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2011 APCO Western Regional Conference Call for Papers
August 25, 2010The 2011 APCO Western Regional Conference will be held at the Ontario (Calif.) Convention Center Feb. 7-9. Proposals for presentations…
Read full articleAPCO Standards Update
August 25, 2010Read about the latest success of the EAIE standard. Also review and comment on the candidate standard for minimum training for public safety telecommunicators.
Read full articleFCC to Hold Speaker Series Event Featuring The National Institute of Standards & Technology’s Office of Law Enforcement Standards
August 18, 2010Aug., 17, 2010, Washington, D.C.—The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC’s) Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB) today announced it will…
Read full articleAPCO Committee Releases Interim Report on HR & Staffing Challenges
August 11, 2010At the APCO conference in Houston, the APCO Professional Communications Human Resources Taskforce (ProCHRT) released its initial report. The Interim Report on Challenges Facing Human Resources & Staffing in the 9-1-1 Public Safety Communications Center stated, “We can only conclude, at the writing of this interim report, that the nation would rank an F [with regard to both training and retirement benefits]. … The preliminary findings should raise concern in every locality and state in the country.”
Read full articlePublic Safety Recieves Support & Action from Sen. Rockefeller & Rep. Harman
August 6, 2010Sen. Jay Rockefeller introduces Senate Bill 3756,The Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act; Rep. Jane Harman introduced of legislation to enhance public safety mobile communications devices, the Next Generation Public Safety Device Act of 2010.
Read full articleAPCO Business Update
August 5, 2010On Tuesday, Aug. 3 at 4 p.m., during the 2nd General Business Meeting of the Quorum at the 76th annual APCO Conference & Exposition, the Quorum was asked to vote on two resolutions, as well as on the positions of 1st and 2nd vice president.
Read full articleIridium Makes 3rd Donation To APCO International Silent Key Scholarship Fund
August 4, 2010The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International today announced that Iridium Communications Inc. has made a donation to support…
Read full articleFrom the FCC
August 2, 2010At 3:15 p.m. on Aug. 2, FCC Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau Chief Admiral Jamie Barnett and Jeff Cohen spoke to APCO members and conference attendees about the issues currently pending at the Commission.
Read full article‘Houston, We Have a Problem’
August 2, 2010Lively music and the buzz of friendly conversation filled the convention center ballroom as conference attendees filed into the Opening Session at 8:30 a.m. APCO Excutive Director George S. Rice Jr. began the session and welcomed attendees.
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