PCO 2023, APCO International’s Annual Conference & Expo, is the premier event for public safety communications officials, from frontline telecommunicators to comm center managers to public safety communications equipment and services vendors. Starting August 6, APCO 2023 offers four days of educational sessions, committee meetings and special events, paired with two full days of exhibits. Who Attends?Our conference attendees represen...

The OpTac International Critical Incident Management Tabletop Exercise Program provides attendees with realistic guidelines and practical exercises to enhance their command of critical incidents and management of emergency response personnel. An emphasis is placed on using tabletop exercises based on real-life events to facilitate a detailed understanding of command post operations, legal and ethical decision-making, critical incident manageme...

Interact Day will give you an opportunity to meet different companies who will explain their products and services and how they can be used effectively. The companies presenting are: Atkore Razor Ribbon, ARX Security, CLD Fencing, Pitagone and Charter Global

On-scene commanders make decisions in the high-threat law enforcement context of hostage rescue, armed barricaded suspects, and armed suicidal individuals that can result in successful or catastrophic outcomes. The OpTac International Critical Incident Leadership and Decision-Making Program is based on Dr. Stuart A. Meyers’ research published in the books, High-Threat Decisions: When It’s a Matter of Life and Death and SWAT Operati...

Join us in Austin, Texas, June 13th – 15th, for the first annual IJIS Institute Community Forum. Centered around critical issues that face our communities nationwide, this event will address topics including threat to life concerns, explicitly assessing the issues of school safety, gun violence, and mental health. We will also look at the evolution of emergency service providers’ responses to situations that are both man-made and n...

Police fleet vehicles have very unique needs to help officers perform their duties. New this year at GFX, fleet managers have a chance to hear from industry experts and fellow fleet managers on best practices to care for these vehicles, plus address major hurdles facing police fleets in 2023. Police Fleet Conference (PFC) is an event within the Government Fleet Expo and Conference (GFX) designed for police fleets to learn from industry e...

NEW CITY: We're taking you closer to the action.Nearly 100 years ago in 1924, the U.S. Border Patrol was established by Congress in El Paso, Texas. So, we’re bringing Border Security Expo back to where it all began: El Paso—home to Joint Task Force–North, CBP Special Operations Group including BORTAC and BORSTAR, the DEA's El Paso Intelligence Center (EPIC), and of course, the thousands of men and women responsible for 1,000...

With the emergence of 5G wireless communications, Internet Protocol Version Six (IPV6), and the Internet of Things (IoT), law enforcement and public safety officers are presented with evolving opportunities and challenges. The volume, variety, and velocity of Big Data has continued to grow over the last 10 years. Law enforcement and public safety officers are benefiting from enhanced, reliable communications systems such as FirstNet. There con...

Despite the scope and scale of need for additional resources, many government agencies have struggled to administrate and spend American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds effectively. The Sonoma County Department of Human Services has addressed this issue by taking an innovative approach to ARPA funding – The department has developed a sophisticated blueprint for ARPA spending that addresses governance and accountability and establishes perfo...

In this fast-paced webinar, we will discuss the impact of the end of the public health emergency (PHE), including upcoming changes to the different flexibilities allowed during the PHE and the timeline for when these flexibilities will end. We’ll also cover coding changes and reimbursement updates. Agenda: How the end of the Public Health Emergency (PHE) will affect the waivers and flexibilities COVID-19 Vaccines, Treatments, Therapies T...