An alarming first for Cayman

(CNS): This week delegates from all over the world will be descending on the Ritz-Carlton Grand Cayman for the annual meeting of the Central Station Alarm Association (CSAA) the first time the conference has been hosted in the Caribbean. The three day meeting includes a keynote address by Thomas Von Essen, Commissioner of the New York City Fire Department who was at the helm of rescue and protection efforts alongside Mayor Giuliani during 9/11.

Von Essen will be speaking on “Lessons In Leadership”, based on lessons he learned during this most difficult time when he faced his greatest leadership challenge.

Some 300 delegates are attending the event and aside from being an important event for the industry the conference offers an off-season money-spinner for the Cayman Islands, according to locally owned Island Electronics principal George Hunter who is the only member of the Association from the Caribbean and who will make the welcoming speech.

The CSAA is a trade association covering businesses that offer burglar and fire alarms systems for both commercial and residential premises through a central station.