FROM THE DIRECTOR’S CHAIR: May 2012

“It behooves every man to remember that the work of the critic is of altogether secondary importance, and that, in the end, progress is accomplished by the man who does things.” – Theodore Roosevelt 1858-1919, American President This year once  →

ASIS Law Enforcement Recognition Dinner – Saturday, June 9, 2012

asis ASIS Law Enforcement Recognition Dinner Saturday, June 9, 2012 Information Packet (includes schedule and registration forms) Every year since 1977, Fort Lauderdale Chapter 104 of the American Society for Industrial Security has held a dinner to recognize those men and  →

FROM THE DIRECTOR’S CHAIR: March 2012

“THOUSANDS AFFECTED BY COUNTY BUILDING LICENSE SCHEME” ~ Miami Herald Headline, August 17, 2006, Charles Rabin   One of the things that frustrates me more than anything else is when a local official decides on their own to rule on  →

FROM THE DIRECTOR’S CHAIR: Priority Disptach

Security-Alarm-Systems PRIORITY DISPATCH OF SECURITY ALARMS AS POLICY For many years the insurance industry has relied upon certain standards produced by nationally recognized independent testing laboratories in writing insurance coverage. They realized that certain liabilities had to be matched to certain  →

FROM THE DIRECTOR’S CHAIR: January 2012

FROM THE DIRECTOR’S CHAIR: January 2012 “Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.” Mark Twain  US humorist, novelist, short story author, & wit (1835 –  →

Bob Neely – Executive Director

Neely, Bob (2001) “There’s no trick to being a humorist when you have the whole government working for you.”  ~ Will Rogers US humorist & showman (1879 – 1935) Our trips to Tallahassee may be numerous, expensive and whirlwind this year in working  →

Bob Neely – Director AAF

Picture-15 Our trips to Tallahassee were numerous, expensive and whirlwind this year in working with our lobbyist Eric Prutsman. We met with numerous legislators and staff to discuss pending bills and issues affecting our industry. And although there are many who  →