Posts From Keri Losavio
Working Toward Interoperability
August 10, 2011“I’m proud to report that our association his healthy and strong,” said APCO International Interim Executive Director Mark Cannon, during the Second General Business Session on Aug. 9. The meeting turned into event, with a presentation from FCC Public Safety & Homeland Security Bureau Chief James Arden Barnett Jr.
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August 9, 2011In this day and age of wireless Internet access, e-mail and smart phones, people find that they have less time and more to do. After the Distinguished Achievers Breakfast, APCO International Conference attendees were treated to a presentation, Overcommitted, Overwhelmed and Over It! Success Skills for the Blisteringly Busy, by Juliet Funt.
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August 8, 2011More than 1,000 people filled the ballroom of the Philadelphia Convention Center for the APCO Opening General Session on Monday morning. The draw: Education, good colleagues and the chance to hear Eagles’ walk-on legend Vince Papale give the keynote presentation.
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August 7, 2011“Now, more than ever, is the time to see public safety communications gets the support it needs,” Office of Emergency…
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August 6, 2011Even before the 77th Annual APCO International Conference & Exposition officially got started, meetings of the Executive Council and various APCO Committees were held, giving members the chance to reconnect and start conversations with their peers. Below, a few photos from the Executive Council reception and the Committee Mixer.
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August 6, 2011“We really hit the ground running in September,” APCO International President Bill Carrow told the Executive Council on Friday, Aug. 3, during the Council’s annual meeting. He was referring to the efforts — both top down and at the grassroots level — to obtain the D Block in the 700 MHz band for a National Public Safety Broadband Network.
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August 3, 2011Over the years, APCO International’s Public Safety Communications Award Program has honored some of the best and brightest professionals serving…
Read full articlePublic Safety Officials Meet with Biden & Top Officials
June 17, 2011On June 16, Vice President Joe Biden and other top Obama administration officials met with APCO International Immediate Past President Richard Mirgon and other leaders of the Public Safety Alliance (PSA) at the White House to discuss the future of S. 911: The Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act of 2011.
Read full articleVote 21-to-4 in Favor of Bipartisan D Block Bill
June 9, 2011During the June 8 executive session of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the committee voted 21 to 4 in favor of sending S. 911, the Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act of 2011, to the Senate for consideration. Multiple amendments were accepted to the original legislation (S.28) to shape its current form during the hearing.
Read full articleKnowledge Transferred at APCO Global Congress
June 8, 2011This week, APCO has gone truly international. The APCO Global Congress was held June 6-8 in Dubai, one of the…
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