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Bob Woodward Leads the Food For Thought Luncheon
August 23, 2016On the final day of APCO 2016, the Food for Thought Luncheon provided attendees with an opportunity to recognize each…
Read full articleProviding Emergency Communications to the World
August 23, 2016At APCO 2016, Stephen Willoughby and Craig Gwynne of the Richmond (Virginia) Department of Emergency Communications outlined how they prepared…
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August 23, 2016On the final day of APCO 2016, the “‘PSAP Management: 400 Level” session hosted Charlie McClintock of the Joint Communications…
Read full articleSecuring Public Safety Networks from the PSAP Perspective
August 16, 2016Yesterday, APCO hosted a session focused on Cybersecurity – Securing Public Safety Networks from the PSAP Perspective. The first half…
Read full articleFirstNet Town Hall
August 16, 2016During the FirstNet Town Hall, CEO Michael Poth, President TJ Kennedy, and Consultation Director Dave Buchanan shared an update on…
Read full articleDistinguished Achievers Breakfast with Doris Kearns Goodwin
August 16, 2016Tuesday began with a morning of celebration at the APCO International Conference in Orlando, as APCO recognized the achievements of…
Read full articleShots Fired—Officer Down: A Dispatcher’s Response
August 15, 2016On October 16, 2014, Jeremy Morris, dispatcher at the McHenry County (IL) Sheriff’s Office, was drinking Diet Coke with dispatcher Kelly Reid, his legs kicked up on the radio console during a relatively slow midnight shift.
Read full articleOEC and the New Emergency Communications Ecosystem
August 15, 2016Ronald Hewitt, Director of the Department of Homeland Security Office of Emergency Communications (OEC), shared the agency’s strategy for navigating a new emergency communications landscape during APCO 2016 Monday afternoon.
Read full articleExclusive APCO 2016 Session Addresses Pulse Nightclub Shooting
August 15, 2016Yesterday, APCO held a special session related to the Pulse Nightclub shooting. This was the worst mass shooting in U.S. history.
Read full articleLou Holtz Kicks Off Opening General Session on a Positive Note
August 15, 2016When legendary football coach and ESPN analyst Lou Holtz’s Orlando home burned to the ground last year, he gave himself and his wife a short period of time to mourn. After that, he said, they never looked back.
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