Conferences

Register Now To Attend The

2012 Virginia NENA / APCO Spring Conference

3900 Atlantic Avenue

Virginia Beach, Virginia

May 16 - 18, 2012

Registration

Registration is now open for the 2012 NENA/APCO Spring Conference. The conference has a new venue on the boardwalk with all rooms the same price. There are twenty (20) sessions packed with valuable information and two (2) pre-conference classes.

To relax, there will be a welcome reception on Wednesday evening with conference registration and check-in. Thursday evening's live entertainment will be presented by "Atlantic Groove"!

Arrangements made by the conference committee with the Holiday Inn® & Suites - North Beach should allow all attendees needing room accommodations to be booked in the conference hotel.

May 16 – Pre-Conference
▪ $80.00 – APCO/NENA Member Registration Fee
▪ $100.00 – Non-Member Registration Fee

May 17 and 18 – Conference
▪ $90.00 Early Bird Registration
▪ $110.00 Registration after April 15th or at the Door
▪ $25.00 Awards Luncheon Only

Registration includes all meals except dinner on Thursday.

Registration Form (MS Word - Fillable) Registration Form (PDF)

Spring Conference Cashier

Virginia Chapter of NENA

Program and Schedule

Wednesday, May 16th

8:00 AM Registration – Pre-conference Training Courses

The following pre-conference courses will be offered on Wednesday, May 16 from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM concurrently:

Life Skills for Telecommunicators

Instructor: Tonya Pearce, ENP

The transition into a career in emergency services can sometimes seem like you have entered an alternate universe. Suddenly the rules have changed. Instead of being encouraged to express yourself in new and creative ways and embracing your individuality, you are required to conform to a structure that is a completely foreign concept. The agency that you have joined has likely been well trained to understand the dynamics and traits of your generation. However, many of you were never taught what to do in a world that understands why you function the way you do but has not changed to accommodate these traits.

This course is designed to offer you an understanding of this new frontier. We will be examining topics ranging from interacting with co-workers to balance in, and maintenance of, your personal life. Some would say these are things all adults should know. While this may have been true in the past, it becomes increasingly evident that the rules have changed. This course is designed to help you as a new telecommunicator not only survive but also excel in your career.

Next Gen Employees for the Next Gen PSAP

Instructor: Jim Lake, ENP

9-1-1 is evolving and so is the makeup of communications center workforce. As PSAPs prepare for next generation technology, they must also prepare for next generation telecommunicators. Although the ability to utilize cell phones, text messaging, and the internet have created a new breed of worker who is comfortable with technology, challenges may arise when trying to communicate with these Generation Y-ers (born 1981-2000).

By preparing for them and the Millenials (born after 2000), we can determine how they will affect the inter-employee dynamic within the PSAP. By learning about the work ethics, motivations, and values held by the younger generations, PSAP managers can engender better communications, improve morale, and create a new generation of leaders. Through attending this course, 9-1-1 professionals – from the manager to the telecommunicator – will obtain a better understanding of their co-workers and learn to promote better social dynamics in the PSAP.

1:30 PM Region 42 - 800 MHz Meeting

3:00 PM Region 42 - 700 MHz Meeting

5:00 PM to 6:00 PM NENA Board Meeting

APCO Board Meeting

6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Virginia NENA/APCO Board Joint Dinner

8:00 PM to 11:00 PM Hospitality and Conference Registration

Thursday, May 17th

7:30 AM Registration / Continental Breakfast and Coffee

8:00 AM General Session: Welcome and Introductions

8:30 AM Break

8:45 – 11:00 AM Workshops (2) with mid-morning break *

11:00-11:30 AM Raffles / Door Prizes

11:30 AM to 1:00 PM Lunch – Immediately followed by APCO Awards Ceremony

1:30 – 5:00 PM Workshops (3) with breaks *

4:30 PM SIEC Meeting

8:00 PM to 11:00 PM Entertainment: “Atlantic Groove” - Live Music for All Generations!

