APCO News
New Deputy Executive Director Joins APCO Staff
On Monday, Mark Cannon joined APCO International staff as the new Deputy Executive Director. Mark comes to APCO with more than 20 years of managerial experience in nonprofit and governmental settings. His service includes 12 years in senior management for national associations and brief stints in the federal executive and legislative branches, a state regulatory agency and a county budget office. During his association career, Mark has directed the operations of both start-up and
established organizations, managed staffs of two to 40 people, overseen yearly budgets of $1 million to $8 million, and spearheaded standards-setting programs, industry reform initiatives, governance restructuring, collaborative e-ventures, and strategic thinking and planning exercises.
NJTI Releases Model Recommendations for TERT Deployment
The National Joint TERT Initiative (NJTI) has completed the Model Recommendations for TERT Deployment (MRTD). The MRTD is in draft form and open for comment. To view the document, please visit www.NJTI-TERT.org. Please submit all comments or suggestions to the NJTI Co-Chairs at NJTIChairs@NJTI-TERT.org by May 2.
The APCO Historical Committee Needs Your Help
The APCO Historical Committee is actively looking for copies of the "Proceedings (or Transcript) of the Annual Conference" for the years of 1941, 1953 and 1954. Each year, from 1939 to 1955, soft-bound books of this information were published and made available to the membership. From reading several 1953 APCO BULLETIN articles, we've learned that there was a heated debate over the topic of a name change for APCO at the 1953 Annual Conference in Detroit. We suspect an understanding
of the 1953 debate (and any possible follow-up discussions in 1954) will be valuable in reconstructing the events leading up to the eventual change. Your Historical Committee and the APCO Heritage Foundation are intending to compile and publish a complete report of these events for our members. Contact David Swan at dgswan@ieee.org for more information.
Celebrate, Commemorate and Memorialize your Co-workers, Family and Friends
This is no ordinary walkway. It is made up of custom-engraved bricks that pay tribute to individuals, groups, events and companies that have special places in the heart of the APCO community. This landmark is located on the APCO Headquarters property in Daytona Beach and leads to a beautiful waterside gazebo. And you are invited to be a part of it. It's a great way to commemorate and recognize the heroes in your center, chapter and lives. Download an order form http://apcointl.com/membership/documents/BrickOrderForm.pdf.
Thinking About Running for Chapter Office?
If you're not in Chapter leadership yet, but you're thinking about it, perhaps you've been drafted to work on a committee, or you are just interested in learning more about APCO, the Chapter Officer Training & Mentoring Course is for you. This free course is offered to members who want to learn more about the inner-workings of APCO. The six-week online course starts May 9. A face-to-face, speed learning, three-hour course will be offered in Baltimore on August 5 from 9:00a.m. -
12:00p.m. The COTM is intended to tell you everything you've always wanted to know about APCO, but didn't know who to ask. Register at www.apconetforum.org/eweb using your email address and your member number (password).
Committee Sign-Up
If you want to become part of the APCO leadership, now is the time to let us know. We have volunteer opportunities available. If you have experience, passion and a willingness to share, we hope that you will consider participating as a volunteer with APCO. To learn more about the available opportunities, and to tell us how you'd like to be involved, go to http://apconetforum.org/eweb
. Login using your email address as the user id and your APCO member number as the password. Then click on "committee nominations" to select your committees of interest
From Washington
Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee to Hold VoIP and 9-1-1 Hearing
The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee will hold a hearing on "Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and the Future of 9-1-1 Services" on April 10. Visit http://commerce.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Hearings.Hearing&Hearing_ID=1842 for more information.
Public Safety Communications Leadership in Policy Awards Dinner Now Accepting Final Table Reservations
In just a few weeks, APCO International will host the 3rd Annual Public Safety Communications Leadership in Policy Awards Dinner, April 19 in Washington, DC. This dinner honors our industry's most valuable contributors with the presentation of five with prestigious industry awards. Visit www.apcointl.com/LeadersDinner for more information.
Conferences and Meetings
APCO RETAINS to be featured at Texas APCO Conference
The APCO Project RETAINS Team will be presenting a 4-hour overview of the Project RETAINS Workshop at the 2007 Texas APCO State Conference and Exhibition held in Waco, TX. The session is scheduled for April 18 and will discuss the RETAINS Staffing and Retention Effective Practices and the online Staffing Toolkit used to assist agencies in evaluating their current staffing levels and needs. For more information on the 2007 Texas APCO State Conference and Exhibition, visit http://www.txapco.org/Spring07/index.htm . For more information on Project RETAINS contact APCO's Comm Center & 9-1-1 Services Department at 911services@apco911.org or visit their website at http://www.apcointl.org/about/911/.
2007 North Carolina NENA/APCO Annual Conference
The 2007 North Carolina NENA/APCO Annual Conference will be held September 9-12 in Sunset Beach, NC. For more information visit http://www.ncapco.org/annual.htm.
Missouri APCO Chapter Conference
The Missouri APCO Chapter Conference will be held September 16-19 at the Capitol Plaza in Jefferson City, MO. They are currently accepting presentation proposals for the conference. Visit http://www.moapco.org/ for more information.
APCO Mississippi Chapter Conference
The annual APCO-MS Chapter Conference 2007 will be held in Tupelo, MS,
April 29 - May 2, at the Hilton Garden Inn Conference Hall. Fees for
the conference will be $195 for three days, $85 per day. Deadline
for registration will be April 15. Visit www.apco-ms.org for more information.
2007 Atlantic Chapter Conference Call for Papers
Proposals for quality presentations are now being accepted for the 2007 Atlantic Chapter Conference and Business Meeting being held at the Mystic Marriott in Mystic, Conn. October 29-31. All proposals must be submitted by June 1. For more information email jvannais@ci.east-hartford.ct.us or call 860-291-7568.
APCO 2007 Gulf Coast Regional Conference
The Tennessee Chapter of APCO International is proud to host the 2007 Gulf Coast Regional Conference, May 14 - 17. For more information visit www.tnapco.org.
Training and Certification
APCO Project 33 Certification
APCO recognizes that public safety agencies need a mechanism to certify that their training programs meet the APCO standard. The deadline to apply is for certification May 1. If you are interested in applying to for APCO Project 33 Certification of your training program, please send a request to 911services@apco911.org for more information.
Student Training Manual Discount
In recognition of National Public Safety Telecommunications Week, the APCO Institute is offering a discount on all our student training manuals. Beginning April 1 through April 30 all our manuals will be offered at $59 each, a $10 savings. Visit www.apcoinstitute.org for more information.
Receive High Quality Grant Writing Training at a Discount
Grant Writing USA provides the most highly sought after grants training in America and now, through a partnership with APCO Institute, APCO members can receive a $25 discount upon entering "APCO" when registering for any Grant Writing USA course! For more information on courses in your area, visit www.grantwritingusa.com.
Web Seminars
Join the APCO Institute each Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. for quality training and fun interaction with your peers. Each web seminar is one hour long and qualifies for one continuing dispatch education (CDE) credit. For more information or to register, log onto the APCO Institute website at http://www.apcointl.com/institute/webinars.htm. Upcoming titles include:
Educating Your Community on Emergency Preparedness - April 11
Instructor Techniques - April 18
ABCs of EMD - April 25 FREE |
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