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Renew Your NENA Membership for 2023

It’s time to renew your NENA membership! You can do it in just a few quick steps:

1. Simply log in to the NENA website. 
2. Go to your Manage Profile page. 
3. Click on Membership under the "Account History" header to view your renewal options. 
4. Pay online by check or credit card.
5. Print out a receipt for your records.

And don’t forget, group memberships are a great way to share all that NENA has to offer with everyone in your organization! And if you're retired (and have been a NENA member for at least 12 years), you can apply for our "Retired" member category. Click here for details.

 
Registration Now Open for 9-1-1 Goes to Washington

9-1-1 Goes to Washington (#NENAGTW) brings you and hundreds of your fellow 9-1-1 professionals together with government leaders in our nation's capital to address today's most pressing 9-1-1 and emergency communications issues. #NENAGTW is the only event where you learn about the policy challenges facing 9-1-1 and then take immediate action to address them through dialogue with your elected and appointed officials.

#NENAGTW offers you a significant opportunity to shape the nation’s emergency communications policy agenda. In order to address the needs of today’s 9-1-1 systems while laying the regulatory and legislative groundwork for next-generation systems, you must understand today’s 9-1-1 policy landscape and take an active role in educating policymakers to shape the laws and rules of tomorrow. At #NENAGTW, you will do both. Join us for a dynamic, interactive program where you receive:

  • The inside information you need to shape the 9-1-1 and emergency communications agendas for the Administration and Congress;
  • Critical knowledge of federal and state 9-1-1, homeland security, and emergency communications legislation, regulation, and policy initiatives; and
  • An opportunity to speak directly with members of Congress, administration officials, and key staff to make your voice heard on behalf of the entire 9-1-1 community. 

Click here to register, here to book your housing, and here to learn more. 

 
Make a Difference in the Future of 9-1-1 at #NENASBP


Learn, collaborate, and contribute at the NG9-1-1 Standards & Best Practices Conference!

#NENASBP (January 16-19, 2023 at the Hilton Clearwater in Clearwater, FL) is a conference unlike any other. It is an interactive, informative, attendee-driven event where you work to address the most pressing issues facing 9-1-1, including: recruitment, hiring, and retention; GIS and NG-data needs; location services and accuracy; culture; interoperability; telecommunicator SOPs; real-time text; transition planning; cybersecurity; multimedia messaging and accessibility; training; wellness and resiliency; the evolution of 9-1-1 center supervision and management; and more! Check out all the sessions here.

No other event provides you with the opportunity to shape the future of 9-1-1 and impact public safety for decades to come! Don’t miss your chance to be part of it! 

Click here to register and here to book your housing! Click here to learn more about #NENASBP.

 
Congrats to Our Newest ENPs | Get Ready to be Certified in 2023

Congratulations to the sixty-four 9-1-1 professionals who passed the fall 2022 ENP exam and are now certified Emergency Number Professionals! Well done! 

If becoming an ENP in 2023 is one of your goals, then get a jump start by taking part in a study group. Those who have taken the ENP exam will tell you that study groups are an invaluable resource. On Scene First's next session starts January 6. Learn more about this and other groups here

For more information on how you can achieve this prestigious professional designation, visit the ENP webpage

 
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Training Update
Women in 9-1-1 Webinar Announced for December 8: "Leadering" Out Loud
Women in 9-1-1 Webinar Series – LOL: "Leadering" Out Loud
Thursday, December 8 | 3PM Eastern (live) or On-Demand
Free! Click here to register!

Leadership is not uniform. It's not always crisp and sharp. Sometimes it’s loud, messy, and even a little chaotic. There are myriad ways to lead and figuring out when to play it by the book vs. when to be fun and flexible can be tricky at any stage in your leadership journey.

Join us for this webinar where you’ll learn how to integrate creativity into traditional modes of leadership. Come find out what "leadering" is all about - empowering others, shifting perspectives, promoting positivity, and being awesome while doing it – and how you can incorporate it into your leadership playbook.

Can't attend on the 8th? Register now and you will receive an email after the live presentation with instructions for accessing the on-demand webinar archive.

Presenter: Deranecque Sims, ENP, CPE – Memphis (TN) Police

CEUs: Attend this webinar and receive one-half ENP re-certification point towards the twelve-point maximum for NENA courses in the Professional Development CEU/Course Credits section.

Webinar Access Info: Dial-in and web-access details provided automatically via email upon registration.

 
Upcoming Courses
11.30.22 | 9-1-1 Customer Service: Takes Seconds, Saves Minutes | St. Charles, IL | Register 
12.01.22 | Enhanced Caller Management | ILO* | Register 
12.05.22 | (5-day course) | Center Manager Certification Program (CMCP) | Austin, TX | Register 
12.05.22 | Disaster Planning for the PSAP | ILO* | Register 
12.09.22 | Preventing Telecommunicator Tunnel Vision | Castle Hayne, NC | Register 
12.09.22 | Leadership in the 9-1-1 Center | ILO* | Register 
12.12.22 | (3-day course) | 9-1-1 Center Supervisor Program | Torrington, CT | Register 
12.12.22 | (5-day course) | Center Manager Certification Program (CMCP) | West Palm Beach, FL | Register 
12.15.22 | Preventing Telecommunicator Tunnel Vision | ILO* | Register 


*ILO stands for Instructor-Led Online

Visit the NENA Education Calendar to see additional upcoming classes in your area and online! 

 
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Volunteers Wanted
Help Develop Model Public Health Emergency Guidelines

The National Association of State EMS Officials (NASEMSO) is coordinating a project to develop guidelines for building collaboration between the four disciplines of EMS, 9-1-1, emergency management, and public health. NENA is supporting and participating in this project as a member of the Technical Expert Panel. As part of the project, NASEMSO is collecting the best practices and ideas for collaboration from across each state and from the representatives of the four disciplines.

Click here to provide your expertise for the project. The scan NASEMSO is doing is formed around 13 separate domains that are common throughout all states and all four of the disciplines. All are welcomed to take the time to go through the scan and provide links to materials or documents that you feel should be considered in developing the guidelines. 

 
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