Friday, May 18th

8:30 AM Breakfast – Buffet

9:00 AM to 10:00 AM Guest Speaker

10:00 AM Virginia Chapter of NENA Annual Meeting

11:15 AM (approximately) Virginia Chapter of APCO Business Meeting

(immediately following VA Chapter of NENA annual meeting)

12:15 PM (approximately) Conference Ends

* Workshop Topics To Be Announced

Conference Schedule and Program (PDF)

Updated 3/17/12 – Workshops Announced

Lodging

Room rates at the Holiday Inn® & Suites - North Beach are $89.00 per night (plus tax) (state per diem rate). In order to receive the conference rates, you must reserve your room not later than April 15, 2012. To reserve your room at the Holiday Inn® & Suites - North Beach go to the Hotel's Event Webpage at Make a Reservation or calling the hotel at 1-757-428-1711. When calling, provide the Group Code, "NAP" to obtain our group rate.

Each individual (or PSAP if you choose to book all at once) will book your own room(s) which will need to be secured with a credit card. As a reminder, the PSAP Scholarship program ended with the Spring 2011 NENA/APCO Conference. You are now under the Virginia E911 Services Board's PSAP Educational Grant program. In order to have received grant funds for the Spring 2012 conference, your PSAP had to have applied and been approved for a grant in the FY12 grant cycle. If you are using this program, your PSAP will pay for your hotel accommodations and conference registration up front. Within 30 days of the closing of the conference, your PSAP will submit receipts to VITA for reimbursement to the PSAP for approved expenses. If the receipts are not submitted within those 30 days, by state travel regulations, your PSAP will not be reimbursed!!

Please, if you need to cancel any rooms at the Holiday Inn® & Suites - North Beach, call Denice Marrs at (804) 469-5395 and let her cancel the rooms for you. She may be able to offer your canceled room(s) to another person or agency needing a room(s). If you need rooms after the cutoff date, again, call Denice to see if she has any cancellations before making reservations at another hotel or paying the higher non-conference rate.

BOOK YOUR ROOM(S) NOW!

Social Media

Follow the NENA/APCO 2012 Spring Conference on Facebook: ‘Virginia Spring-Conference’ or by Twitter for all the latest up to date information, schedules, events, and happenings! There will be a lot going on, and you can follow along IN REAL TIME!

Call for Presentations

The Conference Committee for the 2012 Virginia NENA/APCO Spring Conference has issued a call for presentations for the conference being held May 16 – 18, 2012, at the Holiday Inn & Suites North Beach, Virginia Beach, VA. Interested presenters are encouraged to complete the Call for Presentations form and return it to Richard Troshak at TroshakR@Chesterfield.Gov. For additional information, please contact Richard Troshak at (804) 706-2595 or one of the Executive Board members. Deadline was February 17, 2012; inquire regarding late submissions.

Sponsorships

We are again looking for sponsors and cosponsors for the various food and activities planned for this year's conference. There are sponsorship opportunities available for pre-conference classes, breakfasts, breaks, luncheon, evening events and give-a-ways. A $500 to $999 donation will provide you with sponsorship or cosponsorship of a pre-conference class, meal or break which includes signage and advertisement in the program guide. A Sponsorship of $1,000 or more will provide you with a sponsorship or cosponsorship of awards luncheon, keynote speaker/breakfast, or evening events, and will provide 2 comp registrations, advertisement in the program guide, and a banner/signage in or at the venue. However, any level of sponsorship will be greatly appreciated.

We thank you for your past support and ask that you help us to make this the best conference ever.

To indicate your interest in a sponsorship opportunity, e-mail Sponsorship Chair Athena M. Plummer, or call her at (757) 385-8089, or 385-4232.

For More Information or Volunteer to Help

If you need further information on a particular aspect of the conference, please contact the Conference Chair. Likewise, if you would like to volunteer to serve on one of the conference sub-committees, please contact the Conference Chair or the sub-committee chair know of your interest.

Conference Planning Committee Chairs

Virginia Chapter APCO ● Virginia Chapter NENA ● Virginia Office of Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security

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2012 Virginia Public Safety Communications Conference and Exposition

4^th Annual Statewide APCO-NENA-Interoperability Conference

October 23-26, 2012

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Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center

Roanoke, Virginia

Registration Details Coming This Summer

Call for Presentations

The Conference Committee has issued a call for presentations for the 2012 Virginia APCO/NENA/Interoperability Conference and Exposition being held October 23–26, 2012, at the Hotel Roanoke. Interested presenters are encouraged to complete the Call for Presentations form and Speaker Agreement form and return to Richard Herzing before May 31, 2012.