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| This door knob says, "Come in and cozy up with a crocheted afghan and a nice big glass of gin to warm you up and listen to Cowboy Western dramas with lots of shooting and galloping-horse sound effects on the radio while the rain beats the window." |
Friday, October 4, 2013
Door Knob of the Day
Thursday, October 3, 2013
October Meeting
With pouring rain and thunder and lightning it was hardly a fit night for man nor beast but quite a few hardy souls made it to the monthly meeting at O'Gara's last night.
The meeting was very efficient owing mainly to a lack of new business and our successful cultivation of uncontentious agendas. Link to October 2013 Minutes
Dana and Phil are knocking it out of the park again with the annual Learning Curve education weekend, for which we will return to the Best Western Kelly Inn, Plymouth, MN, February 21-23, 2014.
The Learning Curve will welcome back Bill Lynk, CML, CPS, CJIL, M.Ed. who will conduct a 2-day Masterkeying 1 class and Harry Sher, CML, CPS who will teach a 2-day Certified Professional Safe Tech Preparation class. Seriously - this is going to be awesome!
The classes will be Friday and Saturday with a PRP sitting on Sunday morning. Link to Learning Curve Brochure & Link to PRP Registration. You must be a member of ALOA at the national level in order to participate in the PRP sitting, here's a Link to the ALOA Membership Application if you need it.
In conjunction with the the Learning Curve weekend, we will also have our annual Chapter Banquet on the evening of Saturday, February 22. The banquet is organized by our amazing Hospitality Chair, Rosemarie, who has a real gift for throwing a party and it's always a blast - there's Barbeque dinner, great prizes (sometimes including Rosemaries out-of-this-world baked goods) and a high stakes poker match (understanding that by "high stakes" we mean a chance to win some really nice donated prizes from our manufacturer sponsors).
Alan Morgan with Speedy Keys (also our Chapter President) filled in for the education last night with a Transponder overview. Alan is a walking encyclopedia of blanks, programmers, decoders, resources, imports, exports, that which is sold in Canada, which years the keys didn't work, all the weird things they did when Transponder technology was being introduced in the 90s and more blinking lights than you can shake a stick at.
If I could remember a fifth of that hour I'd be twice as smart as I ever was - thanks for another great presentation, Alan!
It was great to see everyone at the meeting last night - reminder that there is a PLT class October 23rd, details in the entry below from last month - and our next meeting will be November, 7 - and the particulars for that are under the meeting tab at the top of the page.
See you then!
The meeting was very efficient owing mainly to a lack of new business and our successful cultivation of uncontentious agendas. Link to October 2013 Minutes
Dana and Phil are knocking it out of the park again with the annual Learning Curve education weekend, for which we will return to the Best Western Kelly Inn, Plymouth, MN, February 21-23, 2014.
The Learning Curve will welcome back Bill Lynk, CML, CPS, CJIL, M.Ed. who will conduct a 2-day Masterkeying 1 class and Harry Sher, CML, CPS who will teach a 2-day Certified Professional Safe Tech Preparation class. Seriously - this is going to be awesome!
The classes will be Friday and Saturday with a PRP sitting on Sunday morning. Link to Learning Curve Brochure & Link to PRP Registration. You must be a member of ALOA at the national level in order to participate in the PRP sitting, here's a Link to the ALOA Membership Application if you need it.
In conjunction with the the Learning Curve weekend, we will also have our annual Chapter Banquet on the evening of Saturday, February 22. The banquet is organized by our amazing Hospitality Chair, Rosemarie, who has a real gift for throwing a party and it's always a blast - there's Barbeque dinner, great prizes (sometimes including Rosemaries out-of-this-world baked goods) and a high stakes poker match (understanding that by "high stakes" we mean a chance to win some really nice donated prizes from our manufacturer sponsors).
Alan Morgan with Speedy Keys (also our Chapter President) filled in for the education last night with a Transponder overview. Alan is a walking encyclopedia of blanks, programmers, decoders, resources, imports, exports, that which is sold in Canada, which years the keys didn't work, all the weird things they did when Transponder technology was being introduced in the 90s and more blinking lights than you can shake a stick at.
If I could remember a fifth of that hour I'd be twice as smart as I ever was - thanks for another great presentation, Alan!
It was great to see everyone at the meeting last night - reminder that there is a PLT class October 23rd, details in the entry below from last month - and our next meeting will be November, 7 - and the particulars for that are under the meeting tab at the top of the page.
See you then!
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
MN Chapter of ALOA at the Doyle Show
The Minnesota chapter of ALOA had a booth at September's Doyle Security education weekend and trade show.
The event was well attended, the food was good and it was a great opportunity to connect with locksmiths from throughout the region with attendees from at least 4 states.
