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Click here for a detailed schedule and track session guide.<\/a><\/div>\n

What would an APCO Conference be without presentations?<\/strong><\/p>\n

APCO WRC 2015 Program Guide Announced!<\/div>
The APCO Programs committee has been working hard to secure some of the best training they can. There are over 60 classes now selected, with more being finalized still. Click the download button to download the guide today and see what you can be learning at the conference.<\/div><\/div>
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In addition to the sessions listed below, come stop by the Exhibits Hall Presentation Stage to see presentations by a select few as listed here.<\/p>\n

Wednesday, April 8<\/h3>\n

10:15 AM<\/div>
AT&T<\/div>
Non-mission critical uses of data based Push- To-Talk over cellular and integration into Land Mobile Radio<\/div><\/p>\n

11:00 AM<\/div>
911Trainer.com<\/div>
APCO Project 33: Teaching Critical Thinking for Emergency Call Takers, with take home excercises using actual calls.<\/div><\/p>\n

1:30 PM<\/div>
TC Communications<\/div>
Ethernet, RoIP, and Analog over IP solutions for Public Safety Radio Backhaul and Leased Line Replacement applications.<\/div><\/p>\n

Thursday, April 9<\/h3>\n

11:00\u00a0AM<\/div>
AT&T<\/div>
See how NG911 applications such as Text to 911 present new challenges to first responders.<\/div><\/p>\n

12:00 PM<\/div>
InDigital<\/div>
What is TexTTY? See how to send and receive SMS messages to the PSAP.<\/div><\/p>\n

12:30 PM<\/div>
Executime<\/div>
Scheduling Solutions for Public Safety.<\/div><\/p>\n

1:00 PM<\/div>
Rescue 42, Inc.<\/div>
PodRunner: A New Way to Transport Your Command & Communication Operations in the Field.<\/div><\/p>\n

