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Thanks to all who helped make NENA 2021 such an amazing event! A big thanks goes out to our sponsors, speakers, exhibitors, volunteers, and especially the attendees who took the time out of their busy lives to join us in Columbus! Thank you to everyone who helped us raise more than $20,000 for 9-1-1 scholarships during the conference, including our donation-match partner, RapidSOS! You can help us provide even more vital training opportunities to members of our 9-1-1 family by texting NENA to 91999 and clicking the link in the reply message to complete your donation! Head over to the NENA Facebook page for more than 1,000 pictures from the conference and our seventh-annual Run for 9-1-1. Join us in congratulating our new Board of Directors President, Jennifer White, ENP. See videos that celebrate our NENA award winners from 2020 and 2021, recognize our Gold Line Scholarship recipients, and show off highlights of the conference. Couldn't make it to the conference or want to view recordings of sessions you missed? The NENA 2021 Live Learning Center will launch in a few weeks! It's never too late to explore the expo hall! Check out the exhibitor roster and visit their websites. Plan now to join us in Louisville for #NENA2022!    The new president of NENA is a 23-year veteran of 9-1-1 operations in east Tennessee, with a passion for investing in people. Jennifer White, ENP, is the 9-1-1 Director of the Loudon County (TN) Emergency Communications District. She and the rest of the 2021-2022 Board of Directors were sworn in on July 28 at the NENA 2021 Conference and Expo in Columbus, OH. White now leads the organization’s more than 17,000 members in advancing NENA’s mission to improve 9-1-1 through research, standards development, training, education, outreach, and advocacy. In remarks to the conference, Ms. White emphasized the need for 9-1-1 professionals to invest in themselves and in the association. "Give something of yourself and see the improvement in your own life, in the lives of those around you, in our profession, and in our association," she said. White also underscored the importance of education and active engagement in the 9-1-1 community, stating that, "When you participate, you’re not only growing as a 9-1-1 professional, but also ensuring that the public will get the best help possible when they need us." She continued, "Find your voice and be heard! We all have something to share that can benefit our peers." Click here to read more. 
Having adjudicated all comments, the NENA Spoofing Mitigation Information Document is now considered "stable." Per NENA IPR & Antitrust Policy, Section 4.5.1 "Stable Form Notice" is being issued and can be viewed here.
 Training Update
08.12.21 | Leadership in the 9-1-1 Center | ILO* | Register
08.16.21 | SOP Development: Refining & Enhancing Your 9-1-1 Center | Castle Hayne, NC | Register 08.18.21 | 9-1-1 Center Culture: A Strategy for Personal & Organization Success | Weyers Cave, VA | Register 08.19.21 | Enhanced Caller Management | ILO* | Register 08.23.21 | SOP Development: Refining & Enhancing Your 9-1-1 Center | ILO* | Register 08.24.21 | Advanced Police Dispatching | ILO* | Register 08.26.21 | Recruit, Hire, Retain, & Promote for Success | ILO* | Register 08.27.21 | Leadership in the 9-1-1 Center | Castle Hayne, NC | Register 08.30.21 | (5-day course) | Center Manager Certification Program (CMCP) | Appleton, WI | Register 08.30.21 | (3-day course) | Center Training Officer (CTO) Program | Colorado Springs, CO | Register 08.31.21 | Advanced Police Dispatching | ILO* | Register *ILO stands for Instructor-Led Online
 Document Announcementsi3v3 Accelerates the Drive Toward 21st-Century 9-1-1 Services On July 12, NENA released a landmark new version of its Next Generation 9-1-1 standard, a move that will accelerate the transition to smarter, faster, and more resilient emergency response. Version 3 of NENA's i3 Standard for Next Generation 9-1-1 includes key updates to NG9-1-1 infrastructure, paving the way for interoperability on a national and international scale. "This is a landmark moment in the evolution of NG9-1-1," said Gary Bell, ENP, President of NENA. "The public-safety community and the tech industry now have the most up-to-date, comprehensive, consensus-driven, open standard for NG9-1-1. This will no doubt hasten and strengthen our push to see NG9-1-1 systems, services, and products deployed coast to coast." The new version will serve as the foundation of a 21st Century, broadband-based 9-1-1 ecosystem. Version 3 changes include:
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 Volunteers WantedNENA is seeking volunteers to re-convene the Interface Specifications Development Workgroup. The workgroup will write a policy for contributing and managing code repositories for various NENA deliverables. The workgroup will write two versions of an administrative policy that: Deliverable 1
It is expected that this work will incorporate significant portions of IETF RFC 8874. This workgroup will pilot document version control using a code repository and will write initial drafts of documents in markdown. The workgroup will meet infrequently, such as monthly or quarterly. In lieu of attending frequent (e.g., weekly) meetings, participation in group mailing lists is REQUIRED as a condition of membership in this workgroup. Click here to join this WG.
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