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May
10
Thu
2018
Monthly Chapter Meeting – Woodland @ Historic Woodland Hotel
May 10 @ 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM

In addition to the commercial sponsor presentation from Nokia this month, there will also be a special meeting from the FirstNet Authority. We will be facilitating a question and answer session after discussing the FirstNET History, Mission and Vision. Please take note of the adjusted schedule below for this special meeting.

​After the presentation from FirstNET, during the meal break, we will continue the discussion with specifics on local control, contracts and pricing and then the Q&A session. Come prepared to ask specific questions as to what FirstNET can do for your agency, what technologies are available that are FirstNET specific, and how will FirstNET continue to grow and meet future technology needs.

Those who should attend:
​PSAP Managers and Supervisors
​Communication System Managers and Supervisors
IT Managers and Directors
​Police and Fire Chiefs, and sworn staff over Communications
​…Anyone else with questions or interest in FirstNET

Meeting Agenda:
8:30 – 12:00 Registrations
9:00 –  9:30 Introductions and Committee Reports
​9:30 – 9:45 Break
​9:45 – 10:30 Nokia Commercial Presentation
10:30 – 11:00 Networking Break
11:00 – 12:00 FirstNET Presentation
12:00 – 12:15 Meal Break
​12:15 – 1:15 FirstNET discussion, local control, contracts and pricing
​1:30 Freqeuncy Coordination and Operations Workgroup

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Jun
14
Thu
2018
Monthly Chapter Meeting – Roseville @ Maidu Community Center
Jun 14 @ 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Keynote speaker: Emergency Response Team from PG&E

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Jul
12
Thu
2018
Monthly Chapter Meeting – Dublin @ Alameda County Sheriff’s Office
Jul 12 @ 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM

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Sep
13
Thu
2018
Factory Vendor Showcase @ The Falls Event Center
Sep 13 @ 8:30 AM – 2:30 PM

Mark your calendar September 13, 2018 to join your fellow public safety communications professionals at the N CA APCO Vendor Showcase. The day will be filled with opportunities to network with your peers, visit vendors and learn about products, join us for classes covering FirstNet and CALEA. FREE entry, with pre-registration, and lunch will be provided!

When: September 13, 2018, 8:30am – 2:30pm

Where: The Falls Event Center, 240 Conference Center Dr, Roseville, CA 95678

Cost: Free with pre-registration. $30 at the door.

Come see vendor presentations:

  • 9:15 AM – 9:45 AM – CALEA with Mark Mosier, Regional Program Manager
  • 10 AM – 10:30 AM – P25 Interfaces/Vehicles As A Hub-Dennis Smiley
  • 11 AM – 11:30 AM – Motorola Solutions with Fred Miller
  • 1:15 PM – 2:15 PM – FirstNet with Kevin Nida, First Responders Network Authority

Anritsu, Aviat Networks; Avtec, Inc.; Bird-Technologies; BK Radio; BTECH, Inc; CALEA; Capture Technologies; Cobham Wireless; Codan Radio; Comsites West, LLC; Concept Seating; Eaton; EMR Corporation; EM Wave; First Net with AT&T; Freedom CTE; Goserco, Inc; Harris Corporation; HetNet Wireless; Hexagon Safety & Infrastructure; Icom America; JPS Interoperability; Kenwood; Keysight Technologies; Live Earth; LocusUSA; MCM Technology, LLC; Mission Critical; Motorola Solutions; Nokia Corporation; NorCal Battery; OTTO; Plantronics, Inc; Post; Power Products; Precision Wireless Service; Pryme Radio Products; Public Safety Innovation; Pyramid; Radio Mobile; RapidSOS; ReadyTalk; Ruggon; SAF North America, LLC; Silke Communications; SOLiD; Sunny Communications; Superior Sound; Survey Technologies; Talley; TC Communications; The Spectrum Firm, Inc; Times Microwave; TriTech; VIAVI-AvComm (Aeroflex); Watson Consoles; Zetron, Inc.

 

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Oct
11
Thu
2018
Awards and Recognition Banquet – Vallejo @ The Lighthouse at Glen Cove Marina
Oct 11 @ 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Don’t Miss the Annual Northern California APCO Awards Luncheon!

Please join us in honoring our own local Heroes of Northern California on Thursday, October 11th at the beautiful Lighthouse at Glen Cove Marina in Vallejo, California.
An abbreviated Chapter Meeting is scheduled starting at 10 AM. The Awards Luncheon will begin at 11:30 AM and conclude by 1:00 PM.

Nov
8
Thu
2018
Monthly Chapter Meeting – San Rafael @ McGinnis Golf Park
Nov 8 @ 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Keynote Speakers:

Graham Groneman
Battalion Chief
Marin County Fire Department

Graham Groneman began his fire service career and a Volunteer in 1998 with the Muir Beach Vol. Fire Department.  Graham started with the County of Marin in 2001 as a Seasonal Firefighter and was hired on to the permanent staff in 2005.  Graham has filled the positions of Firefighter, Fire Apparatus Engineer, Fire Crew Foreman, Fire Captain and Battalion Chief.  Graham is currently assigned to the Woodacre Fire station as the Battalion Chief in charge of Training.  One of Grahams assignments has been to implement a MDT (Mobile Data Terminal) mobility program in the departments fleet of vehicles.  The Solution has greatly improved firefighters ability to receive and communicate vital information during emergency incidents.

Mark Brown
Deputy Fire Chief
Marin County Fire Department

Deputy Chief Brown started his career as a volunteer firefighter in 1986 in Sonoma County.  He was hired by the Marin County Fire Department as a Firefighter/Paramedic in 1991 and worked his way up through the ranks to Deputy Fire Chief.  The Deputy Chief’s duties include commanding the emergency operations of the Fire Department which includes fire suppression, training, emergency medical services, communications, hazardous materials incidents, and other emergency responses.
Mark is a Type I Operations Section Chief on Cal Fire Incident Management Team 4.  He is also one of the Incident Commanders of the North Bay Incident Management Team, a Type III All-Hazards Incident Management Team.  His deployments include floods, earthquakes, public health emergencies, hurricanes, oil spills, mud slides, civil unrest, wildland fires and planned events.

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Dec
13
Thu
2018
Monthly Chapter Meeting – Sacramento @ CHP Headquarters
Dec 13 @ 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Jan
10
Thu
2019
Monthly Chapter Meeting – Milpitas @ Aviat Headquarters
Jan 10 @ 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM

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Feb
14
Thu
2019
Monthly Chapter Meeting – Roseville @ Martha Riley Library
Feb 14 @ 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Keynote Speaker: Chris Baker, Battalion Chief, Roseville Fire (Ret.) will be speaking on his perspective as a first responder at the Camp Fire. The Camp Fire was the deadliest and most destructive in the modern history of California having taken at least 86 lives and destroying over 18,000 structures. Chris responded with a California Office of Emergency Services Type I engine strike team to downtown Paradise on the morning of November 8, 2018, after the fire entered the city. Chris will describe what was seen, done, sacrificed, and learned during the days Paradise burned, including how first responder communications systems were used and how they performed.

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Mar
14
Thu
2019
Monthly Chapter Meeting – Mountain View @ Belmont Sports Complex
Mar 14 @ 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM

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