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New full and affiliate members Pierre Burger, Philip Prestage, Colin Przystupa, Roger Noakes, John Fleming and James Wheeler were presented with their membership certificates by Roy Sutherland, Chairman, at the recent Association of Security Consultants (ASC) quarterly Business Club Seminar held recently in St. James's, London.

London Chamber of Commerce Benefits for ASC Members

20/04/10

Members of the Association of Security Consultants (ASC) can enjoy membership of the London Chamber of Commerce in an agreement that brings an added benefit to joining the ASC.

On finalising the arrangement, Roy Sutherland, ASC Chairman said: "The ASC is very pleased to have become a member of the London Chamber of Commerce, a step which I believe will be of great benefit to the members, not only in the opportunities for participation in the various networking events, but also in being able to utilise the excellent meeting and support facilities located in the City of London".

Ian Weatherhead from the London Chamber of Commerce commented: "The London Chamber of Commerce is delighted to welcome the Association of Security Consultants to Membership of the London Chamber and to our Defence & Security Group.

The expertise, experience of ASC members and their professional involvement in the Security field will be invaluable to our member companies seeking Security Consultancy, and we look forward to a close working relationship in the future."

Mr. Weatherhead recently confirmed that ASC members are already taking advantage of this membership by using the London Chamber of Commerce in the City of London as a venue for individual private meetings.

Local accredited Chamber membership is also included, which brings even more benefits such as discounted rates on business facilities across the Chamber network, together with exclusive local and national discounts from leading suppliers.

In addition to membership of the London Chamber of Commerce, ASC members can obtain a preferential rate for joining the Institute of Directors, London.

For further details contact the Secretary, Association of Security Consultants email info@securityconsultants.org.uk.

Left to right: Laurie Doust (ASC Secretary), Keith Carey (Salto Systems), Ramesh Gurdev (Salto Systems), Roy Sutherland (ASC Chairman)

Left to right: Simon Lambert (ASC Member), Roy Sutherland (ASC Chairman), Kevin Quinn (Acting ASC Secretary).

Roy also welcomed back Laurie Doust, ASC Secretary, from his most recent journey and said that "if Laurie goes on any more cruises, we'll have to club together and buy him a boat!".

Salto Systems sponsored the event, with Keith Carey giving an introduction to the company. Keith then handed over the meeting to Ramesh Gurdev, whose presentation included available access control technologies and how to increase access security. Ramesh concluded by giving a fascinating insight into the future of access of control, including trends and solutions.

Robert Powell of Integrated Payment Solutions provided information about Smart Cards and how the applications can be integrated. He also gave details about campus and company wide solutions. Robert concluded with his thoughts about facts and fictions of the Mifare world which were of great interest to the capacity audience.

An insight into the role and charitable aims of the Worshipful Company of Security Professionals (WCoSP) was given by Andrew Knights, Treasurer of the WCoSP.

Simon Lambert (ASC Member) gave an excellent and light hearted insight into the problems that can be faced when deciding what digital video recording systems to buy and install. His candid thoughts were well received by the audience.

Roy Sutherland brought the formal proceedings to a close by thanking all those who had provided the interesting presentations and to Salto Systems for sponsoring the event.

Roy reminded everyone that the next Business Club Seminar will be held on 9^th September 2010. He also mentioned that CONSEC, the ASC's annual international conference and exhibition, will be held on Thursday, 4 November 2010, at the RAF Museum at Hendon. He indicated that another exciting programme is being finalised for this year and that there are only a few spaces left for exhibitors.

Everyone then adjourned to the bar and to partake of a vast and delicious buffet luncheon, and to take the opportunity to chat with old friends and make new ones.

The ASC organises a number of prominent events during the year, which are of importance to both ASC members and others who are interested in security issues and technical innovations.

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