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APCO Emerging Technology Forum
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Location
Sheraton Toronto Airport Hotel & Conference Centre
801 Dixon Rd Toronto, ON M9W 1J5 CanadaRefund Policy
Description
The APCO Emerging Technology Forum (ETF) is a two-day event created to meet the needs of public safety communications professionals who are looking to stay current on the latest and emerging technologies.
The APCO ETF is a partnership between APCO International and APCO Canada and will focus on educating attendees on the important role of new technologies for public safety communications at a time when a nationwide, interoperable public safety broadband network is becoming a reality.
Topics that will be presented include:
- NG9-1-1 Implementation Strategies and Considerations
- Text-to-911: Know Your Options
- Cybersecurity
- Public Safety Security Requirements for Mobile Apps
- P25 Technologies
- Public Safety Broadband
- Broadband and the Future User Experience
- The Use of Emerging Technologies in Emergency Management
- Mobile App Innovations
Organized by
APCO CANADAThe Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials, Canada, Inc. is a voluntary, not-for-profit organization dedicated to the enhancement of public safety communications. It serves the people who supply, install and operate the Emergency Communications Systems used around the Country from coast to coast to coast. Members come from every type of public safety organization in the country, including 9-1-1, police, fire and emergency medical services as well as emergency management, disaster planning and federal search and rescue personnel. The head office of APCO Canada is located at 440 Laurier Ave. West, Suite 200, in Ottawa, Ontario (K1R 7X6). The Association is affiliated with numerous Public Safety Communications organizations, including APCO International Inc., APCO Australasia and British APCO which collectively represent some 17,000 members world-wide. APCO Canada members strive to ensure that the safety of human life, the protection of property and the public welfare benefit to the utmost degree through the provision of the call-taking and dispatching of services to those who are in need.
APCO INTERNATIONALAPCO International is the world’s oldest and largest organization of public safety communications professionals and supports the largest U.S. membership base of any public safety association. It serves the needs of public safety communications practitioners worldwide - and the welfare of the general public as a whole – by providing complete expertise, professional development, technical assistance, advocacy and outreach.