1:30 PM<\/div>
9-1-1 For Kids<\/div>
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Date<\/th>\nTime<\/th>\nRoom<\/th>\nTitle<\/th>\nTrack<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
4\/7\/15<\/td>\n1:00 PM<\/td>\n301<\/td>\nApplying Big Data Techniques to Improve Public Safety<\/td>\nSupervisory \/ Management<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/7\/15<\/td>\n1:00 PM<\/td>\n302<\/td>\nAPCO ProCHRT Toolbox Breakout<\/td>\nFront Line Operators<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/7\/15<\/td>\n1:00 PM<\/td>\n303<\/td>\nPotential for Multi Media in the PSAP<\/td>\nSupervisory \/ Management<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/7\/15<\/td>\n1:00 PM<\/td>\n304<\/td>\nP.O.S.T Bullying<\/td>\nP.O.S.T<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/7\/15<\/td>\n1:00 PM<\/td>\n305<\/td>\nP.O.S.T Tactical Customer Service<\/td>\nP.O.S.T<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/7\/15<\/td>\n1:00 PM<\/td>\n306<\/td>\nDiesel 911: Secure your PSAP Emergency Operations<\/td>\nSupervisory \/ Management<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/7\/15<\/td>\n1:00 PM<\/td>\n307<\/td>\nWrangling Risks in Technology Projects: Lessons From a Colorado Implementation<\/td>\nSupervisory \/ Management<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/7\/15<\/td>\n1:00 PM<\/td>\n315<\/td>\nGetting Incident Communications to the Incident: A COML\u2019s Experience<\/td>\nSupervisory \/ Management<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/7\/15<\/td>\n2:30 PM<\/td>\n301<\/td>\nFCC 106 and You!<\/td>\nSupervisory \/ Management<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/7\/15<\/td>\n2:30 PM<\/td>\n302<\/td>\nMission Critical GIS Mapping Data in NG911 Environment<\/td>\nTechnical<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/7\/15<\/td>\n2:30 PM<\/td>\n303<\/td>\nText to 911 Working Together for the Future<\/td>\nFront Line Operators<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/7\/15<\/td>\n2:30 PM<\/td>\n306<\/td>\nCommunications Center Staffing Models: One Size Does NOT Fit All<\/td>\nSupervisory \/ Management<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/7\/15<\/td>\n2:30 PM<\/td>\n307<\/td>\nUsing SINAD Coverage Mapping to Locate Receiver Blocking<\/td>\nTechnical<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/7\/15<\/td>\n2:30 PM<\/td>\n315<\/td>\nMulti-Generational Challenges<\/td>\nSupervisory \/ Management<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/7\/15<\/td>\n3:45 PM<\/td>\n301<\/td>\nWork Shifts: Are PSAPs Putting the Public at Risk With Less Than Optimal Shift Assignments?<\/td>\nFront Line Operators<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/7\/15<\/td>\n3:45 PM<\/td>\n302<\/td>\nRadio Overload \u2013 How much is too much for one radio dispatcher?<\/td>\nSupervisory \/ Management<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/7\/15<\/td>\n3:45 PM<\/td>\n303<\/td>\nText to 911 Working Together for the Future<\/td>\nFront Line Operators<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/7\/15<\/td>\n3:45 PM<\/td>\n306<\/td>\nSatellite Communications 101<\/td>\nTechnical<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/7\/15<\/td>\n3:45 PM<\/td>\n307<\/td>\nVehicular Repeater Systems<\/td>\nTechnical<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/7\/15<\/td>\n3:45 PM<\/td>\n315<\/td>\nThe Many Wonders of CAD Integration<\/td>\nSupervisory \/ Management<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/8\/15<\/td>\n2:00 PM<\/td>\n304<\/td>\nP.O.S.T Next Gen 911<\/td>\nP.O.S.T<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/8\/15<\/td>\n2:00 PM<\/td>\n305<\/td>\nP.O.S.T Response to Mass Casualty<\/td>\nP.O.S.T<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/8\/15<\/td>\n2:00 PM<\/td>\nGeneral Session<\/td>\nState of CA – CalFRN Board Meeting<\/td>\nFirstNet<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/8\/15<\/td>\n2:30 PM<\/td>\n301<\/td>\nAutomated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP to the PSAP)<\/td>\nSupervisory \/ Management<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/8\/15<\/td>\n2:30 PM<\/td>\n302<\/td>\nText to 911 Logging: Are You Ready?<\/td>\nSupervisory \/ Management<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/8\/15<\/td>\n2:30 PM<\/td>\n303<\/td>\nUh Oh! The System (Radio, 911, CAD) Crashed: Now What?<\/td>\nFront Line Operators<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/8\/15<\/td>\n2:30 PM<\/td>\n306<\/td>\nQuality Assurance and Improvement (QA\/QI) Best Practices<\/td>\nSupervisory \/ Management<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/8\/15<\/td>\n2:30 PM<\/td>\n307<\/td>\n800 MHz Post Rebanding Interference<\/td>\nTechnical<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/8\/15<\/td>\n2:30 PM<\/td>\n315<\/td>\nAhh In the News: Keeping Your 911 Center out of the Headlines<\/td>\nFront Line Operators<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/8\/15<\/td>\n2:30 PM<\/td>\n317<\/td>\nThe Suicidal Caller<\/td>\nFront Line Operators<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/8\/15<\/td>\n2:30 PM<\/td>\n318<\/td>\nWhat APCO Can Do For You<\/td>\nSupervisory \/ Management<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/8\/15<\/td>\n3:45 PM<\/td>\n301<\/td>\nAdvancements in Wireless Location Accuracy: Outdoors\/Indoors X\/Y\/Z<\/td>\nSupervisory \/ Management<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/8\/15<\/td>\n3:45 PM<\/td>\n302<\/td>\nP.O.S.T Learning Technology<\/td>\nFront Line