Nominations for the annual US OSPAs are now being accepted through to July 1st. Click here to cast your vote. Here are the categories:

Outstanding In-House Security Manager/Director        Outstanding Contract Security Manager/Director

Outstanding Security Team                                          Outstanding Contract Security Company (Guarding)

Outstanding Security Consultant                                  Outstanding Security Training Initiative

Outstanding New Security Product                               Outstanding Customer Service Initiative

Outstanding Information Security Company                 Outstanding Security Equipment Manufacturer

Outstanding Security Officer                                         Outstanding Young Security Professional

Lifetime Achievement Award

From the OSPAs: "We have introduced the Outstanding New Security Product category to the list for 2019, this OSPA recognizes a new product that has been designed and implemented to improve any area of security practice and has been introduced to the US security market in the last 12 months."

"We are again looking for nominations for our highly prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award.  As a reminder, this award recognizes a senior member of the security community who has been working in the industry for over 30 years and has made a substantial contribution in defining and driving standards in the security sector. If you know someone who fits this criteria please do nominate them."

The 2019 US OSPAs will be presented at a business lunch taking place at Global Security Exchange (GSX) on Sept. 9 in Chicago.

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