Today begins with the Distinguished Achievers Breakfast featuring keynote speaker Gary Heil. Also at the Breakfast, FirstNet CEO Michael Poth will provide an update on FirstNet's progress. Gary Heil will be in the APCO Pavilion immediately following the Breakfast for a photo opp with attendees.

APCO's Block Party is headed to the lights of Fremont Street, one of the most iconic streets in the heart of downtown Las Vegas! Transportation will be provided to and from the Venetian-Palazzo starting at 6:30 p.m. You will need your badge to enter the event and additional tickets are available for purchase at the registration desk before 4:30 p.m. today.

• Voting for the 2018-2019 Executive Committee closes today at 2:00 p.m. PT. Election results will be announced at the Second General Business Session taking place at 4:00 p.m. in the Venetian-Palazzo, Galileo Ballroom.
• Don’t forget to participate in the Expo Quest by dropping your card off at the APCO Pavilion.
• Professional development sessions continue. See the full schedule online or in the app.
• Check out a live demo of APCO's IntelliComm at 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. in the APCO Pavilion (Booth #1031).
  
• Join us for the 2^nd VP Reception immediately following the General Business Session.

APCO 2018’s Opening General Session featured awards to top performers in the industry and an inspiring speech from the first Medal of Honor winner since Vietnam who lived to see the award.

Las Vegas, NV – August 6, 2018 – APCO International announced that the Union Township Police Department (OH) has launched the first live installation of APCO IntelliComm™, a new configurable system designed to streamline the way emergency communications centers gather and process data in real-time from 9-1-1 calls while improving the guidance about the incident they provide to both the responder and the citizen in distress. The announcement was made by APCO Executive Director and CEO Derek K. Poarch at the association’s Annual Conference and Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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• North Bay Wildfires: Lessons Learned From REDCOM Fire and EMS Dispatch
• An Update on DHS' Efforts to Improve Emergency Communications
• Imagine Listening - Your Worst Day Is My Everyday!

APCO 2018 conference goers were riveted Monday to the sounds, images, video, panic and pain associated with the Las Vegas Strip on Oct. 1, 2017, the night of the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history.

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