ASIS promotes industry excellence

June 2002 News & Events

ASIS International, with 32 000 members worldwide, is dedicated to increasing the effectiveness and productivity of security practices by developing educational programmes and materials that address broad security concerns.

The mission of ASIS is to establish, develop and promote excellence in the security profession worldwide. ASIS provides its members with an array of professional educational programmes and publications, career-based networking opportunities and much more.

Eligibility for membership

Anyone with a professional interest in security is eligible for membership in ASIS including:

* Security professionals.

* Corporate executives.

* Information officers.

* Attorneys.

* Architects.

* Executive/financial managers.

* Administrative planners.

* Law enforcement professionals.

* Consultants.

* Facility managers, etc.

ASIS offers many benefits for its members including:

* Annual seminar and exhibits; (discounted registration to the event attended by 15 000 security practitioners and 700 exhibiting companies from around the world).

* Directory of members. This directory is also available on-line.

* Local chapters that capitalise on networking and education at local level. There are more than 200 chapters worldwide.

* ASIS bookstore: Members are eligible to discounts on over 300 publications addressing a variety of topics in the security field.

For further details contact ASIS in southern Africa on tel 021 529 8900 or e-mail [email protected]





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