About NEACC

New England Alarm & Controls Council

Connecticut | Maine | MassachusettsRhode Island

The focus of the New England Alarm & Controls Council is to promote the education of the members of the four New England State associations, and to promote industry related education in the areas of IOT, home & commercial audio, integration, networking and home automation to New England security dealers, installers, manufacturers, distributors, and equipment suppliers. The vehicle of this focus is the annual Northeast Security Systems Expo.

NEACC’s educational efforts reach back to 1978 when New England state association representatives first gathered to act on their unique and unifying idea of sponsoring an annual educational trade show. The first show at the Viking Hotel in Newport, Rhode Island was the forerunner to what has become today’s ‘must attend’ annual event.

In the early years the two-day show had a family outing emphasis and a variety of locations were selected with forays to local attractions in mind. Sensing the change in climate and the need to accommodate busy schedules the emphasis evolved from social into mixing business with pleasure. The convention became a one-day show preceded by the popular golf tournament and clambake. Instead of moving about, the trade show found an easy access, centralized home in Sturbridge, Massachusetts. As the popularity of the show grew 2002 saw the move to a larger centralized location in Marlborough, Massachusetts, then to the DCU Center in Worcester, MA in 2018!

The heart of NEACC has always been the people behind the scenes. Volunteers in the form of one representative from each New England state association, and a variety of associate members, work together for one full year in preparation for the annual event.

Officers of the partnership rotate annually and are selected from representatives from the four New England State associations: Connecticut Alarm & Systems Integrators Association (CASIA), Maine Electronics Professional Association (MEPA), Massachusetts Systems Contractors Association, Inc. (MSCA), and Rhode Island Alarm and Systems Contractors Association (RIASCA).

The NEACC board is appreciative of the contributions of its associate members, the show exhibitors, and show sponsors. The Northeast Security Systems Expo is the longest continuously running state sponsored security trade show.

 

NEACC BOARD OF MANAGERS

OFFICERS

President

Julie Robillard

jrobillard@nmccentral.com

Vice President

Matthew Bergeron

Rhode Island Alarm and Systems Contractors Association

mbergeron@riamm.org

Clerk

Christopher L’Heureux

Maine Electronics Professional Association

chris@mainestatesecurity.com

Treasurer

David Wescott

Massachusetts Systems Contractors Association, Inc. 

dwescott@instantalarm.com

NEACC BOARD OF MANAGERS


Brian Bundza

KB Security

 


John Devito

Axis Communications

 


Paul Hoey

Napco Security

 


 

Alexander Lunardi

Wesco

 


 

Kevin O’ Brien

ADI Global

 


 

Faraz Rehman

Johnson Controls

 


Tom Reilly

Security Supply

 


Jason Sidok

H & C Security, Inc. 

Convention Producer & Association Manager

Pat Hoey, Producer

Pat Hoey Productions

  pat@pathoeyproductions.com

 

Marlena Eastty, Association Executive Director & Expo Manager

Pat Hoey Productions

marlena@pathoeyproductions.com