October Monthly Membership meeting followed by the Northern CA APCO Awards Dinner
Please join us for this special night as we honor all dedicated public safety communicators and firs responders. This year we are holding a dedicated awards banquet in honor of our local chapter award winners in 8 categories. The Awards dinner will follow our chapter meeting and will honor the award winners. This will be a perfect opportunity to bring you spouse or significant other to enjoy a great evening. We have arranged music entertainment with a local DJ and dancing. This evening will be a wonderful opportunity to connect with your peers and celebrate the important work and accomplishments of our public safety communication professionals.
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Keynote speaker: Chief Scott Howland, with the California Highway Patrol Information Management Division
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Keynote Speaker: Maurice Johnson, Assistant Chief / Fire Marshal from Sac Metro Fire and Joe Theusen, Executive Director of the Sacramento Regional Fire & EMS Communications Center, part of the California Fire and Rescue Training Authority who will give an introduction to the training authority, who they are, what they do, and what their capabilities are.
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Keynote Speaker: Budge Currier, CA 9-1-1 Emergency Communications Branch Manager Cal OES Public Safety Communications Division
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Address: 8th and 6th Street off Soscal Way. Go North on Soscal way. Left on 8th Street, Left at 6th Street which is the Wine Train Yard
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In addition to the commercial sponsor presentation from Nokia this month, there will also be a special meeting from the FirstNet Authority. We will be facilitating a question and answer session after discussing the FirstNET History, Mission and Vision. Please take note of the adjusted schedule below for this special meeting.
After the presentation from FirstNET, during the meal break, we will continue the discussion with specifics on local control, contracts and pricing and then the Q&A session. Come prepared to ask specific questions as to what FirstNET can do for your agency, what technologies are available that are FirstNET specific, and how will FirstNET continue to grow and meet future technology needs.
Those who should attend:
PSAP Managers and Supervisors
Communication System Managers and Supervisors
IT Managers and Directors
Police and Fire Chiefs, and sworn staff over Communications
…Anyone else with questions or interest in FirstNET
Meeting Agenda:
8:30 – 12:00 Registrations
9:00 – 9:30 Introductions and Committee Reports
9:30 – 9:45 Break
9:45 – 10:30 Nokia Commercial Presentation
10:30 – 11:00 Networking Break
11:00 – 12:00 FirstNET Presentation
12:00 – 12:15 Meal Break
12:15 – 1:15 FirstNET discussion, local control, contracts and pricing
1:30 Freqeuncy Coordination and Operations Workgroup
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