APCO News
Congratulations to Mary T. Richard of Acadia Parish 911 Office and Elizabeth Clark of Calgary Police Service!
They were our lucky winners of an APCO backpack full of cool APCO goodies for the past two weeks! Enter for your chance to win by clicking on the link below to take our short survey! Visit http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspu=966212566860 to take the survey.
APCO RETAINS to be featured at Illinois Chapter Conference and New Mexico Chapter Conference
APCO Project RETAINS will be presented in two general sessions at the Illinois APCO Chapter Conference in Springfield, IL. There will be a two hour general session on October 23 that will provide instruction on the Effective Practices and a two hour general session on October 24 that will address the online Staffing and Retention Toolkit. To register for the conference or for more information on the 2006 IL APCO Chapter Conference visit
http://www.911conference.org.
The APCO Project RETAINS Team will be presenting an overview session on Project RETAINS at the 2006 New Mexico Chapter Conference in Las Cruces, NM. The session is scheduled for October 24 and will provide information on the Effective Practices and online Staffing and Retention Toolkit. To register or for more information on the 2006 New Mexico Chapter Conference, visit their website at http://www.nmpsta.org
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For more information on Project RETAINS contact APCO's Comm Center and 9-1-1 Services Department at 911services@apco911.org.
Your October Magazine Is En Route
The October issue of Public Safety Communications should arrive soon at your house or center. The focus this month is Radio and Information Systems. To read this month's regular columns now, visit http://www.apcointl.org/services/bulletin/index.html.
Standards Development Committee Members Sought
APCO International is currently seeking individuals interested in serving on the APCO International Standards Development Committee (SDC). The SDC will be responsible for the overall development process and updating of the APCO International standards and proposals that are to become ANSI-certified standards. To complete the online application follow this link http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?A=146117971E16526
. For more information on APCO International's role in standards development contact the Comm Center and 9-1-1 Services Department at 911services@apco911.org.
Check out your Member Profile
Login and confirm that we have your correct contact information at www.apconetforum.org/eweb, using your email address as your user ID and your APCO Member number as your password. Click on "update my information" and make any necessary changes.
2007 Western States Regional Conference
The 2007 Western States Regional Conference (WSRC) will be held Feb. 26 - March 1, 2007 at the Long Beach Convention Center in California. For more information, and to register for the conference, please go to www.cpra.org.
800 MHz Reconfiguration Webinar Series
Beginning in October, the 800 MHz Transition Administrator will offer Webinar sessions on various issues of interest and concern raised by the stakeholder community. Topics include Developing a Cost Estimate, Guidelines for Effectively Completing the Negotiation Phase, ADR, Reconfiguration Implementation, and Lessons Learned. See the Webinar schedule at http://800ta.org/content/news/webinars.asp for dates and times.
From Washington
DHS: Major Initiatives for 2007
Testifying before the House Homeland Security Committee, Michael Chertoff, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security said, "Today, we have achieved interoperability at the command level in 10 of the highest-threat urban areas through our RapidCom program. Achieving interoperability continues to be one of seven National Priorities under the Interim National Preparedness Goal. As a result, state and local governments, and first responders, have spent about $2.1 billion of Federal grant
assistance since 2003 for interoperable communications equipment, planning, training, and exercises." Visit http://hsc.house.gov/files/TestimonyChertoff3.pdf for more information.
FCC Announces Wave 3 NPSPAC Commencement November 1
Visit http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1939A1.pdf for more information.
Training and Certification
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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! Visit www.grantwritingusa.com for more information.
Web Seminars
Supervisor Tool Kit Web Seminar Series - Join the APCO Institute each Wednesday at 2:00p.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. Web Seminar tuition is charged per login, not per person, at a very economical $59 for APCO International members and $79 for non-members. Visit
http://www.apcointl.com/institute/webinars.htm for more information. The upcoming titles include:
Suicide Bombers The Future of Domestic Terrorism - October 11
Gossips, Complainers and Terminators, Oh my& Dealing with Problem Employees - October 18
Recognizing Excellence in Emergency Communications - October 2
FREE Seminars for Fire Communications Instructors
This FREE web seminar provides an overview of the new Fire Service Communications, First Edition student course and tips and information on how to teach the course using the resources provided in the Instructor's Guide Package. Upcoming web seminar dates are October 17, November 14 and December 12 (2:00 p.m. eastern).
FREE Seminars for PST1 Instructors
The web seminars provide an overview of the new PST1, 6th Edition student course and tips and information on how to teach the course using the resources provided in the Instructor's Guide Package. Upcoming web seminar dates are November 7 and December 5 (2:00 p.m. eastern).
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