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ISC West 2025  
Tuesday, April 1, 2025 - Friday, April 4, 2025 - All Day
Venetian Expo / Las Vegas

ISC West


Educational Forum Series  
Thursday, April 10, 2025 10:30 AM - 1:15 PM
Maggiano's Little Italy | 111 W. Grand | Chicago, IL

ISPA Educational Forum Series April 2025


Program Description:

Accountability is a byproduct of effective leadership and management. I will cut through all the red tape about leadership and management to provide the essentials and get to the core of what defines great leaders and managers. I will discuss how leadership and management both comprise five essential practices. In this interactive presentation, guests will address their performance in the five areas. I will address how being a great leader doesn’t necessarily make you a great manager and vice versa. I will clarify that style or personality is irrelevant. What is crucial and nonnegotiable is that you must genuinely care about your people, and you must aspire to be great.

Learning Objectives

● How You Can Be a Great Leader and Manager
● Why Accountability is a Byproduct of Leadership and Management
● You Can’t Make People Accountable
● When You Have to Manage Someone, You’ve Made a Hiring Error
● How to Handle an Under-performing Employee
People Accountable



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Location:

MAGGIANO'S
111 W. Grand
Chicago, IL

May 2025 Back to Top

Educational Forum Series  
Thursday, May 8, 2025 10:30 AM - 1:15 PM
Maggiano's Little Italy | 240 Oak Brook Center | Oak Brook, IL

Title: TOOLS FOR A SAFER SCHOOL

EFS May 2025

DESCRIPTION: 

In today’s program, our presenter will help us examine technological changes that are shaping the security profession today. Plus, he will provide an inside look at new emerging technologies with Motorola.

· Hear how the newer technologies can help schools ensure effective communication and control crises successfully.

· Discover practical ways to improve your emergency preparedness with integrated technologies solutions.

· Learn how body cameras, radios, and sensors work together to improve response times in emergencies.

· Discover security practices that are viable and effective

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

After attending this session, the attendees will be able to: 

· Know how robust technology solutions support security preparations for schools and other major security events which includes athletic games, dances, graduations, and public forums. 

· Learn about emerging technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI) and how connected devices improve security functions.  The review will discuss how AI operates in gathering information for documentation that is critical for security, law enforcement, and prosecutors.  The technology helps to identify individuals at incident scenes, aids in developing timelines, and creates data logs.  

· Discover the unique benefits of smart wearables.   Wearable technology is expected to grow significantly from 2025 to 2030. Some of the key trends driving the growth of the U.S. wearable technology market include the growing preference for wearables, such as smartwatches.  Used in a security function, earbuds and headphones with active noise-cancelation and sound-controlling technologies help in sensitive environments.  

· Understand the importance of a high-tech ecosystem to lower operational costs and how it can improve your surveillance architecture. These innovations will provide an insight into best practices for security functions and mitigating security threats.  

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Please direct any program related questions to ISPA at (224) 333-1622.

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LOCATION:
Maggiano's Little Italy
240 Oak Brook Center
Oak Brook, IL

June 2025 Back to Top

2025 ISPA Golf Classic - Plan Now!  
Tuesday, June 3, 2025 - All Day
Silver Lake Country Club - 14700 S. 82nd Avenue, Orland Park, IL

Sponsorships are now available. Click here to review available sponsorships: SPONSORSHIPS

Tickets are now available for the Classic. Click here to purchase: TICKET PURCHASES

Contact the ISPA office with any questions, 224-333-1622.

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Educational Forum Series  
Thursday, July 10, 2025 10:30 AM - 1:15 PM
Maggiano's - 111 W. Grand, Chicago, IL

August 2025 Back to Top

Midwest Security Police Conference/EXPO  
Thursday, August 14, 2025 - Friday, August 15, 2025 - All Day
Tinley Park Convention Center

Mark your calendars for the 2025 Midwest Security and Police Conference/Expo! It's set to take place August 14th and 15th, 2025.

Visit ISPA at Booth 209.

We hope to see you at the Tinley Park Convention Center in 2025!

Find more information at http://mspce.com/

September 2025 Back to Top

Educational Forum Series  
Thursday, September 11, 2025 10:30 AM - 1:15 PM
Maggiano's - 240 Oak Brook Center, Oak Brook, IL

EFS September 2025

October 2025 Back to Top

ISPA Annual Meeting  
Thursday, October 9, 2025 10:00 AM - 1:15 PM
Maggiano's Little Italy | 240 Oak Brook Center | Oak Brook, IL


Join with ISPA as we celebrate the installation of the Illinois Security Professionals Association's 2025-2026 President, Steven Vitale. Steven is President and Principal of P4 Companies.

Steven VitaleSteven Vitale
President and Principal
P4 Companies

Sponsorships are available. To inquire about available sponsor opportunities, please contact ISPA at 224-333-1622 and ask to speak with Dennis Gano, Executive Director/CEO.

December 2025 Back to Top

64th Annual Awards Gala  
Tuesday, December 9, 2025 10:00 AM - 2:15 PM
Hyatt Regency McCormick Place Hotel

2025 ISPA Awards/Honors Gala

August 2026 Back to Top

Midwest Security and Police Conference/EXPO  
Thursday, August 13, 2026 - Friday, August 14, 2026 - All Day
Tinley Park Convention Center | 18451 Convention Center Drive | Tinley Park, IL

Mark your calendars for the 2026 Midwest Security and Police Conference/Expo! It's set to take place August 13th and 14th, 2026.

Visit ISPA at Booth 209.

We hope to see you at the Tinley Park Convention Center in 2026!

Find more information at http://mspce.com/



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