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First General Business Meeting of APCO 2016
August 14, 2016The first business meeting of APCO 2016 was held Sunday afternoon at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. The event offered regulatory updates, insights on APCO’s Project 43 and a speech from second vice president candidate Holly Wayt. It was ceremoniously kicked off with a unanimous vote of approval to make APCO members Charlene Fisk and Ricky Rowell Life Members of the association.
Read full articleMeet the Conference and Exposition Committee
August 14, 2016APCO International is fortunate to have a committee structure that offers all members an opportunity to participate in activities vital to their professional success as well as the continued success of the association. One such group is the Conference and Exposition Committee (CEC).
Read full articleNPSTC Provides Annual Update During APCO 2016
August 14, 2016The National Public Safety Telecommunications Council (NPSTC), a federation of organizations with a mission to “improve public safety communications and interoperability through collaborative leadership,” provided an annual update during APCO 2016 Sunday.
Read full articleCommercial Advisory Council Celebrates 40 Years of Service to APCO
August 13, 2016APCO’s 42nd annual conference was held in New York City in 1976, allowing attendees to celebrate the bi-centennial year in place of major historical significance in America. That year also saw the very first meeting of the Commercial Advisory Committee (CAC), formed to produce an alliance between APCO and manufacturing and service providers of commercial/corporate members.
Read full articleAPCO Rebukes Subversive Article About FirstNet
August 11, 2016The September 2016 issue of The Atlantic contains an article by Steven Brill entitled “The $47 Billion Network That’s Already…
Read full articleSuccessful Conference Networking
August 9, 2016By now, you are probably preparing to leave for the 2016 APCO Annual Conference in Orlando. While you’re packing and planning your agenda, don’t forget to consider a benefit that is almost as important as educational/training sessions—successful networking!
Read full articleAPCO Seeks Comments on Draft Standards
July 29, 2016The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International is seeking comments on four candidate American National Standards (ANS) released today….
Read full articleAPCO Extremely Disappointed, Remains Committed to Seeing Public Safety Telecommunicators Properly Classified as a ‘Protective’ Occupation
July 22, 2016Today, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) announced the Standard Occupational Classification Policy Committee’s (SOCPC) recommendations for revising the…
Read full article9-1-1 Issues Prominent at Capitol Hill Hearing
July 14, 2016On July 12, the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology in the U.S. House of Representatives held an FCC Oversight Hearing…
Read full articleMembers of Congress Support Classifying ‘Public Safety Telecommunicators’ as a ‘Protective Service’ Occupation
June 23, 2016Today, the Congressional NextGen 9-1-1 Caucus Co-Chairs – Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), Representative Anna Eshoo (D-CA), and Representative John Shimkus (R-IL) – sent a bipartisan letter to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) urging OMB to revise the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) to accurately represent the complex and life-saving nature of the work performed by 9-1-1 professionals.
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