NENA NEWS
No matter what your role is in public safety, NENA 2013 delivers the education, resources, and contacts you need to be better equipped to do your job and actively prepare for the road ahead.
Featuring inspiring keynote speakers, dozens of education and training sessions designed to inform and empower, comprehensive full-day and multi-day courses and workshops with real-world applications, unparalleled opportunities to network with peers and make the right connections, and an expo hall showcasing cutting-edge products and services, NENA 2013 is the must-attend event of the year for today's emergency communications professional. Don't miss your chance to be a part of it!
If you haven't yet gotten to see The Call, the new movie starring Halle Berry as a 9-1-1 call taker (or want to see it again), here's your opportunity to check it out AND support the NENA Foundation's Friends of 9-1-1 campaign! Between now and June 17, anyone who donates $20 or more to the Foundation will receive a ticket to a special screening of the movie arranged in partnership with Sony Pictures during NENA 2013 on the evening of Monday, June 17 in Charlotte, NC - just a few blocks away from the Charlotte Convention Center!
When you support the Friends of 9-1-1™, you enable the NENA Foundation to carry out activities including:
- 9-1-1 career training programs for America’s veterans, high school, junior college, and vocational students;
- Scholarships, continuing education, and career advancement opportunities for 9-1-1 professionals; and
- Public awareness campaigns to educate and inform consumers about access to, and usage of, the 9-1-1 system as public safety technologies and consumer communications products evolve.
Click here to make your secure, tax-deductible donation online and reserve your spot. Space is limited!
Click here to learn more about Friends of 9-1-1.
Contact Chris Nussman with any questions regarding The Call event in Charlotte or Friends of 9-1-1.
NENA and the American Red Cross will be holding a blood drive on Tuesday, June 18 at NENA 2013 in Charlotte, NC. The drive will take place from 10AM - 2:30PM in the Expo Hall. To make an appointment go to www.redcrossblood.org, click on
All NENA 2013 attendees are invitied to celebrate the NG9-1-1 Institute's partnership with NENA on Tuesday evening at 6:30PM in the Westin Providence Ballroom! Attend for a great opportunity to meet Institute leaders and members of the 9-1-1 profession from all across the country, support this partnership, and learn about the Institute and the Congressional NextGen 9-1-1 Caucus. David Turetsky, Chief of the FCC Public Safety & Homeland Security Bureau, will give remarks. RSVP preferred, but not required, to contactus@ng911institute.org.
Free NENA Webinar: Smart911 from AT&T: Lessons from the Field
Thursday, June 13, 2013 1:00PM (ET)/ 10AM (PT)
Sponsored by AT&T
Register today for free!
During this free webinar, you will hear real-world experiences from public safety agencies that are using Smart911 from AT&T to deliver life-saving information with incoming 9-1-1 calls. Learn how citizens can create "Safety Profiles" containing supplemental emergency information that can help reduce call taking time and help to enhance emergency response.
Register today for free live and on-demand webinar access!
This is a sponsored webinar. NENA does not endorse this product and/or service.
State and local 9-1-1 professionals, Federal agency representatives, and other 9-1-1 stakeholders will gather to participate in the "State of 9-1-1" webinar discussion, presented by the National 9-1-1 Program, Wednesday, July 10 from 12PM-1PM Eastern.
This webinar, the fifth in a bimonthly series, will feature a discussion of activities in support of NG9-1-1 being conducted by law enforcement, a presentation from the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG), and an open Q&A session.
To register for the webinar, Wednesday, July 10 2013 from 12PM-1PM Eastern, please go to www.911.gov and click on the "State of 911 Webinar series" under "Announcements" in the lower-right corner of the home page.
NENA members can save up to 32% off UPS Express air and international shipments. That’s a significant savings over FedEx published rates!* All this with the peace of mind that comes from using the carrier that delivers outstanding reliability, greater speed, more service, and innovative technology. UPS guarantees delivery of more packages around the world than anyone, and delivers more packages overnight on time in the U.S. than any other carrier, including FedEx.
Simple shipping! Special savings! It's that easy! For complete details or to sign up, click here.
We are excited to announce the launch of a new rewards program - available exclusively to you as a member of NENA! To join, log in to nena.org and click on the Member Rewards link from your member profile menu.
