APCO News
APCO Project 41 Hosts Industry Representatives
Project 41 - LOCATE VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) and Emerging Technology Location Delivery Challenges (LOCATE-VoIP) recently kicked off with an initial meeting of the Project's Steering Committee in Orlando, Fla. Visit http://www.apcointl.org/about/9-1-1 for more information on Project 41.
CTO Standard Open for Review
The Call Center Standards Committee has recently focused its efforts on establishing a Minimum Training Standard for Communications Training Officers. A draft standard has been written and is available for your perusal and comments at http://www.apcointl.org/about/911/standards.php. Comments citing specific sections should be submitted to Julie Righter at JRighter@lincoln.ne.gov
by December 31.
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Did You Renew?
All APCO memberships expire on December 31 unless you have renewed for 2007. Pay online via credit card at http://apcointl.org/membership/join.php to avoid an interruption of your membership benefits or mail a check today.
APCO Seeking 9-1-1 Call Tapes
APCO International is working on a project to educate the public about the dangers of using 9-1-1 for non-emergencies. If you have any tapes of non-emergency calls to 9-1-1 that can be broadcast on national media please contact Courtney McCarron at mccarronc@apco911.org or 202.833.9600.
Conferences and Meetings
2007 PA APCO Annual Conference
The 2007 Pennsylvania APCO Annual Conference will be held March 26-28 at the Willow Valley Resort and Conference Center in Lancaster, PA. The Call for Presentations deadline is February 1. For more information visit www.paapco.org.
Region 14 (Indiana) Public Safety Regional Planning Comittees
On January 24, the 800 MHz Regional Conformance and Review Committee (RCRC) meeting will convene at 10:00a.m. at the Indiana Department of Transportation Traffic Management Center. Immediately following, Region 14 will convene its 700 MHz Regional Planning Committee meeting. Both meetings are open to the public. For additional information, please contact Alex R. Whitaker at 317.233.9026 or awhitaker@isp.in.gov.
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.
Region 18 (Louisiana) 700 MHz Public Safety Planning Committee
The Region 18 (Louisiana) 700 MHz Public Safety Planning Committee announces that its next meeting will be held on January 17 at 4:30 p.m. at the Cypress Bend Resort in The Learning Center, 2000 Cypress Bend Parkway, Many, La. For further information, please contact William R. Vincent at 337.291.5060 or lfteoc@att.net.
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.
From Washington
APCO Reemphasizes Need for Broadband Communications
APCO International reemphasized the need for Congress and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to address the long standing need for broadband communications capacity that meets rigorous public safety service requirements. The announcement was made following the FCC's action last week initiating a proceeding to seek comments on a proposal to make changes in the licensing rules for certain data channels within the current 700 MHz band public safety allocation. Visit http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-269117A1.doc for more information.
Training and Certification
Available Seating Going Fast for Member Training
The Chapter Officer's Training & Mentoring (COTM) Course will start January 24. This six-week online course is free to members and is recommended for anyone who wants a better understanding of APCO. We especially recommend the COTM for anyone interested in chapter leadership or in participating on a national committee. Register at www.apconetforum.org/eweb
using your User ID (email address) and Password (APCO Member number). Click on "upcoming events" and you'll find the course. On the event registration page, select the registrant type: FullReg. See you in class!
Fire Service Communications, 1st Edition Course
Over 500 Students have successfully completed this new course released in the spring of 2006.This course provides comprehensive in-service training for fire service telecommunicators. Visit http://www.apcointl.com/institute/courses/fsc.htm for more information.
APCO Institute Needs You!
Our Adjunct Instructors are the "best in their field." Do you have an above average knowledge of APCO Institute courses? If you have a desire to join our Adjunct Instructor program, please contact the APCO Institute at 888-272-6911 or institute@apco911.org for additional 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 $25.00 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:
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Attend one of our co-hosted classes!
Public Safety Telecommunicator 1, 6th Edition
Chattanooga, TN Jan 8-12
Public Safety Telecommunicator 1 6th Edition Instructor
Somerville, TN Jan 29 - Feb 2
Communications Training Officer
Ithaca, NY Jan 8 -10
Communications Center Supervisor
Roanoke, VA Jan 17-19
Training at Your Desktop
Public Safety Telecommunicator 1 - Instructor, 6th Edition
Starts January 24
Public Safety Telecommunicator 1, 6th Edition
Starts January 3
Communications Training Officer - Instructor
Starts January 17
Communications Training Officer
Starts January 3
Communications Center Supervisor
Starts January 3
EMD Concepts
Starts January 24
EMD Instructor
Starts February 14
Fire Service Communications, 1st Edition
Starts January 10
Fire Service Communications - Instructor, 1st Edition
Starts January 24
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