Convention & Trade Show
Join Us In South Shore
October 16th to 18th 2024.
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On shimmering Clear Lake just 30 minutes south of Houston.
2500 South Shore Blvd
League City, TX 77573
League City, TX 77573
Call : 281-334-1000
Ask for the Texas Burglar & Fire Alarm Association Rate
$159.00 plus tax
Per Night
Lonestar Sponsor
UCC – United Central Control
Longhorn Sponsors
Association Partners
Armadillo Sponsors
Exhibitors
| Company | Booth # |
|---|---|
| Affiliated Monitoring | D4 |
| Alarm Monitoring Services | C2 |
| Becklar Monitoring | A1 |
| Brooks Equipment | F3 |
| CMS | C6 |
| Cops Monitoring | E8 |
| Digital Watchdog | A5 |
| Dispatch Center, Ltd | H3 |
| DITEK Surge Protection | E2 |
| Dynamark Monitoring, Inc. | E1 |
| Eagle Eye Networks | C1 |
| El Dorado | C8 |
| Hartmann Controls Corp | E3 |
| Hochiki America | C3 |
| Honeywell | A3 |
| Inovonics | H4 |
| Inspect Point | C5 |
| Johnson Controls/DSC/Qolsys Security Products | F1 |
| Lone Star Systems Supply | E7 |
| Luminys/Dahua | E5 |
| Millennium Group, Inc | D3 |
| Mircom | A6 |
| NAPCO | D7 |
| National Monitoring Center | H1 |
| Nice - 2 Gig | C7 |
| OpenEye Security | H5 |
| OPTEX | D2 |
| Potter Electric Signal Company | D1 |
| Rapid Response Monitoring | A4 |
| RCM&D | F4 |
| Rhombus | D6 |
| Rosenblatt Law Firm | F2 |
| SDi Fire | E4 |
| Securitas Technology Corporation | D8 |
| Security America | A2 |
| Southwest Automated Security | C3 |
| Southwest Dispatch Center | A7 |
| Space Age Electronics | E6 |
| Telguard AMETEK | H2 |
| Toughdog Security Systems | D5 |
| UCC - United Central Control | H6 |
Schedule Of Events
Subject to change
| Time | Event | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| WEDNESDAY 10/16/24 | |||
| 12 Noon | Fishing Trip Bus from Hotel | Hotel | 12 noon Bus leaves hotel 12:45pm Bus arrives at Galveston Party Boats |
| 1pm to 5pm | Fishing Trip | Galveston Party Boats | |
| THURSDAY 10/17/24 | |||
| 7am-2pm | Registration | PFA Registration Desk | |
| 7:30-9am | Breakfast | Hotel | |
| 10-1pm | Exhibitor Setup | Crystal Ballroom | |
| 8:30-9:20am | How Industry Trends Impact Your Insurance | Amphitheater | Brian Villari, RCM&D |
| 8:30-9:20am | New Technology Round Table | Baccarat/Steuben/Waterford | |
| 8:30-9:20am | Staffing Roundtable | Pier | Bob Mounter – TESECTRA |
| 9:30-10:20am | When to Call your Broker | Amphitheater | Brian Villari, RCM&D |
| 9:30-10:20am | Video Monitoring Round Table | Baccarat/Steuben/Waterford | TBD |
| 9:30-10:20am | Access Control: The Foundation of Physical Security | Pier | Aaron R Thomas, Millennium Group, Inc. - Presenting the core fundamentals of access control systems, including the evolution of technology, common features, go to market strategies, and opportunities for hardware, software, and recurring services revenues. |
| 10:30am-11:20am | Legal Checkup | Amphitheater | Rosenblatt |
| 10:30am-11:20am | Fire Code Roundtable | Baccarat/Steuben/Waterford | Van Mayorga moderates panel on new changes in Fire codes |
| 10:30am-11:20am | Improve Your Sales | Pier | DMP |
| 11:30am-12:20pm | TBFAA Membership Meeting | Amphitheater | TBFAA will hold elections and members can ask questions. All are welcome. Updates will be given on Legislation. |
| 11:30am-12:20pm | Access Control Roundtable | Baccarat/Steuben/Waterford | |
| 12:30- 1:50pm | Awards Lunch | Marina Plaza Ballroom | Eat a fabulous lunch and honor the 2024 Scholarship Winners |
| 2-2:50pm | Enhance Your Productivity thru Fleet Management | Amphitheater | Savings 4 Members- Track where your vehicles are, save on gas, etc. |
| 2-2:50pm | Marketing 101 | Baccarat/Steuben/Waterford | Marc Bally, Rize AVS |
| 2-2:50pm | Women in Network Security | Pier | Mary Edmonson – Women in the alarm industry are rare, but we are growing in numbers. Meet the other women in the industry and expand your network. |
| 3-3:50pm | Texas Sales Tax Rules and Practice | Amphitheater | Mitch Rietman -Texas Sales Tax Rules are complicated and very few companies or even their accountants understand them. Come here Mitch talk about the Texas Tax Code, the Comptroller’s interpretation, how to respond to an audit notice, how to get through an audit, and how to make sure that you are doing things correctly. |
| 3-3:50pm | Branding Your Business | Baccarat/Steuben/Waterford | Marc Bally, Rize AVS |
| 3-3:50pm | Maximize Your Use of POE | Pier | TBD |
| 4-6:30pm | TBFAA Trade Show | Crystal Ballroom | See the latest tech, make new contacts and catch up with established ones. |
| FRIDAY 10/18/24 | |||
| 7-11:15am | Registration | PFA Registration Desk | |
| 7:30-9am | Breakfast | Hotel | |
| 9-9:50am | National Electrical Code | Amphitheater | Kelly Ryan |
| 9-9:50am | Best Practices to Reduce False Alarms | Baccarat/Steuben/Waterford | Brad Shipp – Learn steps you should take in design, installation, monitoring, customer service and training |
| 10-10:50am | Ethics | Amphitheater | Bob Mounter – TESECTRA - Interactive examples of common situations. |
| 10-10:50am | The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCen) is looking for you. You need to respond. | Baccarat/Steuben/Waterford | Nearly all Corporations, LLCs, LLPs, and other entities must file a report with FinCen by 12-31-24 or face steep civil, and even criminal, penalties. Beneficial Ownership Interest Reporting is not terrifically complicated, but it has to be done correctly, and mistakes are serious.Come let Mitch walk you through what is needed and how to file your reports. Don’t fall victim to a fly by night company charging thousands of dollars. |
| 11am-11:50am | How to survive a DPS Audit | Amphitheater | Kelly Ryan, Dispatch Center |
| 11am-11:50am | Overcoming IT Challenges | Baccarat/Steuben/Waterford | TBD |
| Noon-2pm | TBFAA Board Meeting | Lalique | |