APCO Emergency Communications Conference in Melbourne in March

The "2010 APCO Australasia Conference & Exhibition" is in Melbourne, 15-17 March 2010. The theme is "Technologies & Their Impact on Major Emergencies, A Case Study: Back to the Future – Black Saturday". Last year I attended, and presented, at the conference in Sydney, during the Victorian brushfires, along with people responsible for fighting the fires. This is a very useful conference for those in the emergency and security communications business.

STREAMS INCLUDE:

• Counter-Terrorism
• Critical Infrastructure
• Emergency Management & Response
• Future Technologies
• Information & Contract Management
• Training, Education & Planning
• Interoperability

Some 2010 Key Presenters Include

• David Thodey, Chief Executive Officer, Telstra Corporation
• Tony Pearce, Director General Emergency Management Australia
• Kyle Tyrrell, Lieutenant Colonel, Australian Defence Force
• Simon Overland, Chief Commissioner, Victoria Police
• Russell Rees, Chief Officer, Country Fire Authority Victoria
• Greg Sassella, Chief Executive Officer, Ambulance Victoria
• Christine Nixon, Head of the Victorian Bushfire Reconstruction & Recovery Authority
• Michael Hallowes, Head of Strategic Operations, National Policing Improvement Agency UK
• Jolly Wong Chun-Kau, Chief Telecom Engineer, Hong Kong Police Force
• Bruce Farr, Chief, Toronto EMS
• Dr. David Boyd, Director of Command Control and Interoperability, Department of Homeland Security USA
• Dr David Jones, Head of Climate Analysis National Climate Centre, Bureau of Meteorology
• Dr. John Carnie, Chief Medical Officer Victoria
• Dr David Borth, Chief Technology Officer, Motorola
• Mike Wright, Executive Director - Wireless Engineering & Operations, Telstra Corporation