on it and stop the swelling after taking that punch of bulk false alarms.

November 20, 2025 at 10:00 AM — November 20, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Lithium Batteries - New Technology and Safe Installation Practices

With the growing adaptation if lithium technology, learn the do's and don'ts of how to install, test and prperly replace/recycle lithium batteries for lowvoltage systems.  Course will include industry FYi's for mobile and stored energy systems.

November 20, 2025 at 1:30 PM — November 20, 2025 at 2:30 PM
New Products and More Revenue

This course explores the evolution of our panels—how they are becoming more intuitive to program, offering enhanced features, and delivering a more engaging experience for our customers. As these technologies advance, it’s essential that we adapt our sales strategies, installation practices, and customer education methods accordingly. This session will cover both existing and new products, with a focus on how they can be leveraged to elevate the overall customer experience.

November 20, 2025 at 1:30 PM — November 20, 2025 at 2:30 PM
All access points secured: customizable building security that safeguards

LEARNING OBJECTIVE 1: Define the comprehensive scope of building security needed at egress and access points to protect the health and safety of people, infrastructure, and assets. 

LEARNING OBJECTIVE 2: Assess customizable, risk-adaptive technology, turnstiles, and gating options that optimize protection from the primary point of entry to continued building egress throughout, which enhances security and access control. 

LEARNING OBJECTIVE 3: Investigate current threat levels that impact security and the codes and standards that guide access control systems beneficial to comprehensive entry and access management. 

LEARNING OBJECTIVE 4: Compare case studies that center on entry security protocols, products, and procedures that best provide total building security to occupants, assets, and infrastructure.

LEARNING OBJECTIVE 5: Analyze product specifications and considerations to determine what key details pertaining to specific security goals are needed in order to accomplish the safeguarding goals specific to design projects.

November 20, 2025 at 1:30 PM — November 20, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Leveraging your Surveillance with video analytics.

details to come

November 20, 2025 at 8:00 AM — November 20, 2025 at 9:00 AM
United Central Control

details to come

November 20, 2025 at 12:00 PM — November 20, 2025 at 1:00 PM
State Meeting and Luncheon

Join us for a State Meeting with guest speakers and a real Louisiana lunch.

November 20, 2025 at 1:30 PM — November 20, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Tradeshow Preview

Take some time to visit with the Vendors before the crowd.  There are no CEU's for this hour

November 20, 2025 at 2:30 PM — November 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Tradeshow

Our tradeshow begins with a parade.  We have 60+ vendors, networking opportunities, and local cuisine.  Then we end with the parade of prizes.

November 20, 2025 at 10:00 AM — November 20, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Case Files

Hosted by Securitas Technology

Details to come

November 20, 2025 at 11:00 AM — November 20, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Alarm Monitoring Services

Details to come