Tuesday, March 15
Welcome & Introduction
Brent Lee, President, APCO International
Keynote Address: FirstNet Update
Kevin McGinnis, FirstNet Board Member and Chief/CEO, North East Mobile Health
Improving 9-1-1 Location Accuracy
Jeff Cohen, Chief Counsel, APCO International; Jay English, Director, Comm Center & 9-1-1 Services, APCO International
Location Accuracy Technologies Today & Tomorrow
Kent Hellebust, Vice President Safety and Security Technologies, Comtech Telecommunications Corp (formerly TeleCommunication Systems)
Public Safety and Homeland Security Priorities: A Conversation with FCC Public Safety Bureau Chief Admiral David Simpson
Rear Admiral (ret.) David Simpson, Chief, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, Federal Communications Commission; Moderated by Jeff Cohen, Chief Counsel & Director of Government Relations, APCO International
Regional Public Safety Communications
Representatives from the Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) and moderated by Jay English, Director, Comm Center & 9-1-1 Services, APCO International
Tech Talks
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FirstNet: How to Future Proof Your DAS for Band 14
Gabriel Guevara, Sales Engineering Manager, Advanced RF Technologies
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DoD Applications of LTE: Lessons Learned for Public Safety
Mark Raczynski, Wireless Broadband Architect, General Dynamics Mission Systems
Indoor Location Accuracy – ATIS Emergency Location (ELOC) Standards
Christian Militeau, ATIS ELOC Task Force Co-Chair
The Status of 9-1-1 Apps & APCO’s Efforts to Ensure Apps Are Safe and Effective
Jay English, Director, Comm Center & 9-1-1 Services, APCO International; Mark Reddish, Senior Counsel and Manager of Government Relations, APCO International
Wednesday, March 16
Welcome & Introduction
Cheryl Greathouse, First Vice President, APCO International
Special Presentation: APCO Project 43: Broadband Implications for the the PSAP
Derek Poarch, Executive Director and CEO, APCO International
Presentation | Remarks
NG9-1-1 Implementation Strategies & Considerations
Jay English, Director, Comm Center & 9-1-1 Services, APCO International
FirstNet & NG9-1-1
Bill Hinkle, Senior 9-1-1 Advisor, FirstNet; Jay English, Director, Comm Center & 9-1-1 Services, APCO International
NG9-1-1 … the Kansas Story
Chief Dick Heitschmidt, Chair, Kansas 9-1-1 Coordinating Council; Jay Coverdale, Technical Committee Chair, Kansas 9-1-1 Coordinating Council
Tech Talks*
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End-to-End QoS &Priority Service for Public Safety
Vihang Jani, Electronics Engineer, Advanced Communications Research, NIST-CTL PSCR Division
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Fusion Centers, Cyber Threat Intelligence & Public Safety
Troy Campbell, Cyber Threat Intelligence Program Director, KC Regional Terrorism Early Warning Fusion Center, KCPD
Cybersecurity & Public Safety Communications
Jay English, Director, Comm Center & 9-1-1 Services, APCO International
Emerging Technologies – Regulatory & Legislative Developments
Jeff Cohen, Chief Counsel, APCO International