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JUNE 2026 - Chapter Meeting and Luncheon Recap

Bravo hosted ASIS for our June 18, 2026 meeting with another great meal which over 25 members attended. Chapter Chair Chad Parris gave a welcome to all and introductions were made. Before giving the invocation, Tim Beverly, Chapter Chaplain, asked those present to keep the family and friends of long time member Bill Taylor in their thoughts.  Bill passed away suddenly on Sunday, June 14th.  He had served in a number of chapter leadership positions. Committee Chairs reported on their activities of the past month and upcoming events like the Golf Outing and Officer Appreciation Luncheon.

June meeting sponsor Tim Stegner and Joe Hunter with IPS – Integrated Protection Services, made a short presentation about IPS services and products.

Following lunch, the meeting’s topic was Artificial Intelligence, presented in panel format with Chad as MC and the panel consisting of Brandon Wilson with Hanwha Vision; JJ Mathews with I-PRO Americas; and Ken Minard with AXIS Communications.

The panel discussion revolved around the question, what is A.I. (Artificial Intelligence) and how is it being used in the security industry.  Ken Minard commented that today their are 80-100 million surveillance cameras operating the United States and over 500 million in China.  A stark contrast to only 5-10 million in the US in the 1990s.  AI is playing a significant role in helping security operations manage large volumes of streaming video for forensic analysis, doing in minutes or seconds what takes hours or days for a human.  A huge change from using huge computer systems to do simple analytics, today camera systems can perform "analytics on the edge" (at the camera level).  This can save time, human resources and money.  Some discussion was had over advantages and disadvantages of hosting security systems in the cloud.  The general consensus was that his is a user preference.  

While the regulation of AI and its use is a huge topic of discussion, the United States has the lowest level of Artificial Intelligence regulation in the world.  

SPECIAL NOTICE: The ASIS chapter will not meet in July and August.

Article by Ed Sachs