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British APCO – the Annual Exhibition and Development Sessions
Manchester Central, 16 – 17 April 2012: Public Safety Communications – enhancing today, transforming tomorrow.
Now in its 14th year, this is the leading European multi-agency forum for all professionals in:
- Mission critical communications
- Civil contingency response
- Business continuity
- Emergency information and data management
2012 sees some major changes to take the industry forward…
Formerly run at the Business Design Centre in London under the BAPCO banner (British Association of Public Safety Communications Officials), the new designation of British APCO reflects developments among the APCO Global Alliance members (Britain, America, Canada and Australasia). British APCO has a fresh new agenda to drive knowledge exchange and future systems harmonisation. This event offers a unique platform for local and global technologies and applications, and a forum to explore the most pressing themes for the industry.
The exhibition caters for all platforms and applications, from existing Tetra technologies, to newer providers of LTE, 4G broadband applications and services, maximising mobile functionality for frontline service providers. A new dedicated social media zone, features the latest use of text, GIS technologies and broadband apps to support public safety communications in every context, both between responders, and public-facing.
Development sessions – new content
In a shift from the former conference programme format, the 2012 event will feature Development Sessions focusing on a number of key themes, including apps, LTE/4G, Future Radio, and Spectrum Allocation, and will include a dedicated session on shaping user requirements for the future.
The Exhibition and Development Sessions offer users, buyers and specifiers from across the public sector and related agencies including transport, MOD, central and local government and utilities access to the best current and developing technologies which support their businesses and services, and which will shape their future operations.
999/112 Futures – this develops User Requirements, and is a well-known initiative that British APCO is adopting and driving forward. The development of 999/112 Futures Requirements offers an opportunity for technology providers to showcase their products so that their capabilities may be included within the published requirements.
Who attends?
The event regularly attracts in the region of 1000 specialists in their respective fields from a range of public service, government and related agencies.
New venue
For 2012 the event takes place at Manchester Central (formerly GMex), a city centre venue with great facilities, a wide range of well-priced hotels within easy walking distance, and ample vehicle display space inside and outside the hall, as well as space for exciting new features.
For more information
For exhibition space and sponsorship enquiries, contact Lucy McPhail, tel: +44 (0) 207 073 6635 email: l.mcphail@hgluk.com, or Jude Coverdale, tel: +44 (0) 207 973 6671 email: j.coverdale@hgluk.com
The Event - www.bapco.co.uk
