Sprint/Nextel InteropCommunications Grant Workshop

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Right here in Westchester on December 8th

The IAFC has partnered with Sprint/Nextel to develop a workshop to help you and other public safety professionals access government grants for communication equipment and training programs. 

The next the series of free workshops will be December 8 at the Westchester Marriott Northwest.  The workshop will include a nationally recognized grant writer to provide tips and advice to apply for grants, as well as Nextel staff to highlight their communication and training systems that qualify for funding. Chief Charles Werner, an IAFC member who has been very successful obtaining grants for communications will be the keynote lunch speaker.

This may be a good workshop to attend if you are in need of communications equipment or training programs and want to use outside funding to obtain it.  For more information and to register go to www.SprintGrantWorkshop.com

Government Grant Funding Workshop

December 8, 2005

Westchester Marriott, 670 White Plains Rd., Tarrytown, NY, 10591 (914) 631-2200

AGENDA

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Registration/Continental Breakfast/Meet with Technology Partners

9:00 AM – 9:10 AM Welcome and Expectations for the Day

Chris Hackett, Vice President, Public Sector, Sprint Nextel Corporation

TRACK ONE

9:10 AM – 11:45 AM State and Local Grant Track

Bringing Interoperability Funding Home: Local Grants You Can Use

Michael Paddock, Grants Office, LLC

TRACK TWO

9:10 AM – 11:45 AM Funding for Education Track

Funding Opportunities You Can Use, but Not Always Taken Advantage Of

John Hurlimann, Consultant

11:45 AM – 1:00 PM Lunch

Keynote Speaker:

Charles Werner, Deputy Fire Chief, Charlottesville, VA Fire Department

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Sprint Nextel Interoperability Solutions

Michael Cardillo, Government Data Solutions Engineer, Sprint Nextel Corporation

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Guided Planning for Community-Wide Interoperability

Michael Paddock, Grants Office, LLC

3:30 PM - Speakers available for Q&A’s at Table Tops

Susan Kalish

Director, Corporate Marketing

International Association of Fire Chiefs

4025 Fair Ridge Drive

Fairfax, VA 22033