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The Only Regional Public Safety Conference Serving the 13 Western Regional States in 2006
About the Conference
Portland, Oregon is the location for the 2006 APCO
Western Regional Conference taking place March 12-15, 2006. Hosted by the Oregon
APCO/NENA chapter.
You can't afford to miss it with all of these features:
About the Location
The 2006 APCO Western
Regional Conference is located at the
Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Oregon.
The host hotel for the convention is the
Doubletree Hotel & Executive Meeting Center Portland-Lloyd Center.
2006 Professional Development Tracks
Operations & Training
A professional track with focus
placed on the recruitment, screening,
hiring, retention and training of
telecommunicators. Presentations
are designed for operations’ personnel
wishing to increase their
level of understanding of public
safety communications, and for
supervisors and managers intent on
process improvements.
Just a few of the topics offered:
- Fundamentals of Leadership
- Recruitment and Retention
- New Hire Screening and Selection
- Stress Management
- 24 Hour Scheduling
- Training Techniques
Management & Planning
The target audience for this track is
management and administrative
staff who are responsible for mid to
upper level decision-making. These
presentations also provide an
opportunity for those interested in
advancement to sharpen their
supervisory skills as well as the
unique opportunity to become better
acquainted with the expanding
role of public safety communications.
Just a few of the topics offered:
- Problem Solving
- Developing Recognition Programs
- Homeland Security
- Planning
- Federal Grants
- Interoperability
- Survivability/Redundancy
- Security
Technology
This track is specifically targeted at
those who design and/or maintain
radio, telephone, MDT, CAD and
other public safety telecommunications
systems.
Just a few of the topics offered:
- P25 Town Hall: Let’s Have an OPEN discussion!
- 9-1-1/FCC/ADA Regulatory Issues
- Rebanding 800MHz
- Wireless 9-1-1 Locationu
- Narrow Banding
- Emerging Technology/Telematics
- Wi-Fi
- SDR-Software Defined Radios
- UWB-Ultra Wide Band
- Up-to-date Technology
- Telematics Standards and Training Guidelines
- Communications & Information
Systems Design & Support
- Spatially Enabling Your PSAP
- Integrated Command & Control
- Mobile Command Posts
Click here to view the vendors represented at the conference!
For information about exhibit booths and/or vending, please contact
Larry Hatch.
Kenote Speakers
Monday, March 13
10:30AM - 12PM
Steve Ford
Living Life with Character
Monday, March 13
1PM - 2:30PM
Clair Berger
52 Ways to Have Fun at Work
Tuesday, March 14
3PM - 4:30PM
Jan Eliot
Success Against the Odds
Wednesday, March 15
10AM - 11:30AM
Rick Kercshner
Thriving in Turbulent Times