2012 APCO/NENA Winter Session Set for Monday
The 2012 Virginia APCO/NENA Winter Session, a
one-day educational and informational conference on the latest issues affecting
Virginia’s public safety communications and the Virginia Chapters of APCO and NENA, will be held on
Monday, February 6, at the Chesterfield County Eanes-Pittman
Public Safety Training Center, 6610 Public Safety Way, Chesterfield,
Virginia. The agenda is now posted on the Conferences page.
For more information, visit Conferences.
Review and Comments on NG9-1-1 Sought
Most
recently, a presentation was made regarding the suggested path for the
Commonwealth to follow as we begin to move forward with the Next Generation of
9-1-1 commonly referred to as NG-911. I would like to invite our members
to read the document NG9-1-1 Implementation
Plan – Plan Document found by following this link.
Anyone who
holds a position in a Virginia 911 center needs to have an
opportunity to read and make comment/ask questions surrounding this suggested
plan. I would also encourage you to share this document with your Chiefs,
Sheriffs, City Managers, County Executives, County Administrators and members
of your IT Departments.
If
you find that there are areas where you would like to comment, while replying
to Ms. Spears-Dean, please include Athena Plummer - APCO
Representative on the IAT: aplummer@vbgov.com. So that we have
ample time to sort through your comments, please respond no later than February
10, 2012.
Julie
McKercher
Virginia Chapter President
2011 Public Safety Telecommunications Awards Program
Submit Nominations By February 29, 2012
The Virginia Chapter of APCO is
pleased to recognize the outstanding achievements of public safety telecommunicators within the
Each year, we receive many outstanding nominations in each category.
The program is successful because others took the time to nominate those
outstanding telecommunicators. Please take the time this year to submit a
nomination for an individual or team you believe to be worthy. For Nomination Forms and additional
information, visit Telecommunicator Awards Program.
APCO Member & Chapter Services Monthly
E-Newsletter 
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Issue
Officers and Board of Directors Take Office for 2011-2012
The new officers and board of directors took office on
Thursday, December 1, 2011.
Julie
McKercher (James City County) assumes the office of President for
2011-2012.
Rodney
Gentry (Hanover County) assumes the office of President-Elect for
2011-2012.
Richard
Troshak (Chesterfield County) is the newly elected Vice President
for 2011-2012
Cynthia
Bird Shrout (Fairfax County) is the newly elected Secretary for a
two-year term (2011-2013).
Carol
Adams (Stafford County) currently serves as the Chapter Treasurer
for a two-year term which expires in 2012.
Bill
Agee (Franklin County) serves as the APCO
International Executive Council Delegate for a two-year term which expires in
2012.
Athena
Plummer (Virginia Beach) and Greg
Staylor (Chesapeake) are serving as Chapter
Directors whose two year terms (2010-2012) expire in the fall of 2012.
Kathy
Richardson (Charlottesville-UVA-Albemarle
County) was reelected to a two-year term as Chapter Director (2011-2013.
Emily
Totten (Roanoke County) was elected to a two-year term as Chapter
Director (2011-2013).
Steve
Souder (Fairfax County) will serve on the Board of Directors as
Immediate Past President for the next year.
Thanks to each of our officers and board members for their dedicated
service on behalf of the Chapter and Association. For contact info and profiles, visit Officers.
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