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APCO ANNOUNCES 2009 LEADERSHIP IN POLICY AWARD WINNERS TO BE HONORED APRIL 7
March 19, 2009, Alexandria, Va. - The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International will hold its Fifth Annual Public Safety Communications Leadership in Policy Awards Dinner on April 7 at the Fairmont in Washington, D.C. and present its annual awards for excellence in public safety communications policy.
The APCO International Annual Public Safety Communications Leadership in Policy Awards Dinner is the association's premier event which brings together policy leaders within the public safety communications community and honors those who have vigorously worked to create, advocate, and promote public safety communications policy.
The 2009 winners are:
- The Honorable Janet Napolitano, secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Leadership in Advancing Communications Policy
- Senator Daniel K. Inouye, Hawaii - Leadership in Legislative Service
- Erika Olsen, deputy bureau chief, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, FCC - Leadership in Regulatory Service
- Craig Jorgensen, project director, APCO Project 25-34 - Leadership in Advocacy
- Chris Essid, director of the Office of Emergency Communications, Department of Homeland Security - Special Recognition Award
For more information, visit http://www.apcointl.com/LeadersDinner/. To receive a complimentary press pass and/or full biographies and pictures of the award winners, please contact Courtney McCarron? Hastings at mccarronc@apco911.org.
A portion of the net proceeds of the event are for the benefit of the Public Safety Foundation of America, which is a wholly-owned qualified 501(c)(3) charitable subsidiary of APCO International, Inc., as defined by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code.
About APCO International
The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International is the world's oldest and largest professional organization dedicated to the enhancement of public safety communications. APCO International serves the professional needs of its 15,000 members worldwide by creating a platform for setting professional standards, addressing professional issues and providing education, products and services for people who manage, operate, maintain and supply the communications systems used by police, fire and emergency medical dispatch agencies throughout the world. For more information, visit www.apcointl.org.
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