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Earlier this week you received an email from NENA with a link to your 2015 NENA dues notice. Help NENA go green and save a stamp by choosing to pay online by check or credit card. If this is not an option for you or your agency, the email also contained a link allowing you to print out a copy of your invoice for local processing.
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In appreciation of your continued support, when you renew online by credit card before December 31, 2014, you will receive free access to an upcoming NENA webinar of your choice - a $50 value!
We look forward to sharing many new and exciting member benefits with you in the coming year!
During the focused, interactive working sessions of the NENA Development Conference (October 5-8 | Orlando, FL), you will explore how to address the current and future needs of public safety professionals and drive the development of standards and best practices.
This isn’t your typical conference where you just sit back and listen—it’s a venue for you to get personally involved and channel your energy and expertise to make a difference in the future of 9-1-1. It’s a hotbed for new ideas and a place where you can meet with your peers and experts from other fields to build partnerships and initiate forward-thinking projects that will move emergency communications into the 21st century. Your unique viewpoints drive the discussion and your contributions result in real, tangible gains for 9-1-1. You will leave energized, motivated, and brimming with new ideas. Fueled by what you have accomplished, you will return home eager to continue the important work begun at the event.
Click here for the latest schedule of sessions and here to check out full session details and deliverables.
Click here to register today! Click here to book your hotel room while rooms remain!
The public safety community is at an inflection point. On the one hand, the early hype about the wonders—and terrors—of Next Generation 9-1-1 is giving way to practical, real-world deployments of ESInets, Interim SMS text-to-9-1-1 systems, and components of the NG9-1-1 i3 architecture. At the same time, though, newer and newer technologies are making their way into emergency communications: Big Data, the Cloud, and the Internet of Things, for example.
During this fast-paced, informative NG9-1-1 Critical Issues Forum (October 8-9 | Orlando, FL), 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.
Check out the full Forum agenda and click here to register! Click here to book your housing before rooms run out!
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. 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.
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OPS UPDATE
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has posted Interim Guidance for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems and 9-1-1 Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) for Management of Patients with Known or Suspected Ebola Virus Disease in the United States online at the CDC website.
Coordination among PSAPs, the EMS system, health care facilities and the public health system is important for a coordinated response to Ebola. Each 9-1-1 and EMS system should seek the involvement of an EMS medical director to provide appropriate medical oversight. The guidance provided in this document is based on current knowledge of Ebola. It is intended for 9-1-1 Public Safety Answering Points, EMS and medical first responders including firefighters and law enforcement personnel. The guidance is not intended to set forth mandatory requirements or establish national standards.
GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS UPDATE
Nationwide collection of statistics about 911 systems is key to ensuring the development of optimal 911 services and the implementation of Next Generation 911 (NG911). With a more complete picture of 911 services nationwide, States will have access to important data to help educate local legislators, make system modifications and demonstrate the value of 911 to local governments, first responders and the community.
The National 911 Program has announced the National 911 Profile Database is open and accepting 911 system data for 2013. In cooperation with the National Association of State 911 Administrators (NASNA), the Program encourages states to voluntarily share information about a number of data points, including the number of 911 calls received, 911 fees and progress toward implementing NG911. The data collection process is underway through mid-September and a data analysis report will be available by the end of the calendar year.
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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
10.05.14 - Understanding Databases in NG9-1-1 - Orlando, FL (NENA Development Conference) - Register here!
10.05.14 - Interpersonal Skills in the 9-1-1 Center - Orlando, FL (NENA Development Conference) - Register here!
10.19.14 - Liability in the 9-1-1 Center - Springfield, IL (IPSTA Conference) - Register here!
10.26.14 - Disaster Planning for PSAP's - Wisconsin Dells, WI (WIPSCOM Conference) - Register here!
11.19.14 - Caught in the Middle: A Guide to Middle Management - Omaha, NE - Register here!
12.8-12.14 - Center Manager Certification Program (CMCP) - Davenport, IA - Register here!
2.2-6.15 - Center Manager Certification Program (CMCP) - Charleston, SC - Register here!
3.9-13.15 - Center Manager Certification Program (CMCP) - Bloomington, IN - Register here!
Questions? Want to bring a course directly to you?
Visit our Host a Course page to find out how you can bring it directly to you. You can also contact NENA's Education & Operational Issues Director, Ty Wooten, for additional information.
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