Operators<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/8\/15<\/td>\n3:45 PM<\/td>\n303<\/td>\nResilience in NG911<\/td>\nSupervisory \/ Management<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/8\/15<\/td>\n3:45 PM<\/td>\n306<\/td>\nEarthquake Early Warnings<\/td>\nSupervisory \/ Management<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/8\/15<\/td>\n3:45 PM<\/td>\n307<\/td>\nBase Station Receivers, Interference and Desensitization<\/td>\nTechnical<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/8\/15<\/td>\n3:45 PM<\/td>\n315<\/td>\nDispatcher Role in Delirium<\/td>\nFront Line Operators<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/8\/15<\/td>\n3:45 PM<\/td>\n317<\/td>\nCalifornia and Next Generation 9-1-1<\/td>\nSupervisory \/ Management<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/8\/15<\/td>\n3:45 PM<\/td>\n318<\/td>\nWhat APCO Can Do For You<\/td>\nSupervisory \/ Management<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/8\/15<\/td>\n3:45 PM<\/td>\nGeneral Session<\/td>\nWhat is the public safety broadband network and why should I care?<\/td>\nFirstNet<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/9\/15<\/td>\n9:00 AM<\/td>\n301<\/td>\nUnderstanding the FCC 601 Process<\/td>\nSupervisory \/ Management<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/9\/15<\/td>\n9:00 AM<\/td>\n302<\/td>\nFrequencies to Failures: The Fundamentals of Radio and Systems<\/td>\nFront Line Operators<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/9\/15<\/td>\n9:00 AM<\/td>\n303<\/td>\nRadio System Troubleshooting for Dispatchers<\/td>\nFront Line Operators<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/9\/15<\/td>\n9:00 AM<\/td>\n306<\/td>\nEarthquake Early Warnings<\/td>\nSupervisory \/ Management<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/9\/15<\/td>\n9:00 AM<\/td>\n307<\/td>\nUsing RF over Fiber (RoF) to fill in dead zones in public safety radio systems<\/td>\nTechnical<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/9\/15<\/td>\n9:00 AM<\/td>\n314<\/td>\nFederated Architecture<\/td>\nSupervisory \/ Management<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/9\/15<\/td>\n9:00 AM<\/td>\n315<\/td>\nDomestic Violence<\/td>\nFront Line Operators<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/9\/15<\/td>\n9:00 AM<\/td>\n317<\/td>\nText to 9-1-1 in California<\/td>\nSupervisory \/ Management<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/9\/15<\/td>\n9:00 AM<\/td>\n318<\/td>\n106 Process for any New Communications Structure<\/td>\nTechnical<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/9\/15<\/td>\n9:00 AM<\/td>\nGeneral Session<\/td>\nA Few Best Practices, Homework for those Involved, What we are learning during Consultation<\/td>\nFirstNet<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/9\/15<\/td>\n10:15 AM<\/td>\n301<\/td>\nAutomated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP to the PSAP)<\/td>\nSupervisory \/ Management<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/9\/15<\/td>\n10:15 AM<\/td>\n302<\/td>\nGetting Incident Communications to the Incident: A COML\u2019s Experience<\/td>\nSupervisory \/ Management<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/9\/15<\/td>\n10:15 AM<\/td>\n303<\/td>\nRadio Overload \u2013 How much is too much for one radio dispatcher?<\/td>\nSupervisory \/ Management<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/9\/15<\/td>\n10:15 AM<\/td>\n306<\/td>\nCalifornia Pro CHRT Update<\/td>\nFront Line Operators<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/9\/15<\/td>\n10:15 AM<\/td>\n307<\/td>\nAdvances in Simulcast Testing Methodologies<\/td>\nTechnical<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/9\/15<\/td>\n10:15 AM<\/td>\n314<\/td>\nTower Work: The Peril of Compromise<\/td>\nTechnical<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/9\/15<\/td>\n10:15 AM<\/td>\n315<\/td>\nFighting Off a Toxic Workplace<\/td>\nSupervisory \/ Management<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/9\/15<\/td>\n10:15 AM<\/td>\n317<\/td>\nQuantifying & Legitimizing Stress in the 9-1-1 Workplace<\/td>\nFront Line Operators<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/9\/15<\/td>\n10:15 AM<\/td>\n318<\/td>\n106 Process for any New Communications Structure<\/td>\nTechnical<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/9\/15<\/td>\n10:15 AM<\/td>\nGeneral Session<\/td>\nHow Will Public Safety Be First In Line for Broadband?<\/td>\nFirstNet<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/9\/15<\/td>\n2:30 PM<\/td>\n301<\/td>\nCan they Multi-Task, Determining Whether Your Job Applicants Can Multitask<\/td>\nSupervisory \/ Management<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/9\/15<\/td>\n2:30 PM<\/td>\n302<\/td>\n\u00a1Ay! Caramba! Understanding Language and Cultural Barriers on 911 Calls<\/td>\nFront Line Operators<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/9\/15<\/td>\n2:30 PM<\/td>\n303<\/td>\nReducing Noise Complaints About Noise, Glare, and Temp<\/td>\nSupervisory \/ Management<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/9\/15<\/td>\n2:30 PM<\/td>\n304<\/td>\nP.O.S.T Next Gen 911<\/td>\nP.O.S.T<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/9\/15<\/td>\n2:30 PM<\/td>\n305<\/td>\nP.O.S.T Tactical Customer Service<\/td>\nP.O.S.T<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/9\/15<\/td>\n2:30 PM<\/td>\n306<\/td>\nEvolution vs Forklift Upgrades<\/td>\nSupervisory \/ Management<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/9\/15<\/td>\n2:30 PM<\/td>\n307<\/td>\nImplementing