March 16 | 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET
Free for members and worth 1 CEU

South Dakota may not be the first place you think of when you imagine large events and social gatherings that require public safety oversight. Yet, each year the state manages several large-scale events. During this webinar the presenters will demonstrate how mobile broadband and the FirstNet verified app ‘Bridge4PS’ provided agencies across the state with the situational awareness they needed for full interoperability. In addition, a representative from the Visual Labs app will demonstrate a cost-effective means of getting eyes-on-the-scene when separated from an encounter by space or time.
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In honor of NPSTW this year, April 11-17, we want to hear about your public safety superheroes. It’s been a tough year, and we know that all of you are superheroes, but now we want to know who inspires you, in or out of the ECC? Be creative! We will award extra points to entries with photo and video.
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Still thinking about the virtual Emerging Tech Forum? You can still access all of the sessions on-demand to hear from more than 25 speakers and earn CEU credits at the same time.
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We understand it is a big decision to invest in a new show as an exhibitor. Not only is it a financial investment, but the planning can be a big task as well. APCO International recognizes the efforts involved and has established a New Exhibitors Program that will increase your recognition. This program also offers special features to make your exhibitor experience a great one and give you more bang for your buck.

What is included in the New Exhibitors Program?

• Company highlighted on APCO social media
• Company listed in "new exhibitor" filter in online exhibitor list
• 25-word company description on the APCO 2021 website (About & Exhibit Hall Pages)
• Complimentary 2-star online booth upgrade ($300 value)

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The FBI recently released a Private Industry Notification (PIN) regarding telephony denial of service (TDoS) attacks that directly relates to emergency communications centers. Given the nature of the PIN, APCO believes it is important that this information be shared with our membership.

The data contained in this PIN is provided to help cybersecurity professionals and system administrators guard against the persistent malicious actions of cyber actors. Per the FBI, this PIN has been coordinated with DHS-CISA and released as TLP: WHITE: Subject to standard copyright rules, TLP:WHITE information may be distributed without restriction.
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On February 11, APCO spoke with representatives of the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to discuss APCO’s public safety communications priorities for the new year. Among other things, APCO discussed improving wireless 9‑1‑1 location accuracy, protecting public safety spectrum, and enhancing wireless emergency alerts and network outage reporting. APCO expressed continued interest in working with the bureau to pursue reasonable rule changes to benefit 9‑1‑1 professionals and improve public safety communications.

On February 16, APCO filed comments with the FCC regarding the creation of a contact information database for emergency communications centers (ECC) and service providers. APCO noted that ECCs need better situational awareness and communications with service providers during network outages. A two-way contact information database would improve ECCs’ ability to gather and share important outage information. The database should be established and maintained by the service providers - not made the responsibility of the public safety community - and be secure and confidential.