On behalf of all members of the Northern California chapter of APCO International, I want to thank Chuck Berdan for his work as our representative on the State 911 Advisory Board. His efforts have already proven worthwhile as the State 911 Emergency Communications Office, under the direction of Karen Wong, Interim Director, and Bill Anderson, Interim Deputy Director, announced that SETNA funds allotted to each PSAP for training may be used for APCO members in California to attend the annual Conference and Exposition.
I urge those of you who may be eligible for participation in the program and therefore your employer may be reimbursed for the costs associated with your attendance at in Anaheim this August, to check our website at NAPCO.org for more information. Jackie Pace, Desi Calzada, and Chuck will help coordinate the process and inform us of the many training opportunities.
Our monthly keynote presentations are also very informative and we have much more on the horizon to look forward to. Be sure to attend in July when John Facella, SR VP of RCC, a well-respected consulting authority on all things public safety communications, will provide an update on legislative and regulatory developments, including the current affairs of the FIRSTNET project.
The Board and I are very pleased to be able to share with you our plans to hold the monthly chapter meeting aboard the distinguished USS Hornet, and look forward to an informative keynote presentation from Barry Fraser, General manager of the BAYRICS Joint Powers Authority, who will enlighten us on the progress of the BAYWEB network project as well as FIRSTNET, various P25 radio networks, and other general develops of the largest public safety network under construction in Northern California. Please note that we found it necessary to change our meeting date to Friday, August 9th in order to adapt to the availability of both the Hornet and Mr. Fraser and we appreciate your understanding. If your business or responsibilities include wireless public safety broadband, FIRSTNET, or LTE band 14, then you will not want to miss these two chapter meetings. Invite a friend or colleague and arrive early!