{"id":400,"date":"2019-04-24T16:09:48","date_gmt":"2019-04-24T16:09:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.officialmediaguide.com\/master\/?page_id=400"},"modified":"2026-09-16T15:18:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T21:18:11","slug":"content-calendar","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.officialmediaguide.com\/psc\/print1\/content-calendar\/","title":{"rendered":"Editorial Calendar"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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2027 Content Calendar*<\/h1>

Our editorial philosophy is focused on helping industry professionals do their jobs more effectively, efficiently and profitably by providing a balance of business-and technical-related content.<\/p>

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January\/February 2027<\/h4>

Technology<\/h1>

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  • ECOSYSTEMS: Integrating Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1) with mobile and digital ecosystems for faster emergency response<\/li>
  • MOBILE DRIVER’S LICENSES: How mobile driver’s license data enter computer-aided dispatch (CAD) and records management systems (RMS), and what emergency communications center (ECC) staff need to know before it arrives<\/li>
  • CHECKLISTS: Checklists don’t replace public safety telecommunicators, they support them by reducing cognitive load during critical incidents<\/li>
  • DRONES: How drone response changes the workflow in the ECC<\/li>
  • LPRs: How license plate readers work, the pros and cons, and how telecommunicators work with them<\/li>
  • AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES: Driverless cars are raising call volume, and one agency built a complaint portal to handle it<\/li>
  • 5 AI QUESTIONS: The questions agencies need to ask artificial intelligence (AI) vendors<\/li>
  • What is and What isn\u2019t AI<\/li>
  • TOOLS: How to manage a growing number of technology tools when they don’t integrate<\/li>
  • DARK STATIONS: AI helps monitor stations with little or no staffing, and staff handle the public who arrive for help<\/li>
  • CDE 1 LMR 101: Demystifying land mobile radio for users in the ECC and the field<\/li>
  • CDE 2 CALL ROUTING: Satellite, telematics and the call routing plan<\/li><\/ul>

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    March\/April 2027<\/h4>

    The Telecommunicator: National Public Safety Telecommunicator Week<\/h1>

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    • VIDEO PSYCH: A multidisciplinary group is studying how NG9-1-1 video calls are used, the psychological risks and best practices for agencies<\/li>
    • DISPATCH SKILLSET: How the skills the job requires in 2027 differ from 1998, and how a new generation uses technology differently<\/li>
    • SOLO ECC: What it takes to run a single-position emergency communications center<\/li>
    • VIDEO RESCUE: Video calls helped locate people on the water, and other cases that show the benefits of video<\/li>
    • TOOLS II: Why you have the tools, and the success stories behind them<\/li>
    • NPSTW ON A BUDGET: How to mark National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week and make staff feel recognized without much money<\/li>
    • CDE 1 CONVERSATION CONTROL: Language telecommunicators can use to redirect a caller<\/li>
    • CDE 2 RETIREMENT TRANSITION: How to help telecommunicators leave the industry and what they need to do to prepare<\/li><\/ul>

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      May\/June 2027<\/h4>

      Staffing, Retention & Wellness<\/h1>

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      • LONGEVITY: “You’re hired, now what?” What new employees need to know and what supervisors should tell them<\/li>
      • OVERTIME: Friend or foe. Staff like overtime until there is too much of it<\/li>
      • TRAINER BURNOUT: What agencies can do to keep communications training officers in the job<\/li>
      • LEADERSHIP SUCCESSION: Building the employees already in your center into leaders<\/li>
      • AI WELLNESS: Death by a thousand paper cuts, and the thousand ways to address it<\/li>
      • AI PITFALL: One ECC installed a call tree and got more calls, not fewer<\/li>
      • PSYCHOLOGY: What psychology offers to improving work performance<\/li>
      • STRESS TIPS: Steps staff can take to reduce stress<\/li>
      • CDE 1 BRAIN DAMAGE: The ill-effects of post-traumatic stress disorder<\/li>
      • CDE 2 BIG SLEEP: How sleep, or the lack of it, affects telecommunicator performance<\/li><\/ul>

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        July\/August 2027<\/h4>

        Professional Development & Annual Conference<\/h1>

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        • HOW TO: How to get involved at the chapter level and move into national involvement with APCO<\/li>
        • WHO ARE YOU? What kind of employee are you, who do you want to be, and what are you willing to do to improve yourself and others?<\/li>
        • RPL PERSONAL: How the Registered Public-Safety Leader program changed one manager into a leader<\/li>
        • CPE: A personal account of earning the Certified Public-Safety Executive credential<\/li>
        • HIDDEN LEADER: The hidden side of leadership, including the business side nobody talks about<\/li>
        • ROBERT’S RULES: What Robert’s Rules of Order are and how to be an effective participant<\/li>
        • CONTENT: How to be happy as a telecommunicator without wanting to move into leadership<\/li>
        • HOST CITY TRAVEL: The sights, sounds, history and flavors of the APCO 2027 host city<\/li>
        • HOST CHAPTER: Progress and potential in the APCO chapter hosting the 2027 conference<\/li>
        • CDE 1 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: How APCO’s international chapters are structured and how many countries APCO serves<\/li>
        • CDE 2 MEMBERSHIP TRAINING BENEFITS: How professional development can be accomplished through APCO membership and chapter involvement<\/li><\/ul>

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          September\/October 2027<\/h4>

          Safety & Security<\/h1>

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          • PHISHING: What to look for when a phishing email arrives<\/li>
          • DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: When it comes home. How to keep staff experiencing domestic violence safe and able to work, and what resources exist<\/li>
          • SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS: Actionable steps for messaging the community without a dedicated public information officer<\/li>
          • CDE 1: Topic to come<\/li>
          • CDE 2: A topical cybersecurity issue<\/li><\/ul>

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            November\/December 2027<\/h4>

            High Priority\/Low Frequency Events<\/h1>

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            • RESPONDER DOWN: An officer, firefighter or EMT goes down, told from the point of view of the telecommunicator who takes the notification<\/li>
            • MUSCLE MEMORY: How telecommunicators, agencies and responders train for high-priority, low-frequency events<\/li>
            • ECC EVACUATION OBSTACLES: The first time you use the continuity of operations plan should not be the first time you run it<\/li>
            • WEATHER CHANGES: Changing patterns in tornadoes and straight-line winds<\/li>
            • GUARD DEPLOYMENTS: How National Guard deployments affect the ECC and the community it serves<\/li>
            • NJ STORMS: How New Jersey responded to major back-to-back storms<\/li>
            • NAVIGATING GRIEF: Grief during the holiday season, including rising suicide rates at colleges and universities<\/li>
            • CDE 1 MULTIJURISDICTIONAL: Emergencies that cross jurisdictions and what they mean for communications<\/li>
            • CDE 2 LEADING COMMUNICATIONS: Taking ownership of your communications plan and putting the ECC at the center of planning<\/li><\/ul>

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              • President\u2019s Channel: The President’s Message<\/strong><\/h4><\/li>

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                • Continuing Dispatch Education (CDE) Articles (2)<\/strong><\/h4><\/li>

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