Presentations – March 2016

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 

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*

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