Posts From APCO International
Public Safety Next Generation 911 Coalition Session
August 19, 2021Members of the Public Safety Next Generation 9-1-1 Coalition discussed their efforts to pass legislation to enable a nationwide upgrade to Next Generation 9-1-1.
Read full articleHow They’re Getting In – A Hacker’s View of PSAPs and IT Systems, and What We Can Do to Make it Harder for Them to Get In.
August 19, 2021Hacking is big business, but who are the attackers?
Read full articleWhat’s in Your Backpack? Emotional Survival for the 9-1-1 Professional
August 19, 2021The two major types of stress we battle that can lead to PTSD are critical incident stress and cumulative and chronic stress. To overcome stress, we need to pack our backpacks with tools to succeed.
Read full articleWhy Is It So Hard? Perspective on Tough Topics in Your Center
August 19, 2021The course was designed to discuss why some topics inside emergency communications are so tough to talk about, as well as why these topics become hurdles, and provided information on ways to the “tough stuff.”
Read full articleThe Ground Truth: Perspectives of 9-1-1 Center Leaders Facing the Challenges of Evolving Technology
August 17, 2021APCO’s Chief Counsel Jeff Cohen led a discussion with a panel of 9-1-1 directors on the impact of evolving technology in the emergency communications center.
Read full articleImplicit Bias: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You
August 17, 2021In this engaging session by Kimberly Mill, Ph.D., the topic of bias was discussed in depth. The presentation started with defining the differences between implicit and explicit biases and had audience members providing descriptions of both.
Read full articleBack to the Future: What Will the PSAP of 2030 Look Like?
August 17, 2021Chris Carver, Cody Post and Buck Mims joined forces to tackle the question of what the PSAP of 2030 will really look like. We don’t often think about what’s to come because we focus on what must be accomplished now.
Read full articleThe Path You Were Destined For
August 16, 2021We all remember the first time we sat down at a console. We remember the feeling (or at least I…
Read full articleHealth and Wellness for a Communications Center
August 16, 2021During this session, Anessa Westmoreland and Megan Etheridge discussed stress, burnout, peer support, stigma and self-care.
Read full articleAPCO’s Government Relations Team Provides Advocacy Updates
August 16, 2021APCO’s Chief Counsel Jeff Cohen provided updates on APCO’s top advocacy priorities in the Presentation Theater while Senior Counsel Mark Reddish gave an overview of APCO’s top legislative and regulatory topics in a professional development session in the Cutting Edge track.
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