APCO Alliance for Global Cooperation and Development

Since attending BAPCO in April, the Global Alliance group has circulated documentation regarding call handling standards that are being developed in Britain. It is the continued sharing and collaboration of this group that will ensure worldwide improvements to the public safety communications field.   

APCO Canada did attend the Global Alliance meeting at the International Conference and Exposition in Las Vegas. All four participating associations will provide an update through a briefing paper on local association activities. The agenda includes many topics including: call calling standards, Global Alliance support to developing nations, international telematics language, emergency notification requirements, simless call blocking, project MESA, plus updates on the website.  

The Canadian briefing will provide updates on the recent and upcoming CRTC rulings concerning enhanced wireless implementation in Canada and the resulting media attention as well as the ongoing national interoperability group meetings.  The annual report and strategic plan updates will be shared. 

The next Global Alliance meeting is scheduled during the APCO Canada 2009 Conference in Regina, SK.

I look forward to reporting the discussions from both these meetings in the next publication of Wavelength. 

The Global Alliance continues to be a resource for APCO Canada and its membership as well as our corporate partners.  Please visit the Global Alliance website at

http://www.apcoglobalalliance.org/

Regards, 

Maureen Schmidt

APCO Canada President