IWCE Brainstorming Meeting National Public Safety Telecommunications Council

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IWCE Brainstorming MeetingNational Public Safety
Telecommunications Council

• Ralph Haller, NPSTC Chair

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NPSTC Mission Statement

• NPSTC is a federation of organizations whose
  mission is to improve public safety
  communications and interoperability through
  collaborative leadership.

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Member and Liaison Organizations

• Member Organizations (voting)
• American Association of State Highway and
  Transportation Officials
• American Radio Relay League
• Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies
• Association of Public-Safety Communications
  Officials International
• Forestry Conservation Communications Association
• International Association of Chiefs of Police
• International Association of Emergency Managers
• International Association of Fire Chiefs
• International Municipal Signal Association
• National Association of State Chief Information
  Officers
• National Association of State Emergency Medical
  Services Officials
• National Association of State Foresters
• National Association of State Telecommunications
  Directors
• National Emergency Number Association
• National Sheriffs Association

• Associate Members (non-voting)
• Canadian Interoperability Technology Interest
  Group
• Telecommunications Industry Association
• Liaison Organizations (non-voting)
• Federal Communications Commission
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
• Federal Partnership for Interoperable
  Communications
• National Telecommunications and Information
  Administration
• Office of Emergency Communications
• Office of Interoperability Compatibility
• SAFECOM
• U.S. Department of Interior
• Department of Justice
• NIJ COMMTECH

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Our Goals

• Create vision for the future of public safety
  communications
• Develop common policy perspectives through
  collaborative forums of leadership in public
  safety
• Educate appropriate governmental bodies regarding
  public safety communications issues, policies and
  priorities
• Serve as a resource for public safety
  practitioners and leaders on communications
  issues
• Influence future technologies, providers and
  standard making bodies to ensure public safety
  interests are appropriately represented
• Advocate the interests of public safety
  communications
• Facilitate coordination, dispute resolution and
  the exchange of effective practices, tools and
  information

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Our Strategies

• Create forums for the exchange of information and
  ideas
• Facilitate communications through our
  organizations to inform our participants of
  products and goals
• Bring together the collective wisdom of public
  safety and communications leaders and experts
  (best and brightest)
• Respond to regulatory issues that impact public
  safety communications

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2009 Priorities

• NECP Implementation
• Spectrum requirements
• Borders
• Outreach
• Support OIC through identifying and filling
  technology gaps
• All 700 MHz initiatives, narrowband voice and
  broadband.

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Structure of Organization

• Structural Definitions
• Member
• Officially designated representatives of each of
  the 17 participating non-profit organizations
  whose members are predominately governmental
  entities and/or employees of governmental
  entities. NPSTC members consist of these
  representatives to the NSPTC Governing Board.
• Participant
• Any individual or organization that has interest
  in public safety communications.
• Liaison
• Officially participating federal agencies and
  industry associations.
• Committee Member
• Committee members include the Working Group
  volunteers and the Committee meeting attendees

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Organization Chart
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Public Safety Award

• Richard DeMello Award
• NPSTC presents an annual award to one individual
  in public safety communications who has
  demonstrated the highest levels of personal and
  professional conduct and performance in the
  local, state and national public safety
  communications arena.

Nomination Packet

• Award Received
• NPSTC Administrator will contact the winner to
  make travel arrangements
• NPSTCs DeMello award is presented at the
  November RCA Award Ceremony
• Publication of winner with biography distributed
  through the newsletter e-bulletin

Governing Board Selects a Winner

• Distributed via the Participants Listserv
• Posted on the website
• All nominations sent to the Support Office
• Routed to Governing Board for selection

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Past Award Winners
Harlin McEwen 2006
Charles Werner 2008
John Powell 2007
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Discussion