The Radio Club of America (RCA) announced its 2022 annual award recipients and its incoming class of fellows. Since 1935 RCA has recognized major contributors to wireless communications through its awards program. Eight awards were made, and five members were elevated to fellow status.

For the 22nd edition of the international trade fair PMRExpo from 22 to 24 November 2022 in Koelnmesse, the diverse conference program has now been published and the ticket shop has been opened at www.pmrexpo.com.

The Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS)’ Next G Alliance formed the Next G Alliance (NGA) Research Council and published its “6G Research Priorities.” These actions are the first steps in aligning the future vision for 6G in North America with the research that will drive wireless leadership over the next decade.

Emergency communications centers nationwide are suffering from personnel shortages, which have reached the crisis stage. All may find some relief from workforce optimization.

Coinciding with a new local investment of $15,000 and a STEM event in St. Louis, Verizon is celebrating the completion of a mentoring program with St. Louis non-profit Gateway Global, whose STEM-based apprenticeship education and workforce development solutions foster entry-level tech jobs, promotions to management and beyond.

The Senate passed an act that would provide incentives to help increase domestic manufacturing of semiconductors.

For three days, the international trade fair PMRExpo will once again be the meeting place for all experts from the public authorities and organizations with safety tasks (BOS), as well as from the energy industry and the relevant industry.

The Radio Club of America (RCA) launched a new membership initiative, which is designed to pair RCA members together, providing opportunities for young professionals to learn and emulate the experience of more seasoned RCA members.

With the original funding for the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR) division set to end, NIST has provided additional funding to allow the division to continue its research.

Critical Communications World (CCW) 2022 will take place at the Messe in Vienna, Austria, 21-23 June.