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This
Year's Conference Theme
"Tools of the Trade"
Conference Sponsored by: Michigan Chapter of the National Emergency
Number Association
TOOLS OF THE TRADE”
It is with much pleasure that the Michigan NENA announces the 2008
9-1-1 Conference and Exhibit Show. This year’s conference will be
held at the Sheraton, Lansing Hotel. The conference dates are May
18th through the 21st. The committee has
planned several interesting and informative activities and sessions
dealing with current and future issues in 9-1-1. The program is
coming together well. Updated information will be available closer
to the conference dates.
Pre-Conference Class: Sunday, May 18, 2008
The Michigan
NENA Chapter is planning to host a pre-conference full day
instructional class. This will be held on Sunday, May 18th
at the Sheraton. The cost for this class
is $225.00. Please see the Pre-Conference page for more
information.
Vendor Equipment Exposition
Seven full hours
of exhibit time during the conference are set aside for all
registered attendees to view and discuss items of interest with our
vendors. A reception in the vendor hall will be held.
Some of this years vendors are:
| AT & T |
Baycom |
| Contact
One |
Core Technology |
| DSS
Corporation |
ECN/Code Red |
| ID
Networks |
Information
Technologies, Inc. |
| InterAct
Public Safety Systems |
Intergraph |
| JEM
Computers |
Logistic Systems, Inc. |
| Motorola |
New World Systems |
| Nine One
One, Inc. |
Pictometry
International |
| PlantCML |
Positron Public Safety |
| PowerPhone,
Inc. |
Priority Dispatch
Corp. |
| Radio
North |
Success Communications |
| SunGard
Public Sector |
Thomas Shelby & Co,
Inc. |
| Tripp Lite |
Van Belkum Companies,
LLC |
| VisionAir |
XYBIX |
Opening
Conference Keynote Speaker
The Michigan 911
Conference committee is pleased to announce this year’s conference
will be opened by noted Lansing press corps’ senior member, Tim
Skubick.
Tim Skubick is
the longest serving member of the state capitol press corps with
38 years of covering Michigan government and politics. He
anchors the weekly public TV series, "Off the Record" and he
covers the capitol for a variety of TV and radio stations. He
writes a weekly
political
column for 24 statewide newspapers and was recently awarded four
Emmys. Skubick has written two books including his most recent
on the race for governor: See Dick and Jen Run.
Opening
Luncheon
Another great
lunch is planned. Our HERO’s presentation and other wonderful
things will happen during this event.
General
Session Presentations
Sessions are
still in the final planning stages, but include the following:
Deputy Director’s Forum Next
Generation Update
State 911 Office Update Michigan
TERT
Emergency Alert System Language Line
ENP
– Why you should be one.
And Much Much More !
Evening events
are also planned.
ENP of
Michigan
A special event
for all ENP’s is planned for Sunday night. “Dinner with our
National President”. All current ENP’s will be invited to a private
dinner. Watch for your invitation.
ETSC
Dispatcher Training Fund Approval Number: NENA200803 |
