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Join CISA & S&T at APCO International Annual Conference & Expo 2023!
CISA & S&T are exhibiting and speaking at the APCO International Annual Conference & Expo 2023 on August 6-9, 2023, in Nashville, TN. This four-day event will feature speakers from CISA, government and industry partners, presentations, and an exhibit hall.
This is the premier event for public safety communications officials, from frontline telecommunicators to comm center managers to public safety communications equipment and services vendors. The event will occur at the Music City Center, located at 201 Rep. John Lewis Way South, Nashville, TN 37203.
About the Conference
Business (Expo) Hall Hours
Monday August 7, 2023 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM CDT
Tuesday August 8, 2023 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM CDT
Exhibitor Booth
We are conveniently located in Music City Center, at exhibitor booth number 1443.
APCO Speaking Sessions
Land Mobile Radio (LMR) Managers and Cyber Attacks
Tuesday, August 8, 1:30 - 2:30 pm CDT
Location: Music City Center, Room 105
Speaker(s): Richard (Dick) Tenney, (CISA). Lisa Festa, (CISA). Brandon Smith, (IOD). Josh Chin, Net Force. Budge Currier, CA Gov Office.
Advanced Persistent Threats & Public Safety
Tuesday, August 8, 3:00 - 4:00 pm CDT
Location: Music City Center, Room 105
Speaker(s): Speaker(s): Richard (Dick) Tenney, (CISA). Lisa Festa, (CISA). Brandon Smith,(IOD). Josh Chin, NetForce. Budge Currier, CA Gov Office. Mike Finch, Lane County.
Second Business General Session
Tuesday, August 8, 4:15 - 5:15 pm CDT
Location: Music City Center, Room: Davidson Ballroom
Speaker(s): Vincent DeLaurentis, Deputy Executive Assistant Director, (ECD) (CISA).
LMR-LTE Interworking Progress Update Safeguarding the National Capital Region’s Telecommunications
Wednesday, August 9, 2:00 - 3:00 pm CDT
Location: Music City Center, Room 101 A-C
Speaker(s): Tom Gagnon, Emergency Communications Coordinator, (IOD) (CISA). Scott Breor, Associate Director of Security Programs, (CISA).
P25 Compliance Assessment Program
Wednesday, August 9, 2:00 - 3:00 pm CDT
Location: Music City Center, Room 207 C-D
Speaker(s): Sridhar Kowdley, Program Manager, Office for Interoperability (S&T). Don Root, P25 Manager, APCO.
Additional Resources
About CISA
CISA works with partners to defend against today’s threats and collaborate to build a more secure and resilient infrastructure for the future.
Public Safety Communications and Cyber Resiliency Toolkit
CISA developed the Public Safety Communications & Cyber Resiliency Toolkit to assist public safety agencies and others responsible for communications networks in evaluating current resiliency capabilities, and identifying ways to improve resiliency.
Emergency Communications Coordination Program
CISA supports and promotes the nationwide improvement of emergency communications capabilities and has subject matter experts located across the country to engage stakeholders and address issues facing the emergency communications ecosystem.
SAFECOM Nationwide Survey (SNS) Resources
The SAFECOM Nationwide Survey (SNS) is a nationwide data collection effort to obtain actionable and critical data that drives our nation’s emergency communication policies, programs, and funding.
NCSWIC Fact Sheet
The NCSWIC, through the SWIC, promotes and implements strategies for achieving effective public safety communications by developing professional
partnerships and collaborating with public safety agencies and policy makers.