First Responders Summit: Interoperable and Reliable Public Safety Communications

The Federal Communications Commission’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB) announced that the bureau will host the on Friday, April 20, 2007, 9:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M, in the Commission Meeting Room (TW-C305).

The summit will include expert panel discussions led by representatives from the public safety community, the communications industry and government. In addition, the summit will close with an open roundtable forum for participants to raise key issues related to emergency preparedness and response.

The agenda will include three expert panel discussions:

Panel One: Government agencies and public safety initiatives;

Panel Two: Transition from Legacy to Future Architectures - Integration of Current Systems into IP-based Networks, Radio Bridging; and

Panel Three: Beyond Voice - Broadband Applications for First Responders.

An official summit agenda will be released by the PSHSB. The summit will be open to the public; however, admittance will be limited to the seating available. A live audiocast will be available at www.fcc.gov. Those individuals who are interested in attending the summit may pre-register by contacting Sue Gilgenbach at (202) 418-0639 or by e-mail: sue.gilgenbach@fcc.gov.

Sign language interpreters and open captioning will be provided for this event. Other reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities are available upon request. Include a description of the accommodation you will need including as much detail as you can. Also include a way we can contact you if we need more information. Make your request as early as possible. Last minute requests will be accepted, but may not be possible to fill. Send an e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau: For reasonable accommodations: 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432 (TTY).

For additional information about the meeting, please contact Leon Jackler, Director of Public Safety Outreach and Coordination for PSHSB at (202) 418-0946 or by e-mail: leon.jackler@fcc.gov. Press inquiries should be directed to Robert Kenny.

See http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-271054A1.doc

AGENDA

First Responders Summit: Focus on Public Safety Communications

Commission Meeting Room (TW-C305)
Federal Communications Commission
445 12th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20554

Friday April 20, 2007

9:00 a.m. — Welcome

Derek Poarch, Chief, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, FCC

9:10 a.m. — Opening Remarks

9:35 a.m. — Panel One – Federal Government Programs and Initiatives for Public Safety

Moderator: Lisa Fowlkes, Deputy Bureau Chief, PSHSB

Panelists:

• Meredith A. Baker, Deputy Assistant Secretary, NTIA, Department of Commerce
• Tony Cira, Chief Information Officer, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
• Michael E. Dame, Assistant Director for Grants Administration, Department of Justice
• Christopher Lewis, Program Manager, Office of Public Safety Communications
Department of Interior
• Jim Rizzo, Command Operations Chief, North American Aerospace Defense Command, U.S. Northern Command, Department of Defense

11:00 a.m. — Break

11:15 a.m. — Panel Two – Disaster Communications Planning for First Responders

Moderator: William D. Lane, Ph.D., Chief Engineer, PSHSB

Panelists:

• David Cavossa, Executive Director, Satellite Industry Association
• Victor Cullars, Public Safety Communications Consultant, State of Florida
• David Jordan, Chief Information Security Officer, Arlington County, VA
• John W. Johnson, Radio System Analyst, Tennessee Emergency Management Office
• Chief Charles Werner, Charlottesville Fire Department, VA

12:30 p.m.—Lunch

1:40 p.m. — Panel Three – New Technologies and Applications in Emergency Communications

Moderator: Kenneth P. Moran, Deputy Bureau Chief, PSHSB

Panelists:

• Michael Anderson, Chairman, Part-15.org
• Scott Feinberg, Public Safety Manager, Tandberg Systems
• Terry Hall, Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials – International, Inc. (APCO), Communications Manager, Fire and Life Safety, York County, VA
• Jenny Hansen, Project Coordinator Next Generation 9-1-1, U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration
• Dennis Martinez, Vice President of Technology, M/A-Com
• Richard N. Taylor, Wireless 911 Board Administrator, Office of Information Technology Services, NC

2:55 p.m. - Break

3:10 p.m. – Public Safety Communications Roundtable

Moderator: Dana Shaffer, Deputy Bureau Chief, PSHSB

Panelists:

• Captain Rick Adams, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
• Mary Brown, Senior Telecommunications Policy Counsel, CISCO Systems
• Chief Keith Hutcheson, Coeur d'Alene Tribal Police Department, Idaho
• Steven Jones, Executive Director, First Response Coalition, Washington DC
• Wanda McCarley, President, APCO
• Jim Mollohan, Wireless Product Manager, Georgia Technology Authority

3:50 p.m. — Closing Remarks

• Chief Derek Poarch

4:00 p.m. – Summit Concludes

See http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-272214A1.doc