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Current and Emerging Solutions to
Public Safety Communications
Interoperability Summit
Creating New Opportunities with Technology


--AGENDA--

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An Executive Leadership Summit on Technology Solutions to Public Safety Communications Interoperability for:

  • Chief Information Officers (State and Federal)
  • Congressional Staff
  • County Administrators
  • Executive Directors of Associations of Elected and Appointed Officials
  • Mayors
  • Public Safety Executives
  • State Legislators

 


June 11-12, 2002

The Ronald Reagan Building
International Trade Center
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Polaris Room (Summit) and Polaris Foyer (Exhibits)
Washington, DC 20004

Jointly Sponsored by the--
National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the Public Safety Wireless Network (PSWN) Program


DAY ONE--Tuesday, June 11, 2002

7:00 a.m. Registration and Networking Session
8:00 a.m. Opening Remarks

Mr. Don Speights, Public Safety Program Manager, National Telecommunications and
Information Administration (NTIA)

Audio Clip

Keynote Address

Ms. Nancy Victory, Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Administrator, National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)

Audio Clip

8:45 a.m. Communications Interoperability 101 and Video Presentation

Mr. Robert E. Lee, Jr., Public Safety Wireless Network (PSWN) Program Manager,
Department of Justice

Presentation | Audio Clip

9:45 a.m. Break

10:00 a.m. Current Technology Interoperability Solutions

Mr. Rick Murphy, PSWN Program Manager, Department of the Treasury

Presentation | Audio Clip

10:30 a.m. Southwest Colorado Radio Initiative

Mr. Tim Quinn, Assistant Director, Information Resources Management,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service

Presentation | Audio Clip

11:00 a.m. Implementing Current Technology Panel

Moderator- Mr. Steven Proctor, Executive Director, Utah Communications Agency Network (UCAN)
Mr. Curt Munro, Manager, Wireless Services, San Diego County, CA, Sheriffs' Department
Mr. Bill Phillips, Communications Director, Phoenix, AZ
Lieutenant Gilbert Thomas, Communications Operations, Miami-Dade, FL, Police Department

Presentation | Audio Clip


11:45 a.m. Lunch (On Your Own)

1:00 p.m. Post 2002 Winter Olympics Lessons Learned

Mr. Steven Proctor, Executive Director, UCAN
Chief Gary Whatcott, Fire Chief, South Jordan City, and Chair, UCAN Executive Committee

Audio Clip


1:45 p.m. Emerging Technology Solutions Presentation

Mr. Eldon Haakinson, Project Manager, NTIA, Institute for Telecommunication Sciences

Presentation | Audio Clip

2:30 p.m. Break

2:45 p.m. Funding Technology Panel

Moderator- Mr. Tom Steele, Chief Information Officer, Maryland State Police
Mr. Michael Dame, Lead Grant Program Specialist, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, Department of Justice
Mr. Jack Fox, Information Technology Services Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency
Mr. Rodney Murphy, Director, Communications Service, Governor's Office for Technology, Commonwealth of Kentucky
Mr. Tom Wiesner, Director, Wireless, U.S. Department of the Treasury

Audio Clip


3:30 p.m. Open Discussion and Wrap Up

Mr. Robert E. Lee, Jr., PSWN Program Manager, Department of Justice
Mr. Don Speights, Public Safety Program Manager, NTIA

Audio Clip


4:00 p.m. Adjourn

 

DAY TWO--Wednesday, June 12, 2002

7:00 a.m. Registration and Networking Session

8:00 a.m. Arch Wireless

Presentation | Audio Clip

8:20 a.m. AT&T Wireless

Presentation | Audio Clip

8:40 a.m. Daniels Electronics Ltd.

Presentation | Audio Clip

9:00 a.m. DynCorp

Presentation | Audio Clip

9:20 a.m. JPS Communications

Presentation | Audio Clip

9:40 a.m. Break

10:00 a.m. M/A Com Inc.

Presentation | Audio Clip

10:20 a.m. Motorola

Presentation | Audio Clip

10:40 a.m. Nextel Communications, Inc

Presentation | Audio Clip

11:00 a.m. Sprint PCS

Presentation | Audio Clip

11:20 a.m. TX/RX Systems Inc

Presentation | Audio Clip

11:40 a.m. Lunch (On Your Own)

1:00 p.m. Vendor Exhibits in the Foyer

- Arch Wireless
- AT&T Wireless
- Daniels Electronics Ltd.
- DynCorp
- EF Johnson
- International Microwave
- JPS Communications
- Kenwood Communications Corporation
- M/A Com Inc.
- Motorola
- Nextel Communications, Inc.
- Sprint PCS
- Telecommunications Systems Inc.
- Thales Communications Inc.
- TX RX Systems Inc.


3:30 p.m. Adjourn

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