UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

          Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 8, 2006

                             VICON INDUSTRIES, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

          New York                   1-7939                    11-2160665
(State of Incorporation or    (Commission File Number)       (IRS Employer
       Organization)                                       Identification No.)

  89 Arkay Drive, Hauppauge, New York                              11788
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                         (Zip Code)

                                 (631) 952-2288
                         (Registrant's telephone number,
                              including area code)


                                 Not Applicable
(Former  name,  former  address and former  fiscal year,  if changed  since last
report)

Check  the  appropriate  box  below  if the  Form  8-K  filing  is  intended  to
simultaneously  satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions:

|_|  Written  communications  pursuant to Rule 425 under the  Securities Act (17
     CFR 230.425)

|_|  Soliciting  material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
     240.14a-12)

|_|  Pre-commencement   communications  pursuant  to  Rule  14d-2(b)  under  the
     Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

|_|  Pre-commencement   communications  pursuant  to  Rule  13e-4(c)  under  the
     Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))



================================================================================



ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS

On May 8,  2006,  the  Registrant  issued  a press  release,  a copy of which is
attached as Exhibit 99.1.


ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

     (c)  Exhibits

          99.1 Press release dated May 8, 2006.
===============================================================================





                                    SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


Dated:  May 9, 2006



                                           VICON INDUSTRIES, INC.
                                               (Registrant)


                                         By: /s/ John M. Badke
                                             -----------------
                                             John M. Badke
                                             Senior Vice President, Finance and
                                             Chief Financial Officer