This award serves to recognize the technological advancements of communications centers across the nation with the enhancement of voice and data communications. Technology has a direct correlation and impact on operational policies and procedures. The intent of this award is to acknowledge the efforts of communications centers that have proactively assessed and met the technological and operational needs of their center, employees and service population. This award takes on special importance as public safety communications faces enormous advances in technology that impact every core component of centers.
Nomination Procedures
Nominations will be open to the public safety communications industry.
A winner will be recognized from both categories:
- Category I: Small - Medium PSAP (1-75 Employees)
- Category II: Large PSAP (76+ Employees)
The nomination period opens January 1 and closes April 1. Award announcements will be made after May 1.
The Award Recipient for each category shall receive a complimentary "day-pass" registration to the Annual Conference for the day of the award ceremony. A representative from the winning PSAP(s) will be recognized at the annual conference, in Public Safety Communications (the official magazine of APCO International) and on the Web site.
Prior-year nominees may be re-nominated and will be recognized as multi-year award winners if fully-eligible.
How do I nominate someone?
- Log in to http://psap.apcointl.org/ with your APCO username and password.
- Select the award category for which you are completing the nomination for.
- Read the instructions carefully and completely fill out the form.
- When your submission is completed click the box that shows you certify the nomination is complete and then click submit nomination.
- If you have to come back and complete later do not click on the certification or submission buttons.