WHO: The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International

WHAT: Project RETAINS (Responsive Efforts to Address Integral Needs in Staffing) Symposium

WHEN: Thursday, April 20

WHERE: Wyndham Baltimore Inner Harbor, Baltimore, MD

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
The APCO International Project RETAINS tool kit is the product of the most extensive, in-depth research ever conducted of the issues impacting the recruitment, hiring, processing, training and retention of personnel in 9- 1-1 public safety communications centers. The tools are designed to assist communications center managers, human resource and management and budget department personnel, police chiefs, sheriffs, fire chiefs and elected officials, in addressing the challenges associated with hiring and retaining qualified personnel for this vitally important position.

For more information, visit www.apcosymposia.org.

About APCO International
The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International is the world's oldest and largest professional organization dedicated to the enhancement of public safety communications. APCO International serves the professional needs of its 15,000 members worldwide by creating a platform for setting professional standards, addressing professional issues and providing education, products and services for people who manage, operate, maintain and supply the communications systems used by police, fire and emergency medical dispatch agencies throughout the world. For more information, visit www.apcointl.org.