NENA NEWS
Attendees of our conference are always looking for new and better ways of doing things in their professional and personal lives. Feedback from previous conferences shows that attendees expect to walk out of each breakout with key takeaways that are new and can be immediately implemented when they return to their offices.
This is where we want your help. The NENA 2015 Conference Team is looking for session proposals in the following topic areas: Accessibility; Analytics & Big Data; Applications & Technology Innovation; Call Taking & Processing; Data Management & Utilization; GIS; Hiring & Staffing; Interpersonal Issues; Leadership & Management; Next Generation 9-1-1; Personal & Professional Development; Preparedness & Contingency Planning; PSAP Administration; Public Education & Outreach; Regulation, Policy, & Governance; Stress, Health, & Wellness; Text Messaging; Training; and Wireless Challenges.
To ensure your submission receives due consideration, please ensure that:
- Your proposal is issue-focused, not product-focused;
- Your 65-word presentation description contains a precise objective and a clear audience takeaway; and
- You use proper grammar, capitalization, and punctuation.
Submit your great ideas by October 31, 2014. The online submission form for session abstracts is available at www.nena.org/nena2015/cfp. You can email Chris Nussman with any questions you may have.
Click here to view the virtual brochure for the upcoming NENA Development Conference and NG9-1-1: Are We There Yet Critical Issues Forum. You may also download a copy here. These two unique and forward-looking events are being held back-to-back at the Caribe Royale in Orlando, FL, from October 5-9. Click here to register and here to make your hotel reservations.
At the NENA Development Conference, the event’s unique, output-oriented program offers you the flexibility to focus on the issues that are important to you in a dynamic, cooperative atmosphere. The important, hands-on work done during the event not only yields immediate rewards for the public safety community, but also bolsters NENA’s current standards development and helps define the Association’s path forward for the next year. Click here to learn about the issues to be worked at this year's NDC...
During the fast-paced, informative day-and-a-half NG9-1-1 Critical Issues Forum, you will hear from leaders in the field and gain the insights you need to navigate through the challenges ahead. Everyone involved in 9-1-1, from 9-1-1 authority personnel and county managers to PSAP managers, supervisors, and telecommunicators, will leave this event with an NG9-1-1 Preparation Checklist and a clear understanding of where we are, where we’re going, and, most importantly, how to get there.
Thinking about achieving Emergency Number Professional certification? Becoming part of a study group is a valuable tool in preparing for the exam. To join the group hosted by Mission Critical Partners that meets on Mondays beginning today, email Louisa Lake.
Click here to learn more about other study groups.
Looking to get more out of your career? Want to stay on top of the latest in emergency communications? Need continuing education credits? NENA’s education program has just what you are looking for! We've already scheduled dozens of educational opportunities for you in 2014 and are adding more to the calendar every day! Upcoming offerings include:
Our courses and certification programs, developed and led by experts in the field, provide relevant, informative, and up-to-date training on all aspects of 9-1-1 technology and PSAP operations. Check out the current list of classes toward the end of this email or view it online. Contact Ty Wooten if you would like to book a class in your area, or if you have any questions.
And don't forget to like the NENA Education & Training Facebook page for the latest news and announcements!
Thanks to all who helped make NENA 2014 such an amazing event! A big thanks goes to our sponsors, speakers, exhibitors, volunteers, and especially the attendees who took the time out of their busy lives to join us in Nashville!
Couldn't attend? Visit the NENA Live Learning Center to purchase online, on-demand access to audio and synchronized presentation materials from nearly every Education & Training Session held at NENA 2014.
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
Colorado began working on becoming active approximately seven years ago. Dianne Russell and Joe Ribiero were the state coordinators at that time.
"They worked very hard in creating a mutual aid agreement between Colorado TERT and the state; we were just never able to get to those final stages. I took over as state coordinator in 2013 and have been working with and tirelessly harassing the State Resource Ordering manager Bill Miederhoff. With his help and support, we were able to create an agreement with the state that qualified us to be TERT active.
This has been a huge accomplishment for our state and absolutely would not be possible without all of the help from our 11 Regional Coordinators and all of our TERT members who have continued to work toward this goal. We all are passionate about TERT and firmly believe in dispatchers helping dispatchers. Natalie Duran's continued support for our state and our members has been immeasurable. On behalf of Colorado TERT, we thank you.
Colorado Regional Coordinators are now working on contacting every Comm Center in our state, sending them a TERT survey and agreement to sign as well as update our data base of TERT members. This is proving to be very time consuming as well, but as proven, we are very patient...and persistent!"
Click here to join the TERT mailing list.
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 (a members-only feature), and manage postings online.
UPCOMING EDUCATION COURSES
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