East Coast Regional Conference
Enjoys A Great Success
9/2002
A year of hard work for the NC Chapters of APCO and NENA
recently paid off with
big benefits for both chapters. Conference Chair Wesley Reid and Tresurer
Robby Robinson
presented the proceed checks to each chapter president at the
2002 Annual Fall Conference in New Bern.
NC APCO Proposes New
Travel Policy
The Board of Officers have drafted a new Travel Policy to
standardize approved
travel sponsored by the Chapter. Comments are welcome to the draft
proposal
which can be found on the By-Laws page.
East Coast Regional Conference comes
to North Carolina
1/2002
The North Carolina Chapter will host the 2002 APCO East Coast
Regional Conference,
co-sponsored with our sister organization NC NENA, May 3 - 6, 2002 in
Greensboro, NC
Come join us for all the fun !
New ALI Standards from BellSouth to include
Wireless Phase II Data
7/16/2001
BellSouth recently announced the release of the updated
documentation for their ALI data stream for all their
Enhanced 9-1-1 customers. The document, TR-73528, details most all the
technical information
relating to delivery and routing of 9-1-1 calls and data through their network
to the PSAP. Centers will
need this important information as they begin Wireless Phase II implementation.
National APCO Breaks Ground for New Headquarters Building
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APCO International Breaks Ground for
New Building
SOUTH DAYTONA, Fla. (Feb. 6, 2000)
-The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International, Inc. held
its official groundbreaking ceremony today for its new headquarters, the J. Rhett
McMillian Jr. Building, in Daytona Beach.
APCO board members, Executive Council members, employees, area dignitaries and members of
the press attended the ceremony held at the Christ Community Church reception hall next to
the 3.5-acre site where the building will stand.
APCO named the building to honor the late McMillian, a past APCO president and the
organization's first employee. McMillian is considered to have been a visionary in the
realm of public safety communications. He is responsible for transforming APCO, originally
a police organization, into the world's oldest and largest not-for-profit professional
organization dedicated to the enhancement of public safety communications.
McMillian believed the public safety community needed strong representation in local and
national affairs and envisioned an association that would lead public safety agencies in
developing a plan of action for communication and training standards, radio spectrum
allocation, new technology and common policy development.
Today that vision has become a reality, with APCO playing a vital role in major public
safety issues such as promoting wireless enhanced 9-1-1, increasing radio frequency
allotment and ensuring effective, reliable inter-agency and intra-agency communications.
APCO fosters the development and progress of the art of public safety communications
through research projects, planning and training.
APCO members hope the new 13,000-square-foot building will help make the organization more
visible to the local population. "Having headquarters of the world's largest public
safety communications organization located here will be an asset to the city of Daytona
Beach and its surrounding communities," APCO President Joe Hanna said. "APCO
will continue to serve as a major force in public safety communications, helping to
implement new technology and advocating vital legislation to safeguard the lives and
property of citizens everywhere."
APCO's 13,600 members include police, fire, emergency medical services, forestry, military
and government personnel who manage and operate public safety facilities throughout the
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