Thanks to Doyle Security for hosting a great event and we are already looking forward to next year.
The event was well attended, the food was good and it was a great opportunity to connect with locksmiths from throughout the region with attendees from at least 4 states.
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| Alan and Pat man the chapter booth - speaking of which, that back-drop is courtesy of the clever Mr. Moseng and we're looking forward to seeing more of it at future shows. |
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| And a suprise appearance from the Miracle on Ice gold medal from the 1980 Winter Olympics escorted by Herb Brook's son (who attended the Games with the team - he was 12 at the time - what an experience!) |
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
September meeting presenters
It was great to see so many people at the meeting last night - and welcome to several new attendees, we hope to see you again!
A couple of news bites from the general meeting:
Following the meeting we had a product update presentation from Assa-Abloy Reps Paul Davis and Dean Paulsrud; as usual, they did not disappoint. They covered a great deal of material clearly and efficiently bringing us updates on:
Online education resources (fantastic!) at Assa Abloy Americas University
New Patented, Security and High Security cylinder families from Corbin and Sargent
Aperio wireless electronic access control
Arrow product line update including exciting developments in locks, closers and standalone EAC
A big Thank You to Paul and Dean who brought a ton of product and stayed after the presentation to answer questions - you are a great resource to our industry!
A couple of news bites from the general meeting:
- There wasn't enough interest to put together a Swap Meet for 2013, but there is talk of doing something in conjunction with the education weekend in February.
- The February Education Weekend is totally on - start your engines and get ready to Commit-Well-In-Advance to taking a few classes. Additional information will no doubt be forthcoming - for now, you can count on it being held once again at the Kelly Inn in Plymouth around the third weekend in February or so.
- The Annual Banquet will be included in that weekend with the same format as the past few years (it's been such a blast - kudos to Rosemarie for keeping a good thing going!).
Following the meeting we had a product update presentation from Assa-Abloy Reps Paul Davis and Dean Paulsrud; as usual, they did not disappoint. They covered a great deal of material clearly and efficiently bringing us updates on:
Online education resources (fantastic!) at Assa Abloy Americas University
New Patented, Security and High Security cylinder families from Corbin and Sargent
Aperio wireless electronic access control
Arrow product line update including exciting developments in locks, closers and standalone EAC
A big Thank You to Paul and Dean who brought a ton of product and stayed after the presentation to answer questions - you are a great resource to our industry!
Assa-Abloy Reps Paul Davis and Dean Paulsrud flank Education Chair
Dana Lee before the meeting, September 4, 2013 at O'Gara's in St. Paul.
Low Voltage CEU Class, October 23rd
The MN chapter of ALOA and Tri-Ed distribution are offering a state CE certified class for Power limited Technicians which will be held October 23 at the offices of Tri-Ed at 1325 Eagandale Court., Suite 100
Eagan, MN 55121.
The class is for ALL Power Limited Technicians (membership not required).
$135 ALOA/MNALOA Members in Good Standing - $175 non-Members.
Instructor: Dick Johnson - PLT Services.
Coffee, donuts and lunch will be provided.
Pre-registration is required, class will be limited to 14 participants.
Registration form must be received by 10-20-2013. Open registration form.
Eagan, MN 55121.
The class is for ALL Power Limited Technicians (membership not required).
$135 ALOA/MNALOA Members in Good Standing - $175 non-Members.
Instructor: Dick Johnson - PLT Services.
Coffee, donuts and lunch will be provided.
Pre-registration is required, class will be limited to 14 participants.
Registration form must be received by 10-20-2013. Open registration form.
The Pre-registration is a requirement of Minnesota's state certification for PLT Continuing Education - their rules, not ours - if you are not registered by October 20th, we cannot get you into the class.
Friday, August 16, 2013
Next meeting September 4, 2013
The summer break is winding up and we'll be convening our monthly meetings again starting September 4.
The location is still O'Gara's Bar & Grill in St Paul where we have use of their side room.
Social/dinner hour is from 6 pm - 7 pm during which time you may order dinner from a limited menu in the meeting room.
The general meeting starts at 7 pm until about 7:30/7:45 pm and then we will have Paul Davis from the local Door Security Solutions office to discuss everything new and fantastic from ASSA Abloy.
Hope to see you there!
MN ALOA at E.L. Reinhardt's event under the tent
The chapter had a booth at EL Reinhardt's annual customer appreciation and trade show event yesterday.
The weather was perfect, the show was well attended and the food was fantastic as always - Ken Stemig throws a great party and we're lucky to be invited.
Below, Phil, Pat and Henry at the show.
The weather was perfect, the show was well attended and the food was fantastic as always - Ken Stemig throws a great party and we're lucky to be invited.
Below, Phil, Pat and Henry at the show.
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