INTERNATIONAL SECURITY MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION

ISMA CONDUCTS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SEMINARS FOR ITS MEMBERS AND OTHER SECURITY EXECUTIVES. THE OBJECTIVES OF THESE CONFERENCES IS TO PROVIDE EXECUTIVE TRAINING TO ITS MEMBERS AND TO PROVIDE A FORUM FOR DISCUSSION OF CURRENT SECURITY ISSUES, THREATS AND PRACTICES.SEE SCHEDULE O - SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION.DURING 2023, ISMA CONDUCTED EIGHT CONFERENCES FOR ITS MEMBERS WHICH INCLUDED ONE CONFERENCE THAT WAS HELD IN PERSON IN BOSTON WHICH INCLUDED 34 ATTENDEES; ONE CONFERENCE THAT WAS HELD IN PERSON AT NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY IN ILLINOIS, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE KELLOGG SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT, WHICH INCLUDED 30 ATTENDEES; ONE CONFERENCE THAT WAS HELD VIRTUALLY, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE KELLOGG SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT, WHICH INCLUDED 43 ATTENDEES; TWO CONFERENCES THAT WERE HELD IN PERSON IN GERMANY, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE TECHNISHE HOCHSCHULE INGOLSTADT, A GERMAN UNIVERSITY, WHICH INCLUDED 7 ATTENDEES AND 14 ATTENDEES RESPECTIVELY; ONE CONFERENCE HELD IN D.C. THAT WAS HELD IN PERSON WHICH INCLUDED 48 ATTENDEES; AND ONE CONFERENCE THAT WAS HELD IN PERSON IN GERMANY AND VIRTUALLY WHICH INCLUDED 102 ATTENDEES. ISMA ALSO HELD THEIR ANNUAL RECEPTION WHICH INCLUDED 140 ATTENDEES. ADDITIONALLY, ISMA HELD ONE WEBINAR ON VARIOUS TOPICS WITH 52 ATTENDEES AND FIFTEEN ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION FORUMS THAT WERE HELD VIRTUALLY AVERAGING 20 ATTENDEES PER FORUM. FEES WERE NOT CHARGED TO ATTEND THE WEBINARS OR FORUMS.

COMMUNICATION NETWORK - TECHNOLOGY TOOLS ARE USED TO PROMOTE RESOURCE SHARING AMONG MEMBERS. TOOLS INCLUDE A COMMUNICATION DATA-BASE BUILT INTO THE ISMA WEBSITE, AND EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION CAPABILITY, A RESOURCE LIBRARY, A BENCHMAKING SURVEY PROGRAM, SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP DISCUSSIONS AND FORUMS, AND MOBILE WEBSITE TO ALLOW COMMUNICATIONS ON THE GO. THE OBJECTIVES OF THESE NETWORKS AND TOOLS IS TO PROVIDE MEMBERS WITH TIMELY AND RELIABLE GUIDANCE ON GLOBAL SECURITY ISSUES.