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Shared Experience: APCO 2011 Conference

on September 28, 2011
in APCO, Events, News

Did you know that over 100,000 motor vehicle accidents per year can be attributed to drowsy driving? Or that shift workers that rotate shifts experience symptoms very similar to jet lag? These are just a couple of small facts that Deann Baumann learned while attending a class at the APCO International 77th Annual Conference and Expo in Philadelphia a few weeks ago.

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APCO 2011 Conference Attendance Increases by 11% in Philadelphia

on September 15, 2011
in APCO, Events, News

Daytona Beach, FL: The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International saw increased attendance at the 77th Annual Conference, August 7th-10th in Philadelphia, Pa. More than 5,400 people attended the Conference and Expo, an 11% increase over last year’s event in Houston. “We are especially pleased with the increase this year,” said APCO International Interim [...]

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Andrew Seybold Honored by APCO International for Contributions to Public Safety Communications

on August 19, 2011
in APCO, Industry, News

Santa Barbara, California, Aug. 11, 2011 — Andrew M. Seybold was honored with the Presidential Award of the Associated Public Safety Communications Officials (APCO International ) during the association’s 77th Annual Conference and Exposition Meeting in Philadelphia August 7-11 in Philadelphia.

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PSST Authorizes Chairman to Apply for PLMN-ID for Network

on August 18, 2011
in APCO, FCC, Government Affairs, Industry, News

The Public Safety Spectrum Trust’s board of directors today endorsed a position statement adopted by the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials-International’s executive committee last week supporting a single public land mobile network identifier (PLMN-ID) for a nationwide public safety broadband network (TRDaily, Aug. 9), and it authorized PSST Chairman Harlin McEwen to apply for a [...]

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PeoplesChoice

Public Safety Communications Announces First-Ever People’s Choice Award

on August 18, 2011
in APCO, Industry, News, Tech, Tools

DAYTONA BEACH, FLA.: Public Safety Communications (PSC), a monthly publication published by Elsevier Public Safety on behalf of the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International, announces the selection of the first-ever People’s Choice Award. Smart911 2.0, displayed in the New Product Pavilion at APCO’s annual conference, was given the award during the 77th Annual [...]

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FCC Chair Outlines Steps to Accelerate Adoption of NG9-1-1

on August 11, 2011
in APCO, Events, FCC, Government Affairs, News, Regional & National

The plan for a nationwide broadband network for public safety, NG9-1-1 and funding issues were at the top of the priorities addressed by FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski during the closing SuperSession at the 77th Annual APCO Conference & Expo. He spoke to a packed ballroom in Philadelphia. A former EMT and CPR instructor, Genachowski understands [...]

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Picciotto

A 9/11 Survival Story

on August 11, 2011
in Events, News, Regional & National

Practice. Priorities. Spirit. These are the lessons Fire Department of New York Chief Richard Picciotto learned on Sept. 11, 2001, when he led one of the largest rescue operations in the history of the United States.

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