NENA NEWS
New for NENA 2012, NENA is offering installment plan pricing designed to promote ease of payment for 9-1-1 professionals attending the conference. This offer is only available online and registration must be submitted by November 15, 2011.
As an active member, you know the value of NENA membership. Earn rewards by spreading the word to peers and coworkers about the benefits of belonging to the association!
HOW IT WORKS
Participation has never been easier. Simply log in to the new nena.org, click on the Refer a Friend link from the "My NENA Account" menu on the left-hand side of the screen, and send out your personal referral link to invite friends and colleagues to join online. This exciting new feature even allows you to track your invitations and rewards points along the way! For those recruits who choose to sign up using NENA's printable membership application, make sure they include your name in the "Referred by" line of the application.
ONLINE SIGN UP = DOUBLE THE REWARDS
For each new member you recruit using the online Refer a Friend system between now and February 29, 2012, you will receive two (2) member-rewards points good towards your choice of prizes. For each new member you recruit using the printable application, you will receive one (1) member-rewards point good towards your choice of prizes. Items available as rewards include mugs, candy jars, and even complimentary registration to NENA 2012. The more you recruit, the greater the prize.
Start recruiting today! Visit the Member Recruitment & Rewards page for a full listing of prizes and full program details.
You no longer have to wait for your renewal statement to arrive in the mail! Save time and paper by renewing online today. The new NENA website offers you the ability to instantly renew your membership online by credit card or check in just a few easy steps: Simply log in, go to your Manage Profile page, and click on Membership under the "Account History" header to view your renewal options. From there you can pay online and print out a receipt for your records.
Help NENA go green and paperless by taking advantage of this quick and easy renewal option!
Don't wait! You can make your hotel reservations right now for NENA 2012! Book early to ensure the best rates and availability. Attendees have a number of properties to choose from, including:
- Hyatt Regency Long Beach
- AVIA Long Beach
- The Westin Long Beach
- Courtyard Long Beach Downtown
- Renaissance Long Beach Hotel
- Hilton Long Beach & Executive Meeting Center
Detailed descriptions of each property are available by clicking here.
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Industry buzz is all about the cloud. This free, one-hour webinar discusses how cloud computing can overcome the unique challenges of routing and delivering emergency data and services to public safety answering points. The webinar demonstrates the value cloud computing adds to emergency communications and the particular design of a distributed network and a central (cloud) computing-enabled public safety network.
Can public safety apply lessons learned in the commercial and other government sectors? This webinar will demonstrate the feasible opportunity available to expand real-time life-saving data and services to better serve our citizens and help save lives and improve operational continuity. Impacts and implementation issues will be addressed in this timely discussion.
NENA Members can now visit the members-only group page to view the first edition of The Call E-magazine. We hope you enjoy this new benefit of membership! The E-magazine mirrors the print version with the added benefit of click-through functionality for easy access to articles from the table of contents, to advertisers websites, and to all website and e-mail references, bringing you that much closer to the answers you need. Since the E-magazine version will be archived, you will also be able to search through past issues for articles and advertisements.
Want to include your advertising message in the Winter issue of The Call? Contact Shaun Greyling at (800) 369-6220 ext. 3385, or sgreylin@naylor.com.
NENA President Rick Galway recently announced that Immediate Past President Steve O’Conor has accepted a job in the private sector and, in accordance with NENA’s bylaws, resigned from the Executive Board. "On behalf of the Executive Board, I thank Steve for his exemplary service to NENA," said Galway. "He has been a valuable asset to the association for many years — first as a committee volunteer, then as a committee leader, and, most recently, on the Executive Board. I wish him the best in his new position and look forward to his continued involvement in other NENA activities." O’Conor will remain as Chair of the Publications Committee.
Article IV Section 2 of NENA’s bylaws states that, "[Executive Board] Officers may derive no more than 15% of their income from commercial activity connected in any way to the 9-1-1 industry." The position of Immediate Past President will remain vacant until June of 2012 when President Galway assumes that office.
GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS UPDATE
"Lives are saved every day thanks to America’s 9-1-1 system. Decades of government leadership and steady technological progress have given citizens a reliable 9-1-1 system they can trust. In return, citizens trust their state and local governments to responsibly manage the funds collected to pay for 9-1-1 systems. Misuse of 9-1-1 funds not only puts one of the nation’s most critical systems at risk; it also breaks the trust established with the public.
"Unfortunately, some state and local governments continue to see 9-1-1 revenues as a funding source for other programs. Funds the public remits in good faith specifically for 9-1-1 purposes must be used to further 9-1-1’s most basic purpose: to ensure that 9-1-1 callers can quickly be located in emergency situations and receive an effective emergency response. NENA encourages Congress, the FCC, and leaders in all fifty states to take action to end the practice of redirecting 9-1-1 fee revenues and ensure 9-1-1 systems have the funding necessary for the technological upgrades necessary to keep pace with consumer expectations and enable the seamless sharing of voice, text, video, and other data between citizens, 9-1-1 centers, and first responders."
Click here to read statements from other public safety and wireless industry groups.
On September 22, 2011, the Federal Communications Commission adopted a Notice of Proposed Rule making in the Next Generation 911 (NG911) proceeding. The NG911 NPRM sought comment on a number of issues related to accelerating the development and deployment of NG911 technology that will enable the public to send emergency communications to 911 Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) via text, photos, videos, and data and enhance the information available to PSAPs and first responders for assessing and responding to emergencies. TheNG911NPRMset deadlines for filing comments and reply comments at 60 and 90 days after publication in the Federal Register. On October 12, 2011, the Federal Register published a summary of the NG911 NPRM. Accordingly, comments must be filed on or before December 12, 2011; and reply comments must be filed on or before January 10, 2012. The NG911 NPRM sets forth the comment filing instructions.
For further information regarding this proceeding, contact Patrick Donovan, Attorney Advisor, Policy Division, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, (202) 418-241.
EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION NEWS
NENA recently launched a FREE e-mail news service called Public Safety SmartBrief. It provides a weekly summary of news, trends, and updates on public safety issues — not just 9-1-1, but police, fire, and EMS as well. Knowledgeable editors handpick key articles from hundreds of publications, summarize them, & provide direct links to the original sources. In other words, we do all the research & you get the latest news in your inbox or on your handheld device, absolutely free.
HELP WANTED
NENA’s new and improved career center now offers more options and search functionality to job seekers and recruiters, including the ability to browse openings by category, subscribe to receive e-mail notifications of new openings, and apply for openings directly online. Recruiters can now view and rate candidates applying for openings, search the resume database of available candidates (members-only feature), and manage postings online.
Visit the Career Center to learn more.
UPCOMING EVENTS
At the NENA Development Conference
(formerly TDC/ODC), you have the opportunity to learn, in-depth,
about the latest issues facing public safety, collaborate with
your peers on documents and standards that will govern the emergency
communications landscape of the 21st century, and contribute to
9-1-1’s long-term ability to overcome (and proactively prevent) the challenges
ahead.
From both the technical and operations
perspectives, attendees of this working conference can expect to roll up their
sleeves and lend their expertise to bolster NENA’s current initiatives and
identify the emerging topics that will define the association’s path forward in
2012.
Find out more about the NDC:
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