Presentations – March 2015

Tuesday, March 10, 2015

FirstNet Update
Rich Reed, FirstNet Director of State Plans

The View from Texas: FirstNet Planning & Early Build
Todd Early, Deputy Assistant Director, Texas Department of Public Safety; Shing Lin, Director of Enterprise Public Safety Technology Services, Harris County, Texas

National Emergency Communications Plan (NECP) Update
Chris Essid, Deputy Director, Office of Emergency Communications, Department of Homeland Security

Planning for NG9-1-1: Integration with FirstNet & Cybersecurity Considerations
Jay English, Director, Comm Center & 9-1-1 Services, APCO International

Push-To-Talk over CMRS and LTE/LMR Integration
Jeff Brian, Applications Solution Director, AT&T

Tech Talks

Data Analytics for Real Time Intelligence
James Wolfinbarger, ILPS Industry Specialist, Motorola Solutions, Inc.

Identifying Public Safety Security Requirements for Mobile Apps
Michael Ogata, U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology

Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Keynote Address: Developments in Public Safety Communications
Rear Admiral (ret.) David Simpson, Chief, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, Federal Communications Commission

The Path to Improving 9-1-1 Location Accuracy
Jeff Cohen, Chief Counsel – Law & Policy, APCO International; Jay English, Director, Comm Center & 9-1-1 Services, APCO International

Location Accuracy Technology – Education & Demos

Location Accuracy: The Carrier Perspective
Don Brittingham, Vice President – Public Safety Policy, Verizon; Jeff Cohen, Chief Counsel – Law & Policy, APCO International

Location Accuracy Technology – Education & Demos

Tech Talks

Emerging Technologies – Regulatory and Legislative Developments
Jeff Cohen, Chief Counsel – Law & Policy, APCO International