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

• Vehicle-to-Vehicle-to-Infrastructure Communications: The Potential Impact on Public Safety
  Gary Wallace, Vice President, Government Affairs, Sirius XM Connected Vehicle Services
• Technology Insertion into the Event Planning and Management Process
  Christopher Yaw, Senior Solutions Architect, Northrop Grumman Information Systems
• LTE Technology Futures
  Phil Zion, Director, Broadband Initiatives, General Dynamics Mission Systems

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

• Dispatchable Location Technologies
  John Snapp, Senior Technical Officer, Intrado

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

• Location Accuracy Technologies Today & Tomorrow
  Tim Lorello, Senior Vice President, TeleCommunication Systems, Inc.

Tech Talks

• Discussion on E911 Indoor Location Accuracy and Dispatchable Location
  Kirk Burroughs, Sr. Directory of Technology, QUALCOMM Engineering Services Group
• Accelerating Pace of Technology
  Rick Smith, CEO, TASER International
• Priority, Pre-emption and Quality of Service
  Brian Kassa, Director of Technology Planning and Development, FirstNet

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