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RIM BlackBerry roundtable on mobile data
Comphrensive write-up of the discussion that took place at RIM Blackberry's roundtable event at the houses of parliament in early October, chaired by member of the Home Affairs Select Committee David Davies.
CBRN resilience in the UK
In early July, in the same week that President Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed an agreement to reduce their countries’ respective nuclear armories to 1,700 each, the BAPCO Journal attended a conference organised by Defence IQ entitled “CBRN Resilience”. Dan Worth summarises the presentations given by leading emergency services professionals, concerning this niche but highly important area.
Unleashing GIS power
In 1854 John Snow proved that a water pump in Soho, central London, was the cause of a cholera outbreak. He did so by plotting the deaths caused by cholera on a map to prove to the authorities there was a link between the location of the pump and the proximity of the victims. Since then mapping has become an integral part of work undertaken by emergency services. The ESRI UK Conference on October 29 illustrated how far mapping has come since 1854 and the benefits of the latest technological advancements.
Royal United Services Institute conference report
The annual Royal United Service Institute (RUSI) conference took place on October 8 in Westminster and the BAPCO Journal was in attendance for a number of key talks throughout the day. Here you can read our write-up of these talks.
A BAPCO record?
The South West BAPCO Conference held at Police Training Centre in Hamble was very much a “back to basics” affair with talks focusing on large issues and major concerns of the BAPCO organisation. One talk even prompted 25 minutes of debate – a possible BAPCO record.
Microsoft Seminars at ACPO 2008
Microsoft is running a series of seminar sessions in the Liverpool Echo Arena seminar theatre at the ACPO Conference and Exhibition on the 25th and 26th June, 2008. Microsoft and their technology partners will be providing insights into the ‘Microsoft Connected Policing Framework’ including solutions and technologies for policing.
Keynote Speech BAPCO Conference 2008: Glasgow Terrorist Incident
Glasgow Terrorist Incident - Deputy Chief Constable and Detective Chief Superintendent Campbell Corrigan
Interoperability – A Tri Service Programme to make it efficient and effective now, and meet future user requirements
DCS Michael Hallowes – NPIA lead for the Tri-Service Interoperability Programme
Police Technology Review Conference
The Police Technology Review Conference in London proved to be a very insightful event with talks by leading employees of police forces from across the UK. From the implementation of PDAs to the role the DVLA can play to help police forces there was a lot of interesting and intriguing information discussed and the BAPCO Journal was there to cover it.
Interoperability via Protocols for Using Dedicated Multi Service Talk Groups on the Airwave Service
Jim Flooks – User Assurance Co-ordinator, ACPO / ACPOS
