Before you know it, we’ll be gathering again for the Industry Advancement Summit. Great things are in the works for the April summit, at which we will finally celebrate SHDA’s fiftieth anniversary. We kick off the summit with our annual golf tournament at the beautiful Tour 18 Golf Course and close the first day with our anniversary celebration. We also added a fun night out at the ballpark for a friendly game under the lights at Riders Field on Tuesday. Of course we will bring back our favorite events, like the Running of the Bulls and the Ben Silver Seminar. I am particularly excited for this year’s seminar featuring cybersecurity expert Rachel Wilson. She’ll be expanding on her recent insightful SHDA webinar and sharing her journey from the dark web to Wall Street.
I am delighted to report that more than 200 SHDA members have already registered for the summit. I want to thank those who have supported SHDA with our new sponsorship packages. There’s still time to take advantage of these great opportunities. We’re also still looking for donations for the golf tournament — any help from our members is appreciated.
Safe travels to our members heading to the University of Innovative Distribution next week, and congratulations to Holly Blankenship, our Al Hoffman Memorial Scholarship recipient. You can read more about Holly and catch up on other SHDA news below.
I hope everyone has a great spring. See you soon in Dallas!
Regards,
Rob Justen
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Act now to save your spot at the security hardware industry's premier event. The regular registration rate ends on Monday, April 4. Registrations received after April 4 may not appear in the summit's official program.
2022 summit highlights include:
- Kick-off golf tournament at Tour 18 (Flower Mound, Texas)
- 50th anniversary celebration with dinner and casino games
- Ben Silver Seminar with cybersecurity expert Rachel Wilson
- SHDA baseball fun at Frisco's Riders Field
- And of course... the Running of the Bulls and the One-on-One Appointments
The summit's One-on-One Appointments provide unique and valuable opportunities for SHDA distributors and associates to forge new business relationships and strengthen existing partnerships. Visit the summit website to see who's attending.
What did last year's attendees say about the Industry Advancement Summit?
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In February, SHDA announced the winner of the annual Al Hoffman Memorial Scholarship. This year’s winner is Holly Blankenship, who serves as the marketing manager for IDN Acme’s Dallas location. The award will cover the registration costs to attend the four-day University of Innovative Distribution (UID) program presented by the Association Education Alliance in cooperation with Purdue University.
"I believe the courses at UID will be beneficial to finding more creative and streamlined ways to market and sell to our customers while also enabling our employees to be more efficient and productive,” said Blankenship. “As the marketing manager it is my responsibility to be our sales team’s cheerleader, learning new leadership skills at UID would not only benefit myself but my team.”
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The scholarship is named in honor of SHDA Past President and Founder Al Hoffman, a leading figure in the security hardware industry and strong advocate for education. To recognize his contributions, SHDA created the scholarship to underwrite UID tuition to allow an SHDA distributor member to participate in this annual program. Click here to read more about Holly and UID. | |
You’re invited to share your expertise with the entire security hardware industry. We have two new opportunities available for Associate Members.
SHDA Webinar Series - Associate members of SHDA who are interested in hosting or recording webinars of varying lengths can submit their ideas via this form.
Newsletter Submissions - We are always looking for topics for the SHDA Unlocked newsletter. If you have a topic that would be of interest to our community, we want to hear from you.
Your participation supports continuous learning and career development for members. If you are interested in participating in the opportunities above to help further the exchange of ideas, complete the forms or email Executive Director Amy Luckado at aluckado@shda.org.
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SHDA Associate Advisor Update for January/February 2022
Robert Stetson of ASSA ABLOY shares some insights on trends in the robust construction industry, which showed a four percent increase in total construction starts according to Dodge Construction Network. Read more on the SHDA website.
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In Memoriam: Robert "Bob" Joseph Jutzi
Former DHI president Jutzi passed away on February 15. Click here to read the obituary. | |
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Upcoming Educational Events
Did you miss last week's webinar presented by our Ben Silver Seminar speaker? Cybersecurity expert Rachel Wilson discussed today’s critical cyber threats and the steps that firms should be taking to protect themselves and their customers. SHDA webinars are recorded to let you learn on your own time. Just click the screencap below to get started.
March 21-24, 2022Indianapolis, IN
April 6, 2022
1:00-2:00PMPresenter: David Price, Camden Door ControlsZoom
April 24-29, 2022Register Today!Dallas-Frisco, TX
May 4, 2022
3:00-4:00PMTed Henry, President, WarehouseTWO
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