Association Membership
The Association of University Chief Security Officers, AUCSO, is the primary association for Security Professionals working in Universities, Colleges and Institutions of Tertiary Education across the globe. Current members represent 22 countries! Membership is available by Institution, with each afforded the opportunity to nominate six representatives to the Association.
The Association provides a forum for its members to; exchange knowledge, information and best practice relating to security management within the sector. Each year the Association holds its main conference in the UK which includes a security supplier’s exhibition and an AGM for its members. Conferences are also held annually in Australia and in mainland Europe.
AUCSO consults and liaises with government agencies and regulatory bodies on relevant topics and provides training for our members on Resilience (Crisis Management & Business Continuity), Mental Health Response, Counter Terrorism, Tackling Drugs and other topical subjects, alongside developing best practice through our special interest groups which are open to all members. The AUCSO benchmarking platform enables members to benchmark their organisation and their operation against other members.
Members are also able to share best practice, experience, initiatives and local security training within the eleven geographic regions, each of which hold their own local meetings and appoint a representative who sits on the Association Executive Committee.
