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CMA Cancels 2020 Conference

July 22, 2020 | Comments

The Communications Marketing Association (CMA) board has canceled its 2020 conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

ANSI Publishes Updated UAS Road Map

July 01, 2020 | Comments

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) published a road map for unmanned aerial systems (UAS) standards and assessment programs.

July 01, 2020 | Comments

Cross-campus teams at the University of Colorado Boulder launched the Encryption Compendium, a resource on reports, essays and other work related to the field of encryption policy.

July 01, 2020 | Comments

Three U.S. Department of Commerce agencies announced the awardee of the $2 million Accelerate R2 Network (R2 Network) Challenge. The R2 Network Challenge connects stakeholders in the response and resilience (R2) industries, accelerating the speed at which startups and other organizations can bring innovations to the public-safety market.

June 25, 2020 | Comments

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) announced it is seeking new technologies for first responders. Industry, academia, laboratories and the innovation community are invited to submit proposals related to four technology categories through the new Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) solicitation (BAA 18-02 Call 0002) until July 22.

June 23, 2020 | Comments

Both the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International and the National Emergency Number Association (NENA) canceled their 2020 in-person conferences scheduled for later this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. APCO canceled its event completely, while NENA said it will hold a virtual event.

CCW Becomes Online Event 2 – 6 November

June 08, 2020 | Comments

TCCA announced Critical Communications World (CCW) will be an online event 2 – 6 November, while the next CCW in-person event will be 8 – 10 June, 2021, in Madrid.

June 05, 2020 | Comments

IWCE 2020 will now be a virtual event the week of Aug. 24, the show director announced in an email to attendees. The next in-person IWCE is planned for March 22 - 25, 2021, at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

ATIS Calls for 6G Collaboration

May 20, 2020 | Comments

The Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) announced a call to action and shared its vision for collaboration across government, academia and industry to promote U.S. leadership on the path to 6G.

BAPCO Hosts 1,900 Visitors in March

May 12, 2020 | Comments

Organizers of the British Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (BAPCO) said the event, held 10 – 11 March, hosted 1,690 public-safety professionals and more than 70 suppliers. More than 1,922 total visitors attended.