Welcome

The National Public Safety Telecommunication Council (NPSTC) will be holding its next Committee Meeting in Washington, DC.  We will be celebrating our 15th year of improving public safety communications and interoperability through collaborative leadership.  Together we can create one unified voice for public safety.

Alexandria Police Department
3600 Wheeler Avenue
Alexandria, VA  22304
Meeting Room: L75

Special Thank You
A heartfelt thank you to the Alexandria Police Department for providing the meeting space in their new facility.

The hotels below are close to the meeting site.  The Hilton and Embassy Suites are both a very short walk from the Metro.  Plus, they are on the King Street Trolley route for easy access to shops and dinning.

1900 Diagonal Road
Alexandria, VA  22314
Tel: 1-703-684-5900
Embassy Suites Alexandria – Old Town Details

1767 King Street
Alexandria, VA  22314
Tel: 703-837-0440
Hilton Alexandria – Old Town Details
* No Shuttle service

1456 Duke Street
Alexandria, VA  22314
Tel: 1-703-548-5474
Residence Inn Alexandria – Old Town/Duke Street Details

1616 King Street
Alexandria, VA  22314
Tel: 1-703-299-9900
Hampton Inn Alexandria – Old Town//King St. Metro Details

Below you will find some helpful information about the meeting, Washington, D.C., and area transportation.

Washington, DC weather is mild compared to many parts of the United States.  The capital region has four distinct seasons, although the weather can be unpredictable and varies from year to year.

Averages for June
Average high temperature:  84
Average low temperature:  62
Rainfall:  3.63

The Metro – www.wmata.com

Tuesday, June 5,2012
Wednesday, June 6, 2012

NPSTC Meeting Agenda & Reports (large file)
Dr. David Boyd – OIC Update
Chief Harlin McEwen – National Public Safety Broadband Network (NPSBN) Update
Lance Valcour – Canadian Interoperability Technology Interest Group (CITIG) Update
   – CITIG Interoperability Continuum Simplified (video)
   – PNWL & DHS & S&T Precision Information Environments (video)
Terry LaValley & Lance Valcour - NPSTC Northern Border Working Group & CITIG Cross Border Briefing 
Tony Gray – TETRA Critical Communications Association
Anna Gomez – FIRST Update

NPSTC Meeting Agenda & Reports
Valcour CITIG Social Media Briefing
AFST Report (approval pending)
AFST Summary Page

Invitational Travel pertains to invited travelers who's travel expenses have been authorized for reimbursement by the Support Office, such as certain speakers, NPSTC member representatives, etc.  If you will be on invitational travel, please complete the following form in addition to the regular registration form:

Approval is required prior to booking ANY travel.  The deadline for requesting reimbursement is CLOSED.

Maintain your receipts.  After the meeting you will need to submit the signed expense form, all travel receipts and the trip report to:

Support Office
8191 Southpark Lane, Suite 205
Littleton, Colorado  80120

To help expedite your reimbursement, fax all receipts and the signed expense form to (303) 649-1844.  The fax will then be submitted as a PDF formatted file.  Make sure you have included your trip report (third tab in the trip file), as your reimbursement will not be completed without this report.

To and From Airports:  You must submit receipts for shuttles, taxis, or metro/bus fares.  All expenses require a receipt.  To be mindful of resources, please consider using airport shuttles and other low-cost alternatives to taxis whenever possible.  CAR RENTAL IS NOT AUTHORIZED.

If you have any questions, please contact the Support Office at (866) 807-4755 or at support@npstc.org.

If you have any questions, please contact the Support Office at (866) 807-4755 or at support@npstc.org.