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At NENA’s NG9-1-1 Standards & Best Practices Conference, January 15-18 in Orlando, you will gain understanding of the world made possible by Next Generation 9-1-1 and help make it so. 
This is a conference unlike any other. Featuring more than two-dozen NG-focused sessions, SBP is an interactive, informative, attendee-driven event where you not only learn about the standards that are spurring the development and implementation of NG9-1-1 technology and operations best practices, but also create the guidelines, resources, and documents that enable NG services, systems, and PSAPs to reach their full potential. Top Reasons to Attend
Click here to register now, with special early-bird rates available through December 1. Click here to book your housing at the host hotel and conference site, the Embassy Suites Lake Buena Vista South.   
9-1-1 Goes to Washington brings together hundreds of 9-1-1 professionals from around the country with policy leaders in our nation's capital to explore and discuss today's most pressing 9-1-1 and emergency communications issues. 9-1-1 Goes to Washington is the only event where you can learn about the policy challenges facing public safety and take immediate action to address them through dialog with your elected and appointed officials.
Join us in Washington from February 14-17 for a dynamic, interactive program where you will receive:
Click here to book your hotel room at the host hotel and conference site, the Washington, D.C. Grand Hyatt, and here to visit the #NENAGTW homepage for a preliminary event schedule and additional information. For the first time, NENA is included in the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC), the official workplace-giving campaign for federal and military employees. Federal employees can support NENA @ Combined Federal Campaign code #45316. Now through January 12, federal employees and retirees can support education and training opportunities for members of our 9-1-1 community who wouldn’t otherwise have them. With the funds raised by tapping into this powerful network of more than 12 million federal employees, NENA will fund more scholarships and wellness programs for 9-1-1 professionals across the country. Through the CFC, military service members, federal employees and retirees can make automated tax-deductible gifts with weekly, monthly, or bi-monthly payroll deductions. Please share this news with your family members, friends, and colleagues, especially those who may be or may know federal employees. Please forward this news item, post it on a bulletin board, or help us spread the word on Facebook and Twitter. To learn more about the CFC and how federal employees can participate, click here. And thank you for your support! 2018 marks the 50th anniversary of 9-1-1 and we’re gearing up for an exciting year full of celebration, new membership benefits, and continued leadership on the issues that matter the most to 9-1-1 professionals like you. You should have recently received an email from NENA with a link to your 2018 NENA dues notice. Help NENA go green and save a stamp by choosing to pay online by check or credit card. If this is not an option for you or your agency, the email also contained a link allowing you to print out a copy of your invoice for local processing. Instantly renew your membership online in just a few easy steps:
Don’t lose access to the latest industry updates, the best education and training, and vital connections to your peers across the 9-1-1 universe! As a special added bonus, when you renew and pay online by credit card or ACH/
We look forward to another great year of bringing you more than any other public safety association!
You can access your discounts anywhere, anytime, on any device. It’s the fast and easy way to:
As a special bonus, when you sign up by December 31, you'll be entered in a drawing to win a $100 Amazon gift card! Click here to learn more about NENA Member Discounts Powered by LifeMart and sign up today!  Training UpdateInterested in taking the ENP Examination next year? Plan now to participate in an upcoming ENP Study Group session! Study groups are led by subject matter experts and have proven to be a valuable resource to those preparing for the examination. Florida's group starts on January 9 and concludes on March 20. This group meets on Tuesdays at 2 p.m. Eastern. Email Mark Whitby to sign up. Mission Critical Partner's next session starts on January 29, and meets every Monday at 3 p.m. Eastern. Email louisalake@mcp911.com to register. Click here for info on these and other study groups.
11.09.17 | Disaster Planning for PSAPs | St. Petersburg, FL | Register View the NENA Education Calendar to see additional upcoming classes!
 Document AnnouncementsThe NENA Drills & Exercises Information Document is available for Public Review and Comment. This Informational Document is provided to assist PSAPs with the development of a drill and exercise program to enhance their existing contingency plans. Drills and exercises should be developed and used as tools to improve contingency plans. See the full document and click here for comment submission instructions. All comments are due by midnight Eastern on November 30, 2017. Contact the NENA Committee Resource Manager with any questions or concerns. The NENA Standard Data Formats for E9-1-1 Data Exchange & GIS Mapping standard sets forth NENA standard formats for Automatic Location Identification (ALI) data exchange between Service Providers and Data Base Management System Providers, a GIS data model, a Data Dictionary, and formats for data exchange between the ALI Database and PSAP Controller equipment. The reason for revising this document in 2017 is to add additional legacy Classes of Service (CoS), standardized use of Service Descriptions in the Customer Name/Service field, and specify the recommended CoS information in Section 19 and the recommended Service Descriptions in Section 20. See the full document and click here for comment submission instructions. All comments are due by midnight Eastern on December 22, 2017. Contact the NENA Committee Resource Manager with any questions or concerns.
 Washington Briefing
NENA applauds the introduction of legislation by Senators Nelson and Klobuchar designed to expedite the funding and deployment of Next Generation 911 systems nationwide. NENA looks forward to working with members of both parties to pass legislation that will bring our emergency infrastructure into the 21st century, to better serve the 650,000 Americans who call 911 every day. Read the press release from the Senators here.
 Volunteers WantedThe National Joint TERT Initiative is a partnership between NENA and APCO dedicated to the promotion of Telecommunicator Emergency Response Taskforce (TERT) programs that satisfy deployable status criteria for telcommunicator mutual aid response during disasters. NJTI is currently accepting letters of interest for appointment to the 2018 NJTI national committee. The 2018 service term runs from January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018. Consideration for appointment to subsequent terms is discretionary on the part of the appointee, NJTI co-chairs, and NJTI co-managers. Interested parties should submit a resume and brief statement (one or two paragraphs) summarizing their interest in this vital mutual aid program for 9-1-1. Submissions should be sent via email in PDF format to the two national co-chairs at cahrens@cjtc.state.wa.us and ddemar@monroecounty.gov. The deadline for submissions is November 15, 2017.
 Featured Job Openings9-1-1 Public Education Trainer l El Paso-Teller 911 Authority l Colorado Springs, CO
Executive Director l Emergency Communications Center (ECC) l Charlottesville, VA ETSB Chief Administrator/CEO l Will County 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone System l Joliet, IL Visit the NENA Career Center to see other available jobs or post your opening today!
Are you having trouble finding the time to search through all of the available positions on the NENA Career Board? Make sure the perfect opportunity doesn’t pass you by. Create a personal job alert and new jobs that match your search criteria will be emailed directly to you. You can also have your resume evaluated for FREE. Upload your resume to the NENA Job Board and find out how!
 Telecommunicator Corner
Did you know that NENA has a great way to recognize telecommunicators who have gone above and beyond? It’s called the TC Spotlight! If you know of a TC that has done an exceptional job while handling a call, is devoted to his or her career, is a mentor to others, a great cheerleader for your agency, or just plain rocks, then we would like to help celebrate them! Share their awesome talents with the rest of the world by sending an email to tccaucus@nena.org and letting us know the nominee's name, years of service, current agency and position, and why he or she is being nominated.
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Critical knowledge of current, proposed, and needed federal and state 9-1-1, homeland security, and emergency communications legislation, regulation, and policy initiatives; and
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