The 2007 CALSAGA Annual Conference has come and gone, but for the nearly 200 people that were in attendance, we know that the information you took from the conference was invaluable.  Leaders from the security industry, state agencies and the private security industry converged on the State Capitol from November 6 – 8 in what was arguably the most successful Annual Conference ever staged by CALSAGA.

The conference titled “Crossing the Bridge to a New Security Profession” explored the unique opportunity that is upon CALSAGA to promote our industry to consumers, the public and elected officials in an effort which we anticipate will better position ourselves for the future.

Prior to the start of the conference, CALSAGA hosted its first Annual Conference Golf Tournament on Tuesday, November 6 at Haggin Oaks Golf Course in Sacramento.  We had a small group of players, but everyone who did play thoroughly enjoyed themselves and we’ll definitely be bringing the event back next year – hopefully with a few more players!  Thank you to our golf sponsor The Mechanic Group for making the event possible.

Brad Antonioni from Trans West Security won lowest gross score with an 88 and Steve Davey, who is the Chief of Staff for Assemblyman Ted Gaines won lowest net score with 69.  Additionally, Bob Deale from Elizabeth Souther won longest drive with a drive of 285 yards and Mark Nagle won closest to the pin, which was a little over 8 feet from the pin on his tee shot!

Following the golf tournament, everyone joined us for a small award ceremony on the patio where prizes were distributed to each player.  It was a nice way to finish the afternoon with some laughs, food and drink with everyone.

In the evening of November 6, Association Manager Jeff Flint, through coordination with Assemblyman Ted Gaines’ office, led over 40 conference attendees through a tour of the State Capitol!  For those that were there, you know that you didn’t just get the basic tour.  Attendees were led onto the floor of the State Assembly, through the Senate Gallery and through the Member’s Lounge.  Apparently, the Member’s Lounge is very rare for the public to see, so much that many of the State Capitol staffers haven’t even seen it!

All said, this was the first attempt to stage pre-conference activities around our normal conference and I think we can all agree that it was an overwhelming success.  This is just the beginning, so look for more of these types of events at future conferences. 

Finally, we’ll be featuring a recap of Day 1 of the conference tomorrow and a recap for Day 2 will come this Thursday.  We’ll also post an article previewing the 2008 Annual Conference early next week.  Click here to view the Annual Conference webpage.  Throughout the week, we’ll be adding pictures, PowerPoint presentations, conference survey and so much more, so please keep checking back periodically!