Monday, April 29, 6:00 – 8:15 p.m.
FirstNet:  Views from the Inside and Outside

The FCBA Broadband, Engineering and Technical, and Homeland Security and Emergency Communications Committees will hold a CLE on Monday, April 29, 2013 from 6:00 – 8:15 p.m. entitled FirstNet: Views from the Inside and Outside.  This program will be held at Squire Sanders (US) LLP, 1200 19^th Street, NW.

In February 2012, Congress enacted The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, containing landmark provisions to create a much-needed nationwide interoperable broadband network that will help police, firefighters, emergency medical service professionals and other public safety officials perform their critical jobs.  The legal framework for this network, which is to be based on a single, national network architecture, is the new "First Responder Network Authority" (FirstNet), an independent authority within NTIA.  This CLE program will be presented in two parts:  the first portion will focus on the federal participants in FirstNet (NTIA, FCC, DHS), statutory requirements for FirstNet, and the current status of federal efforts.  Part two of the program will focus on state and private sector participation in FirstNet.  The program will feature official FirstNet and other government representatives, along with public safety experts who are working on various aspects of the FirstNet project.

Registrations and cancellations due by 12:00 Noon, Friday, April 26, 2013.

AGENDA

6:00 – 6:05 p.m.               Welcome and Introduction

6:05 – 7:05 p.m.               The Federal Framework for FirstNet

Moderator:
Frederick (“Rick”) Joyce, Chair, Venable Telecommunications Group; Co-Chair, FCBA Homeland Security and Emergency Communications Committee

Speakers:
Jamie Barnett, Co-Chair, Venable Telecommunications Group; Former Chief, FCC Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau
Uzoma Onyeije, Secretary, First Responder Network Authority (“FirstNet”)
Office of Emergency Communications, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (speaker to be named)

7:05 – 7:15 p.m.               Break

7:15 – 8:15 p.m.               The Role of States and Localities in FirstNet

Moderator:
Trey Forgety, Director of Government Affairs, NENA:  The 911 Association

Speakers:
Jeffrey S. Cohen, Chief Counsel – Law and Policy, Director of Government Relations, APCO International
Ray Lehr, Interoperability Director, State of Maryland
Eddie Reyes, Deputy Chief, City of Alexandria, Virginia Police Department