Daytona Beach, Fla., March 17, 2011 — The highly successful APCO International Women in Public Safety Communications Leadership Conference will reconvene in Orlando, Fl. for the third annual women’s meeting on April 13-14, 2011.

Previous participants have given the event great reviews including 2010 attendee Carrie Lorea, who said, “The 2010 APCO Women’s Leadership Conference was perhaps the best conference I have attended in my Public Safety career. It presented a unique forum through which to network and meet an outstanding group of women in this amazing field.”

The 2011 Conference schedule, which includes sessions in leadership, life in public safety, career development, and work/life balance, delves into long-term career issues confronting women in public safety leadership positions.

The two-day event includes presentations by:

• Vicki Hitzges, Corporate Publicist
• Commissioner Mignon L. Clyburn, Federal Communications Commission
• Jennifer Manner, FCC
• Loredana Elsberry Schwartz, MABC, RPL, Communications Center & 9-1-1 Services Manager, APCO International
• Sandy Vogstad, CM, OIC – North District, Prince George OCC
• Tina Lewis Rowe, Tina Lewis Rowe Presentations
• RoxAnn L Brown, ENP, Senior Consultant, L.R. Kimball.

Barbara Myers, chief operating officer of APCO International, said “This conference has been well-received because it serves as a means of support for women to conquer the challenges they face daily.  We want to empower women in the industry while providing information about the latest technological advances in public safety.” 

Public safety communications officials can visit http://wipsc.apcointl.org/ to register for the April 13-14 event and for the latest conference details.

About APCO International
APCO International is the world’s largest organization of public safety communications professionals. It serves the needs of public safety communications practitioners worldwide — and the welfare of the general public as a whole — by providing complete expertise, professional development, technical assistance, advocacy and outreach.