FCC holding Public Safety 911 Summit

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FYI, for all you communications oriented types!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NEWS MEDIA CONTACT:

January 23, 2008

Robert Kenny: (202) 418-2668

Email: robert.kenny@fcc.gov <mailto:robert.kenny@fcc.gov>

public safety and homeland security bureau TO HOST SUMMIT ON 911 CALL

CENTER OPERATIONS AND NEXT GENERATION TECHNOLOGIES

Washington, D.C. - The Federal Communications Commission's Public Safety

and Homeland Security Bureau today announced that the Bureau will host a

Summit on 911 Call Center Operations and Next Generation Technologies s

on Wednesday, February 6, 2008, 9:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., in the Commission

Meeting Room (TW-C305).

The Summit will focus on disaster preparation and response for 911 call

centers or Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs), and the evolution of

911 toward next generation architectures, including integration of new

services and technologies. The panel discussions will highlight best

practices and opportunities for PSAPs to enhance their 911 operations

and service capabilities both today and as a result of the transition to

next generation networks. The agenda for this summit is attached to

this Public Notice.

The Summit will be open to the public; admittance however will be

limited to the seating available. Those individuals who are interested

in attending the summit may pre-register on-line at:

http://www.fcc.gov/pshs/summits/911/

<http://www.fcc.gov/pshs/summits/911/> . Those who pre-registered will

be asked to provide their name, title, organization affiliation, and

contact information. Individuals may also contact Sue Gilgenbach at

202-418-0639 regarding pre-registration. The deadline for

pre-registration is Friday, February 1, 2008. Audio/Video coverage of

the meeting will be broadcast live with open captioning over the

Internet from the FCC's web page at www.fcc.gov/realaudio

<http://www.fcc.gov/realaudio> . The FCC's web cast is free to the

public and does not require pre-registration. The link for the live

event will be activated approximately five minutes prior to the

published start time in RealPlayer. Our media server is configured to

support up to 200 Internet users simultaneously.

Other reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities are

available upon request. Include a description of the accommodation you

will need including as much detail as possible. Individuals making such

request must include their contact information should FCC staff need to

contact them for more information. Requests should be made as early as

possible. Last minute requests will be accepted, but may not be

possible to meet. Please send an e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov

<mailto:fcc504@fcc.gov> or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs

Bureau: 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432 (TTY).

For additional information about the meeting, please contact Todd

Mitchell at (202) 418-1555 or by email at todd.mitchell@fcc.gov

<mailto:todd.mitchell@fcc.gov> . Press inquiries should be directed to

Robert Kenny.

-FCC-