Designed to provide exclusive money-saving offers to our members, the new Member Rewards program gives you immediate access to THOUSANDS of discounts from a wide variety of exciting companies like AMC Theatres, Sprint, Walt Disney World, Red Lobster, 1-800-Flowers, Macy's and many more. There is an annual fee of $19.95* to join.
Join now, browse great deals, and start saving today! PLUS, a small portion of the proceeds will go to support NENA initiatives and help keep your membership dues low. Thank you for your support... and happy savings.
Joining NENA in Charlotte for NENA 2013 Conference & Expo? Check out your exclusive money-saving offers in the Charlotte area including savings on Carowinds Amusement park tickets, Charlotte culinary tours, and Indy and stock car driving experiences.
NENA's Center Manager Certification Program (CMCP) is designed to equip recently hired, newly promoted, and aspiring PSAP and 9-1-1 Authority managers and supervisors with the tools needed to effectively manage their agency through a rigorous 40-hour course of lecture and lab-based education. For more seasoned 9-1-1 professionals, the CMCP may serve to fill in some of the gaps and strengthen core competencies required in emergency communications center management.
The CMCP, unlike many other upper-level emergency communications training programs, utilizes a real-world, hands-on approach that is focused on topics encountered daily by managerial and supervisory level personnel: Business Writing, Financial Management, Human Resources, Legal Issues, and Communications Skills. With a curriculum built by current and former 9-1-1 center managers with decades of combined supervisory and training experience, the program will provide you with knowledge and skills that can immediately and drastically improve your on-the-job effectiveness and enhance your agency's everyday operations.
Register for upcoming CMCPs:
Registration coming soon for:
- 12.09-13 in Gainesville, FL
NENA and URISA are pleased to announce the newly re-engineered Locating the Future Conference (formerly known as the URISA/NENA Addressing Conference). The conference will take place at the historic Union Station in St. Louis, MO, from November 3-6, 2013.
With the new theme comes an invigorated slate of topics relating to location, addressing, public safety, emergency management, and 9-1-1. The world is changing at a rapid pace, and technologies related to location are more and more common. How do location and addressing adapt?
Call for Presentations
Consider participating as a speaker to showcase innovation, case studies, and best practices. There is a format to fit your speaking style, from a formal presentation and panel discussion to a complete interactive session or IGNITE talk.
Housing Information
The conference will take place at the St. Louis Union Station Hotel. We were able to obtain an extremely attractive room rate of $119 single/double. Reservations must be made by October 2, 2013. Make your reservation now while there is availability.
Curious about how to get the most out of your membership? Check out the new 2013 NENA Membership Guide! It's full of information about the myriad benefits and resources available to you as a NENA member (We've got a lot to offer!). In addition to the virtual edition, keep your eyes peeled for the print version, which should be arriving in your mailbox shortly. Contact us if you would like additional copies to distribute as part of our 2013 recruitment efforts!
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.
OPS UPDATE
NENA is in the process of establishing a Special Committee to work with the Department of Defense and representatives of its branches for the purpose of sharing our collective knowledge pertaining to 9-1-1. The Department of Defense is pursuing an agency-wide initiative to deploy E9-1-1 on every military installation. Military installations have a variety of existing 9-1-1 systems ranging from E9-1-1 answered on base to E9-1-1 answered off base to nothing at all, and most other situations in between. Our goal is to ensure that the department has the knowledge and understanding to make intelligent decisions as they move through their deployment activities.
In terms of participation, we are looking for NENA PSAP representatives that deal with each of the branches (i.e. one for Army, one for USAF, one for USMC, and one for Navy). We expect to use web-based teleconferencing to the greatest degree possible to achieve our goals.
We will be having a committee kick-off meeting at NENA 2013 in Charlotte on Tuesday, June 18 at 1:00PM ET in Room 205. A phone bridge will also be available.
GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS UPDATE
FEMA provides state and local governments with preparedness program funding in the form of Non-Disaster Grants to enhance the capacity of state and local emergency responders to prevent, respond to, and recover from a weapons of mass destruction terrorism incident involving chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive devices and cyber attacks.
Click here for more information.
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.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Save the Date: Nov. 2-6 at the Union Station Hotel in St. Louis, MO! This conference, held in conjunction with URISA, focuses on the importance of addresses and locations in 9-1-1, public safety, emergency management, and other fields. GIS professionals, addressing coordinators, planners, 9-1-1 and emergency response specialists come together for workshops, education, collaboration, and networking. Registration and additional details coming soon!
|
|
|
