FCC TO HOST SPEAKERS SERIES FOR NATION'S FIRST RESPONDERS

FCC's PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU TO HOST
SPEAKERS SERIES FOR NATION'S FIRST RESPONDERS
Washington D.C. -- The Federal Communications Commission's Public Safety and
Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB), will begin hosting a new speakers series this month to help
provide our nation's first responders with the latest news and developments on public safety
communications and related-initiatives. The first in a series of these sessions will be hosted by
PSHSB on Wednesday, October 22, 2008, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., at the Commission
Meeting Room (TW-C305).
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Laurie Flaherty, Program Analyst, Office of Emergency Medical Services, National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration, will be the first expert speaker and will discuss the U.S.
Department of Transportation's (DOT's) role in 9-1-1 issues. Ms. Flaherty presentation will
specifically focus on the work of the Research and Innovative Technologies Administration and
recent developments in Next Generation 9-1-1. Following her presentation, Ms. Flaherty will
answer questions from the audience. ...