an Asset Management<\/td>\nSupervisory \/ Management<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/9\/15<\/td>\n2:30 PM<\/td>\n314<\/td>\nIn Building coverage \/ 700 \/ SMR<\/td>\nTechnical<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/9\/15<\/td>\n2:30 PM<\/td>\n315<\/td>\nOffering Sincere Service<\/td>\nFront Line Operators<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/9\/15<\/td>\n2:30 PM<\/td>\n317<\/td>\nHealth & Wellness in the Dispatch Center: Developing a Culture of Movement in the Workplace<\/td>\nFront Line Operators<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/9\/15<\/td>\n2:30 PM<\/td>\n318<\/td>\nDe Stress and Get More “Me” Time<\/td>\nFront Line Operators<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/9\/15<\/td>\n2:30 PM<\/td>\nGeneral Session<\/td>\nNG 9-1-1 and FirstNet<\/td>\nFirstNet<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/9\/15<\/td>\n3:45 PM<\/td>\n301<\/td>\nCommunications Center Staffing Models: One Size Does NOT Fit All<\/td>\nSupervisory \/ Management<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/9\/15<\/td>\n3:45 PM<\/td>\n302<\/td>\nUnderstanding POST<\/td>\nFront Line Operators<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/9\/15<\/td>\n3:45 PM<\/td>\n303<\/td>\nTeaching Critical Thinking<\/td>\nFront Line Operators<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/9\/15<\/td>\n3:45 PM<\/td>\n306<\/td>\nIntelligence Led Policing (Real Time Crime Centers)<\/td>\nSupervisory \/ Management<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/9\/15<\/td>\n3:45 PM<\/td>\n307<\/td>\nCyber Security and the PSAP<\/td>\nFront Line Operators<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/9\/15<\/td>\n3:45 PM<\/td>\n314<\/td>\nNetworks are more than Microwave<\/td>\nTechnical<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/9\/15<\/td>\n3:45 PM<\/td>\n315<\/td>\nABC’s of Supervision<\/td>\nSupervisory \/ Management<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/9\/15<\/td>\n3:45 PM<\/td>\n317<\/td>\nWhat if it Were Family?<\/td>\nFront Line Operators<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/9\/15<\/td>\n3:45 PM<\/td>\n318<\/td>\nDe Stress and Get More “Me” Time<\/td>\nFront Line Operators<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/9\/15<\/td>\n3:45 PM<\/td>\nGeneral Session<\/td>\nNENA and FirstNet<\/td>\nFirstNet<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/10\/15<\/td>\n9:00 AM<\/td>\n302<\/td>\nP.O.S.T Learning Technology<\/td>\nP.O.S.T<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/10\/15<\/td>\n9:00 AM<\/td>\n303<\/td>\nMulti-Cultural Considerations for the 911 Call Taker<\/td>\nFront Line Operators<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/10\/15<\/td>\n9:00 AM<\/td>\n304<\/td>\nP.O.S.T Bullying<\/td>\nP.O.S.T<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/10\/15<\/td>\n9:00 AM<\/td>\n305<\/td>\nP.O.S.T Response to Mass Casualty<\/td>\nP.O.S.T<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/10\/15<\/td>\n9:00 AM<\/td>\n306<\/td>\nPublic Education and Training for Texting to 9-1-1<\/td>\nSupervisory \/ Management<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/10\/15<\/td>\n9:00 AM<\/td>\n307<\/td>\nPlanning for the Known & Unknown in Communications Center Power<\/td>\nTechnical<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/10\/15<\/td>\n9:00 AM<\/td>\n314<\/td>\nBetween the Walls \u2013 Public Safety Coverage (Fire Code-In Building Coverage)<\/td>\nTechnical<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/10\/15<\/td>\n9:00 AM<\/td>\n315<\/td>\nGames Trainers Play<\/td>\nFront Line Operators<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/10\/15<\/td>\n9:00 AM<\/td>\n317<\/td>\nConquer Stress for Enhanced Productivity and Increased Wellness<\/td>\nSupervisory \/ Management<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/10\/15<\/td>\n9:00 AM<\/td>\n318<\/td>\nWhat APCO Can Do For You<\/td>\nSupervisory \/ Management<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/10\/15<\/td>\n10:15 AM<\/td>\n301<\/td>\nCyber Security Considerations When Implementing NG911<\/td>\nSupervisory \/ Management<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/10\/15<\/td>\n10:15 AM<\/td>\n302<\/td>\nAPCO ProCHRT Toolbox Breakout<\/td>\nFront Line Operators<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/10\/15<\/td>\n10:15 AM<\/td>\n303<\/td>\nUp For Grabs! New Incident Intelligence Tools<\/td>\nFront Line Operators<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/10\/15<\/td>\n10:15 AM<\/td>\n306<\/td>\nIntelligence Led Policing (Real Time Crime Centers)<\/td>\nSupervisory \/ Management<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/10\/15<\/td>\n10:15 AM<\/td>\n307<\/td>\nRFP Technical Specs<\/td>\nTechnical<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/10\/15<\/td>\n10:15 AM<\/td>\n314<\/td>\nUnderstanding RF System-Level Filter Design Considerations to Minimize Interference<\/td>\nTechnical<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/10\/15<\/td>\n10:15 AM<\/td>\n315<\/td>\nIt\u2019s Your Ship<\/td>\nFront Line Operators<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/10\/15<\/td>\n10:15 AM<\/td>\n317<\/td>\nQuantifying & Legitimizing Stress in the 9-1-1 Workplace<\/td>\nFront Line Operators<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/10\/15<\/td>\n10:15 AM<\/td>\n318<\/td>\nWhat APCO Can Do For You<\/td>\nSupervisory \/ Management<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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