The Security Industry Association (SIA) has unveiled details for this year's Perimeter PREVENT event, focusing on critical perimeter defense issues for physical settings.
Scheduled for June 24 in Washington, D.C., Perimeter PREVENT seeks to bring together policymakers, federal agency individuals, architects, engineers, and security solution providers for a comprehensive conference featuring educational presentations and networking opportunities.
Topics in Perimeter Security
Participants will have the chance to gain valuable knowledge on various perimeter security topics, ranging from physical hardening to the incorporation of layered detection technologies. Notable areas of focus include the security of government facilities, public spaces, data centers, and relevant policies and regulations.
Participants will have the chance to gain valuable knowledge on various perimeter security topics
"The perimeter is constantly evolving, and layered and strategic approaches to perimeter security are more needed than ever before in today’s environment," remarked SIA CEO Don Erickson. "Perimeter PREVENT is an event designed to keep you up to date on the elements and technologies needed in a perimeter security strategy and how they can be applied to high-value environments like critical infrastructure, data centers, government and commercial facilities and public events."
High-Value Environments and Call for Speakers
In anticipation of the 2026 conference, SIA is actively seeking engaging content for Perimeter PREVENT and invites submissions for session proposals. These proposals should be informative, non-commercial, and relevant to key perimeter security topics, including:
- Physical hardening solutions with barriers and gates
- Adopted standards, guidelines, and business practices
- Policies and regulations influencing perimeter security
- Security concerns of stadium authorities or sports organizations
- Data center security practices
- Crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED) in perimeter security
- Layered intrusion detection systems
- Entrance screening linked to perimeter security
- Multiple layers of perimeter security integration
The Security Industry Association (SIA) has announced details for Perimeter PREVENT—the premier perimeter security event. This year’s event, which examines the critical issues related to perimeter defense for physical environments, will be held on June 24 in Washington, D.C.
Perimeter PREVENT—presented by SIA’s Perimeter Security Subcommittee – gathers policymakers, federal agency personnel, architects, engineers and security solution providers for a full-day conference program that offers educational presentations, lively networking opportunities and an open forum to share questions and ideas.
Perimeter security topics
Attendees will get access to invaluable insights on the full sphere of perimeter security topics, from physical hardening to layering detection technologies at the perimeter, with strong areas of focus including government facilities, public events and spaces, data centers, policies and regulations.
“The perimeter is constantly evolving, and layered and strategic approaches to perimeter security are more needed than ever before in today’s environment,” said SIA CEO Don Erickson. “Perimeter PREVENT is an event designed to keep you up to date on the elements and technologies needed in a perimeter security strategy and how they can be applied to high-value environments like critical infrastructure, data centers, government and commercial facilities and public events.”
High-value environments
SIA is seeking engaging content for this year’s Perimeter PREVENT and has opened the call for speakers for the 2026 conference. Session proposals should be informative and commercial-free and explore key topics in perimeter security, such as:
- Physical hardening solutions, including physical barriers and gates
- Standards, guidelines, and widely adopted business practices
- Policies and regulations impacting perimeter security
- Stadium authority and/or professional sports organizations
- Data center security
- Crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED) applied to perimeter security
- Layered intrusion detection at the perimeter
- Entrance screening and its relationship to perimeter security
- Integration of multiple layers of perimeter security
