Posts From Keri Losavio
Meet the Challenge
June 2, 2011The APCO International Conference is a big deal. So help get the word out about the 2011 conference, and raise money for members of your agency to attend: Participate in APCO’s Get Your Agency to Philly campaign by July 1. Learn how last year’s winner, the Lee County (Fla.) Sheriff’s Office Communications Division, sent 11 staff members to the 2010 APCO conference in Houston.
Read full articlePublic Safety Representatives Talk Broadband Spectrum, Governance & Funding at Subcommittee Hearing
May 26, 2011“We all share the same goal: providing America’s first responders with a state-of-the-art communications network,” said House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Chairman Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.) during Wednesday’s hearing. The hearing, Creating an Interoperable Public Safety Network, brought together a panel of commercial and public safety representatives to discuss H.R. 607, the Broadband for First Responders Act of 2011.
Read full articlePeople, Training & Security Top List of Concerns Discussed at APCO International’s 4th Technology Roundtable
May 24, 2011“What’s your weakest link? What is keeping you awake at night?” asked PTI Executive Director Alan R. Shark of participants in the APCO International Technology Roundtable in Washington, D.C., on May 19. Three answers echoed around the room: people, training and security.
Read full articleAPCO International Goes to the Hill
May 19, 2011May 16-19 APCO International representatives were in Washington, D.C., advocating for the passage of legislation that would reallocate the 10 MHz of D Block spectrum to public safety, participating in the first Public Safety Broadband Summit and Expo and honoring those individuals who have served public safety during the annual Leadership in Policy Awards Dinner.
Read full articleA 9-1-1 Dispatcher Car for NASCAR
May 5, 2011If you had the opportunity to raise the visibility of your profession, would you take it? This spring APCO International Florida Executive Council Representative Debbie Gailbreath is participating in a contest to do just that by unconventional means: designing a 9-1-1 Dispatcher Car for NASCAR.
Read full articleFCC Commissioner Mignon L. Clyburn Addresses the Women of APCO International
April 21, 2011On April 14, attendees of APCO International’s 2011 Women in Public Safety Communications Leadership Conference had the opportunity to hear FCC Commissioner Mignon L. Clyburn speak on topics important to their lives and careers in public safety communications.
Read full articleAPCO’s Orlando Roundtable
April 20, 2011The evolution of technology, from Next Generation 9-1-1 to social media, is increasing the number of platforms citizens can use — or want to use — to reach emergency services and the backbones by which these “calls” are transmitted. This concept was a common thread throughout the technical and operations discussions during APCO International’s third Technology Roundtable.
Read full articleSilent Key: A Legend Passes
April 14, 2011“It is with heavy heart that I report to you the loss of our very dear friend Art McDole,” says…
Read full articleMentor, Professional & Friend
April 14, 2011“I’ve had a fun career with APCO,” says Arthur “Art” E. McDole. “I always seem to be in the right…
Read full articleReport from the 3rd Annual APCO Women’s Conference
April 14, 2011Fact: Currently, no women serve on the APCO International Executive Committee. Designed to empower, connect and cultivate leaders, the Women in Public Safety Communications Leadership Symposium was held in Orlando, April 13-14. In his statement kicking off the opening session, APCO First Vice President Gregg Riddle made it clear to attendees that women are integral to this industry, saying, “Think about stepping up at the chapter level and ultimately at the association level because we certainly need your perspectives and your service.”
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