Today I went to the ISSA luncheon.  The local ISSA chapter joined forces with an organization called A.S.I.S International (formerly American Society for Industrial Security). 

ASIS seems to be composed of a lot of physical security professionals (ie protecting critical infrastructure).  Where ISSA assists its members in attaining CISSP, forensics certs and the Security+, ASIS concentrates on  Certified Protection Professional (CPP),  Physical Security Professional (PSP), and   Professional Certified Investigator (PCI).  

With my background in physical security, I fit right into their world.  I plan on attending one of their meetings in the future. 

Between ASIS and ISSA members we filled an auditorium.  With that kind of networking something big is begining to happen in Colorado.

Todays presentation of a smart card readers system had a lot of cross over appeal for both information security professionals and physical security professionals alike.