6 Keynotes May 2024 aloa.org EXECUTIVE PERSPECTIVE registration for the 2024 ALOA Convention and Security Expo is now open! Join us in Las Vegas July 22-28 at the South Point Hotel & Casino. This is the same venue we have been at a few times now, and attendees have told us how convenient it is. They also have provided a great room rate so you can save on costs: $80 per night Sunday through Thursday and $125 per night Friday and Saturday (all nights plus tax and resort fee). This is an almost unheard-of rate for Las Vegas, so you’re getting a great deal. We have a few new classes and instructors this year. We hope you enjoy some of the new subjects as well as the favorite classes we have year after year. We will also be holding the CAI Instructor Course at the convention. If you’ve ever thought about giving back to the industry by becoming an instructor, this is your chance! Take note: The Security Expo falls over Saturday and Sunday this year, and we hope that will help some of you take less time away from your business. Be sure to stay the full two days to take advantage of all the prize drawings and have the chance to win the grand prize of the five-day class package for ALOA 2025! You must be present to win. Thanks so much to everyone who helps make all of our classes and events such a success — and I hope you’ll be a part of our success in Las Vegas. See you there! A T PRESS TIME, WE HAVE JUST returned from SAFETECH in Tulsa, OK, and it was a resounding success. Our attendance was the best it has been since pre-pandemic, and students enjoyed their time in classes. This was a new venue and city for us, and it proved to be well received. Thank you so much to our sponsors, instructors, attendees, board, staff and volunteers for making this convention such a wonderful one. Planning is already underway for SAFETECH 2025 in Lexington, KY. Join us April 7-12, 2025, as we return to the Griffin Gate Marriott, the same venue where we held the convention three years ago. This is a great location, and the SAFETECH crowd is always so welcoming. If you’ve ever thought about doing safe work, I highly encourage you to attend. There are always several classes that are beneficial and appropriate for those new to safe work. Elections It’s once again elections time for ALOA SPAI. You’ll find the elections materials and ballot starting on page 16 in this magazine. Please participate in the future of your association by voting and by reading about the candidates. Also, now is the time for you to start thinking about running for the board for next year. You have until next spring to collect signatures to get on the ballot, and the ALOA Convention is a great time to do so. If you have questions about running for the board or need forms, contact secretary@aloa. org or [email protected]. ALOA 2024 in Las Vegas As you probably saw in the April issue of Keynotes, Mary A. May Executive Director [email protected] A Successful SAFETECH Planning is already underway for SAFETECH 2025 in Lexington, KY.
