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Sunday – March 30th 

1900-2100 – Registration – Embassy Room

1900-2400 – Welcome Reception/Hospitality – Embassy Room

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Monday – March 31st  

0700-1700 – Registration – Pre-Function Area

0730-0900 – Continental Breakfast – Pre-Function Area

1050-1105 – Break - Pre-Function Area

1200-1300 – Lunch Buffet – Courtyard

1500-1515 – Break - Pre-Function Area

1900-2400 – Hospitality – Embassy Room

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TELECOMMUNICATOR SESSIONS – MONDAY - CRYSTAL BALLROOM I

0900-1600 – Deadly Calls and Fatal Encounters (class description)

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MANAGEMENT SESSIONS – MONDAY - CRYSTAL BALLROOM II

0900 – 1050 – AIMM For Great Leadership - The Anti-Toxic Leader

1050-1105 – Break - Pre-Function Area

1105-1200 –  Navigating PSAP Portal: Training, Certification, and QA/QI

1200-1300 – Lunch Buffet - Courtyard

1300 – 1350 – Retainment Strategy in an Evolving Culture

1400-1450 – Tornado Destruction. A Telecommunicator Case Study

Tornadoes are unpredictable and can strike at any time. This course provides essential tornado awareness, shares insights from a rare and significant tornado event, and offers recommendations for improving future disaster responses.

Presenter: Matthew Johnson, Instructor LevelUP 911 Training 

1500-1515 – Break - Pre-Function Area

1515 – 1600 -  Navigating PSAP Portal: Inventory and Planning

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TECHNICAL SESSIONS – MONDAY - CRYSTAL BALLROOM III

0900-0950 – Where is room 101?: Indoor Mapping for Public Safety

1000-1050 – ELEVATING AND CONNECTING QA

1050-1105 – Break - Pre-Function Area

1105-1200 – Cybersecurity in Mission Critical Communications Systems

1200-1300 – Lunch Buffet - Courtyard

1300 – 1350 – Muti Technology subscriber radios solving interoperability challenges

1400 – 1600  – Tabletop exercise to simulate a cybersecurity incident in a public safety network

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Tuesday – April 1st – Morning Sessions

0700-1600 – Registration – Pre-Function Area

0730-0900 – Buffet Breakfast – Presidential Ballroom

1000 -1100 – Opening of Vendor Hall – Courtyard

1200 -1400 – Lunch/Vendor Exhibits – Courtyard 

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TELECOMMUNICATOR SESSIONS – TUESDAY - CRYSTAL BALLROOM I

0900- 1000 –Courtroom Confidence for The Telecommunicator

1000 -1100 – Opening of Vendor Hall – Courtyard

1100-1200 – You set the tone : Successful CPR begins and ends with communication

1200 -1400 – Lunch/Vendor Exhibits – Courtyard 

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MANAGEMENT SESSIONS – TUESDAY - CRYSTAL BALLROOM II

0900- 1000 – Effective Strategies for Dealing with Workplace Conflict

1000 -1100 –BREAK / opening vendor hall courtyard

1100-1200 –- Answering the Call: Integrating

1200 -1400 – Lunch/Vendor Exhibits – Courtyard 

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TECHNICAL SESSIONS – TUESDAY - CRYSTAL BALLROOM III

0900 – 1000 - Cybersecurity Motorola Solutions 

1000 - 1100 - Opening of Vendor Hall – Courtyard

1100 – 1200 - Shared Systems Review – Western PA Region 

1200 -1400 – Lunch/Vendor Exhibits – Courtyard 

 

Tuesday – April 1st – Afternoon Session

Keynote Speaker – Charles Hedgespeth

1400-1600 - NO Bad Days

1450 -1515 – Break/Vendor Exhibits – Courtyard

1630-1830 – Vendor Exhibits, Awards, and Reception – Courtyard – Please join us to congratulate our award winners and let our vendors know how much we appreciate them!  Bonus… there will be some great prize drawings! Must be present to win!

1900-2400 – Hospitality – Embassy Room

 

Wednesday – April 2nd

0700-1000 – Registration – Pre-Function Area

0730-0900 – Continental Breakfast – Pre-Function Area

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ATTENDEE SESSIONS – CRYSTAL BALLROOM

0900-1030 – Pennsylvania 911: Everything but the Kitchen Sink

1030-1200 –Lessons learned on the attempted assassination of President Donald J. Trump 

 “Front Line Insights: Lessons from the Trump Rally in Butler, PA— EMA & EMS Preparation, Response, and Challenges”

1200 – Boxed Lunch – Pre-Function

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MEETINGS

1200-1300 – PA APCO Chapter Meeting – Crystal Ballroom

 

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