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9-1-1 Industry Alliance to Host National Workshop on 9-1-1 Overload
June 2, 2011Arlington, Va. — June 1, 2011 — The 9-1-1 Industry Alliance will host a national workshop on 9-1-1 overload Oct. 4-5 at the Georgetown University Hotel and Conference Center in Washington, D.C. Public safety decision-makers and government officials are invited to engage in a national dialog on this important problem, which affects people in need of help.
Read full articleVector Security Creates Law Enforcement Scholarship Program in the Name of Fallen Hero
May 26, 2011POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (May 23, 2011): When Poughkeepsie, NY police officer, John Falcone, responded to a domestic dispute call on Friday,…
Read full articleRadio Club of America Annual Banquet Moves to Dallas
May 26, 2011Denver: The Radio Club of America will hold its annual banquet at the Dallas-Fort Worth Marriott Hotel and Golf Club…
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 Recognizes 7 Recipients for the 2011 Public Safety Communications Award Program
May 24, 2011Daytona Beach, Fla. — The Association of Public Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International will honor recipients of APCO’s Annual Public Safety Communications Award Program at the 2011 Conference & Exposition in Philadelphia, Pa. this August.
Read full articleAPCO International Selects 2011 Horizon Award Winners
May 23, 2011Daytona Beach, Fla. — APCO International has awarded both Salt Lake Valley Emergency Communications Center and City of San Luis Obispo Communications Center with the Horizon Award for their proactive technologic achievements within the communications center and the public safety industry.
Read full articleAPCO Rebrands MEDS Software as 9-1-1 Adviser
May 23, 2011Daytona Beach, Fla. — May 20, 2011 — APCO International’s popular talking software recently underwent a rebranding. Now known as 9-1-1Adviser, the easy-to-use software interfaces with agencies’ current CAD systems or stands alone to provide practical instructions for public safety telecommunicators.
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 articleDelegates from 9 Countries to Attend APCO Global Congress
May 17, 2011Alexandria, VA, — Next month, Dubai will host delegates from around the world to attend the APCO Global Congress. The Congress, to be held 6-8 June, 2011 will introduce an array of new technology and training to Middle East public safety practitioners.
Read full articleAPCO International Hosts First-Ever Public Safety Broadband Summit and Expo during Police Week
May 16, 2011Washington, D.C. — Leaders from the public and private sectors, as well as public safety technologists and innovators planning and deploying mission-critical broadband networks, today came together at APCO’s first-ever Public Safety Broadband Summit in Washington, D.C. to rally around the pressing need for a nationwide, interoperable public safety broadband network.
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