Congratulations to the twenty-eight 9-1-1 professionals who passed the summer 2019 ENP exam and are now certified Emergency Number Professionals! Well done! 

This past year we've certified a record number of new ENPs – 9-1-1 professionals from the public- and private-sectors who are committed to excellence in the industry and are the leaders of today and tomorrow. Becoming an ENP demonstrates your knowledge of 9-1-1, helps you grow in your career, and expands your professional network. If you meet the eligibility requirements, then start planning to sit for the ENP exam; the fall testing period is October 5-19, with the application window closing on September 6. Need some help getting ready? A study group, reference manual, and/or practice test can help you along your path to certification!

GeoComm is excited to present Public Safety Grade GIS for NG9-1-1 – Strategies for Success on Tuesday, September 24 at 2:00PM Eastern. It is fast becoming a reality that public-safety grade GIS data will be needed to support NG9-1-1 because consistent and accurate GIS data is at the core of the NG9-1-1 call routing process. It is essential to properly direct calls to the correct PSAP and share the GIS data used by 9-1-1 call takers and dispatchers to locate incidents and dispatch first responders. Featuring industry experts and GeoComm subject matter experts Deb Rozeboom, ENP, PMP, GISP and Kathy Liljequist, GISP, this webinar will:

• Provide a detailed look at what it means to achieve Public-Safety-Grade GIS Data
• Discuss overcoming the challenges local GIS departments may face when supporting NG9-1-1 functionality 
• Outline the responsibilities required for an on-going Public Safety Grade GIS Data maintenance program that meets requirements outlined in best practices and standards documentation such as the NENA Standard for NG9-1-1 GIS Data Model

This webinar is free to attend! Click here to register.

Empowering Women in 9-1-1
Wednesday, September 18 | 1PM Eastern (live) or On-Demand 
FREE! Click here to register!

Join NENA for the kickoff of the Women in 9-1-1 (WIN) webinar series! Attend this hour-long webinar where nationally-recognized leaders will provide: 

• Insights on developing leadership skills to grow as a 9-1-1 professional;
• Ideas about how we as women (and allies) can better support women in the 9-1-1 industry; and
• Tips on how to recruit and mentor the next generation of women in 9-1-1.

Presenters: Monica Million, ENP - NENA President | Christy Williams - NENA Past President

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

Can't attend on the 18th? Register now and you will receive an email after the live presentation with instructions for accessing the on-demand webinar archive.

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

09.08.19 | 9-1-1 Center Culture: A Strategy for Personal & Organizational Success | Murfreesboro, TN | Register
09.09.19 | Tactical Dispatch for the Telecommunicator | Traverse City, MI | Register
09.09.19 | Enhanced Caller Management | Wheaton, IL | Register
09.09.19 | Cybersecurity Awareness | Washington, D.C. | Register
09.11.19 | Liability Issues in the 9-1-1 Center | State College, PA | Register
09.13.19 | Advanced Fire & EMS Dispatching | Gurnee, IL | Register
09.16.19 | (3-day course) | Center Training Officer Program (CTO) | NENA Education Summit – Rochester, NY | Register
09.16.19 | Advanced Fire & EMS Dispatching | NENA Education Summit – Rochester, NY | Register
09.17.19 | Enhanced Caller Management | NENA Education Summit – Rochester, NY | Register
09.17.19 | Advanced Fire & EMS Dispatching | Washington, D.C. | Register
09.18.19 | Advanced Police Dispatching | NENA Education Summit – Rochester, NY | Register
09.18.19 | Advanced Fire & EMS Dispatching | Washington, D.C. | Register
09.20.19 | Cybersecurity Awareness | Washington, D.C. | Register
09.24.19 | Tactical Dispatch for the Telecommunicator | Dublin, OH | Register
09.25.19 | Advanced Police Dispatching | Franklin, IN | Register
09.27.19 | Tactical Dispatch for the Telecommunicator | Oregon, IL | Register

Check out the NENA Education Calendar to see additional upcoming classes!

NENA is pleased to open the nominations process for our 2020-21 Board of Directors election! This election will be for the following positions: 

• Second Vice President
• Southeastern Region Director 
• Western Region Director
• Private Director

Qualifications
Each Officer or Director of the Association at the time of their nomination and throughout all times during their candidacy and term(s) of service, must:

• Maintain membership, in good standing, in the Association;
• Maintain certification as an Emergency Number Professional in accordance with the prevailing requirements for that certification;
• Discharge, with all due diligence, the duties attendant upon the position they hold;
• Comply with all Association policies pertaining to activities of the Association in which they participate;
• If serving as a Region Director, reside within the Region represented;
• If serving as the Private Sector Director, maintain the status of Private Sector member; and
• If serving as an Officer:
• Derive no more than 15% of their instantaneous income from for-profit or commercial activity that is connected in any way to the 9-1-1 industry;
• Annually, or at the time of any change in employment, sign an affidavit of compliance attesting that they meet this qualification; and
• Consent to the release, at any time, of any employment, financial, or tax information that may be requested by the Board of Directors in order to validate compliance with this qualification.

Click here to download a .zip file of documents and resources that includes:

• Statement of Responsibilities
• Must be signed by nominee and co-signed by an agency representative (if applicable)
• Nomination Form
• Can be completed by the applying candidate or by a third-party nominator
• Relevant NENA polices and procedures
• NENA's bylaws

Click here to fill out your board nomination form online. A paper form is available in the .zip file of documents and resources.

The nomination deadline is 5PM Eastern on September 25, 2019. Contact the Elections Committee with any questions about the nomination process, eligibility requirements, or general election details.

NENA's GIS Template Working Group is pleased to announce the availability of its DRAFT GIS data templates for public review and consideration. The GIS templates are a direct interpretation of the NG9-1-1 GIS Data Model.

The primary purpose of the GIS data templates is as a common data structure for data exchange between agencies or their vendors. Before the GIS Template Working Group publishes its final deliverables, it is interested in hearing from any agency willing to extract, transform, or load (ETL) their GIS data into one of these templates. The working group is particularly interested in hearing about any complications, challenges, limitations or other problems associated with the ETL process.

There are four files provided as part of this public review period and are combined into this zip file. First, two scripts the GIS Template Working Group used to create the GIS data templates are being provided (i.e. .sql & .py). While the scripts are not, technically speaking, the official deliverables of the working group, the working group felt it was important to be open about how the GIS template deliverables were created. Second, two GIS data template structures are being provided. One data template structure is provided as a Esri File Geodatabase which the user will need to first extract. The other data template structure is provided as a PostgreSQL database dump file.

The GIS Template Working Group would appreciate your review by Friday, September 13. Contact Jason Horning with any questions or comments.

The NG911 Institute welcomes the nomination (including self-nomination) of prospective Board Members who are committed to the mission of the NG911 Institute and are prepared to dedicate themselves in the service of our organization. Institute Board Members are expected to: 

• Contribute on a national board to exercise governance, abide by fiduciary functions, and be active in carrying out the mission of the Institute;
• Become more fully informed on the various activities of the Institute, the Congressional NextGen 911 Caucus, other related and cooperating Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO’s), and the partners of the organization;
• Promote the NG911 Institute and the advancement of emergency services nationwide;
• Support an organization that works to educate the public and Congress on the issues facing emergency communications;
• Assist the Congressional NextGen 911 Caucus in their mission of advancing 911 services nationwide; and
• Recognize individuals for their heroism and leadership in the public safety field.

Click here to learn more and submit a nomination by September 12.

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.