NENA NEWS
Join us for the 2012 URISA/NENA 2012 Addressing Conference, taking place August 6-9 in Memphis, TN ,at the Peabody Hotel! This is only conference where GIS professionals, addressing coordinators, and 9-1-1 and emergency response specialists come together for education and networking.
The URISA/NENA Addressing Conference begins with full-day preconference courses, followed by two days of keynotes, breakout sessions, networking events, and valuable time with exhibitors. The conference concludes on Thursday morning with an off-site technical tour.
Learn more about the conference and register online here.
Visit the NENA YouTube Channel to watch an interview with this year's Founders Award recipient Scott Hovey conducted by NENA Past President Ron Bonneau. During the 13-minute interview, Ron and Scott discuss Scott's development of the nation's first selective router and the significant role he played in the early days of 9-1-1.
The NENA 2012 Live Learning Center provides you with online, on-demand access to audio and synchronized presentation materials from nearly every Education & Training Session held at NENA 2012. That's 80 hours of expert presentations addressing best practices, innovations, trends, and more available at the click of a mouse!
Make sure the addresses (email and postal) that we have on file for you are current! Please log in to your online member account to verify or update your information, or send an email to Bri Robinson.
UPCOMING DEADLINES
The application for the Summer exam period is now closed, but register before September 10, 2012, to secure your seat in the next ENP examination window: October 6-20, 2012. Visit the ENP Web page for more information.
GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS UPDATE
Late last week, NENA filed comments with the FCC in response to the Public Notice on Implementation of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 Provisions Concerning Multi-Line Telephone Systems, adopted by the Commission on May 21, 2012.
EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION NEWS
NENA recently launched a FREE email 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. Knowledgeable editors handpick key articles from hundreds of publications, summarize them and provide direct links to the original sources.
In other words, we do all the research and 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 email 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.
CHAPTER CONFERENCES
Arizona NENA Conference | July 8-10 | Litchfield Park, AZ
Kentucky Emergency Services Conference | September 4-7 | Louisville, KY
North Carolina NENA Conference | August 26-29 | Wilmington, NC
NENA Ontario Conference | September 16-19 | Oshawa, ON
Tennessee NENA Conference | September 23-26 | Kingsport, TN
Wisconsin NENA Conference | October 7-10 | Wisconsin Dells, WI
Colorado NENA Conference | October 10-12 | Longmont, CO
Alabama NENA's Gulf Coast Conference | October 14-17 | Orange Beach, AL
Illinois Public Safety Telecommunications Conference | October 21-24 | Springfield, IL
South Carolina NENA Conference | October 24-26 | Myrtle Beach, SC
To have your upcoming Chapter Conference or event listed here and on the website, please email details to cnussman@nena.org.
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