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Join the APCO International Standards Development Committee
0 Comments February 17, 2011The APCO International Standards Development Committee (SDC) is currently seeking public safety communications professionals who represent producers and general interests.
Read full articleTerry Halls Speaks at Cassidian (EADS) User Conference in Seville, Spain
0 Comments February 11, 2011On Wednesday, Jan. 26, APCO Second Vice President Terry Hall, director of Emergency Communications for York County, Va., was a…
Read full articleThoughts from Around the Room
0 Comments February 11, 2011For APCO International, its inaugural Technology Roundtable, held Feb. 9 in Ontario, Calif., and sponsored by TeleCommunication Systems Inc., succeeded in creating an open and dynamically evolving dialogue among 13 public safety communications leaders on the topics they wanted to discuss.
Read full articleViews from the West
0 Comments February 11, 2011Approximately 600 public safety communications professionals from across the Western Region of the U.S. — representing every state — gathered in Ontario, Calif., this week for the 2011 APCO International Western States Regional Conference.
Read full articleNICE Opens Nominations for 2011 PSAPs’ Finest Awards
0 Comments February 11, 2011NICE Systems today announced that nominations for its 2011 PSAPs’ Finest Awards are now open. The awards recognize individuals for their exceptional performance and contributions to the field of Public Safety communications. Each year, winners are selected in four PSAP (Public Safety Answering Point) categories: Director, Line Supervisor, Technician, and Telecommunicator of the year. NICE will announce the winners at APCO 2011 this August.
Read full articleAPCO Releases ANSI-Approved Minimum Training Standards for Public Safety Telecommunicators
0 Comments February 10, 2011APCO International released the Minimum Training Standards for Public Safety Telecommunicators, APCO American National Standard (ANS) 3.103.1-2010 after receiving final approval from the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) on Feb. 7.
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0 Comments February 3, 2011APCO International and Public Technology Institute (PTI) are seeking practitioners from the public safety communications and technology profession to contribute their expertise to an important new book that is being developed as part of PTI’s “Thought Leadership” book series. This new book CIO Leadership for Public Safety Communications: A Practical Guide for the Next Generation of Technology Leaders is being developed with support from the Public Safety Foundation of America.
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