PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 DA 15-518 Released: April 30, 2015 PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU ANNOUNCES AGENDA FOR MAY 8, 2015 WORKSHOP ON THE USE OF SMARTPHONE APPS IN THE PROVISION OF 911 SERVICE As previously announced, the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau will host a public workshop on May 8, 2015 to discuss the use of smartphone applications, or “apps,” in the provision of 911 service.1 By this Public Notice, the Bureau announces the agenda and panelists for the workshop, which will take place from 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. in the Commission Meeting Room (TW-C305).2 In addition, information on 911 applications will be on display during the lunch hour in the Commission’s Technology Experience Center, and the Commission has established an e-mail box (911AppWorkshop@fcc.gov) for submission of display information for this event. 9:30 am Welcoming and Opening Remarks Rear Adm. David G. Simpson (USN, Ret.), Chief, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau 9:45 am Session 1: What App Developers Need to Know about 911 Moderator – Timothy May, 911/NG911 Team Director, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau Participants · Jeff Cohen, APCO International · Trey Forgety, NENA · John Snapp, Intrado · Jeff Wittek, Airbus DS · Tim Lorello, TCS · Larry Reeder, Bandwidth.com 10:45 am (Break) 11:00 am Session 2: How Can Apps Make 911 Better – What Works and What Doesn’t? Moderator – Dana Zelman, Attorney Advisor, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau 1 See Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau Announces Workshop on the Use of Smartphone “Apps” to Assist in the Provision of 911 Service, Public Notice, DA 15-411 (PSHSB Apr. 1, 2015). 2 Further agenda modifications and addition of panel members may be announced prior to the workshop. 2Participants · Jeff Grass, Live Safe · Dr. Ashok Agrawala, University of Maryland · Michael Martin, Rapid SOS · Peter Mottur, Vizsafe · Charles Schwab, Montgomery County, MD Emergency Command Center · Jennifer Greene, District of Columbia Office of Unified Communications · Christy Williams, North Central Texas Council of Governments 12:00 pm Lunch Break Exhibition of 911 Apps, FCC Technology Experience Center 1:30 pm Session 3: The Future of Apps in the 911 Ecosystem Moderator – David Furth, Deputy Chief, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau Participants · Participants from Sessions 1 and 2 · Henning Schulzrinne, Technology Advisor, FCC · Roger Marshall, ATIS/ESIF · Bernard Aboba, Microsoft 3:30 pm Closing As noted above, during the lunch hour, the Commission’s Technology Experience Center will host an exhibition of information on 911 applications. We invite application developers, vendors, and other interested parties to submit slide decks or other informational materials on 911 applications for this event. Please note that the Technology Experience Center will not be able to accommodate live demonstrations of any applications. Anyone seeking consideration of materials for the exhibition must submit them to 911AppWorkshop@fcc.gov by 11:59 P.M. Tuesday, May 5, 2015. The provision of exhibited material is strictly voluntary and is not contingent on and does not imply any expected benefit to the exhibitor. Acceptance of any exhibit concerning a 911 application by the FCC does not constitute endorsement of the application, its developer, or any company offering such applications. Audio/video coverage of the meeting will be broadcast live with open captioning over the Internet from the FCC's web page at www.fcc.gov/live. The FCC’s webcast is free to the public. Audience members may submit questions to moderators, and those who watch the live video stream of the event may email event-related questions to livequestions@fcc.gov. Depending on the volume of questions and time constraints, the panel moderators will work to respond to as many questions as possible during the workshop. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities are available upon request. Please include a description of the accommodation you will need. Individuals making such requests must include 3their contact information should FCC staff need to contact them for more information. Requests should be made as early as possible. Please send an e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau: 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432 (TTY). For additional information about the workshop, please contact Dana Zelman or Brenda Villanueva of the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau. Dana Zelman can be reached by phone at (202) 418-0546 or by email at Dana.Zelman@fcc.gov. Brenda Villanueva can be reached by phone at (202) 418-7005 or by email at Brenda.Villanueva@fcc.gov. - FCC -