As usual, the Electronic Security Expo (ESX) – held during June in Cobb County, Ga. – delivered security and alarm industry education, networking, and award honorees.
Here’s a quick recap:
The Electronic Security Association (ESA) Annual Meeting provided a chance to welcome new ESA Board members Melissa Brinkman, Jeremy Bates, Brendan Armstrong, and Jake Voll. The meeting also included the presentation of the Stan Martin Excellence in Advocacy Award to David Fisch as well as lifetime awards to Pat Shea Remes, Dom D’Ascoli, and Jamie Orvis.
After a couple of keynotes and many educational sessions, the show floor opened with the traditional TechVision Challenge results, with DMP’s JamAlert winning “Best of Show” and Vicon’s NEXT camera system named as runner-up.
John Loud, President of LOUD Security Systems, accepted the 2024 Morris F. Weinstock Person of the Year Award, recognizing his the lifetime achievement and service to the security and life safety industry.
Watch John Loud's full Weinstock acceptance speech!
Other individuals honored at ESX included:
- Michael Keegan, VP of Magnasphere Corp., was honored with the 2025 Sara E. Jackson Award, which honors service on ESA committees, task forces, or boards.
- Shannon Woodman, CEO of Washington Alarm, received the William N. Moody Award from the Security Industry Alarm Coalition (SIAC).
- Stan Martin, retired SIAC Executive Director, was honored for a lifetime of service to the industry.
To close the show, longtime industry analyst Mike Barnes presented the current state of the industry (more coverage of that to come in the Security Business August issue). ESA also announced ESX 2026 show dates and location: June 1-4 in Irving, Texas, at the state-of-the-art Irving Convention Center.
