MEMBERSHIP PARTICIPATION
IN CHAPTER ACTIVITIES
Barry Woodward, Senior Member

Our Chapter is approaching 400 members strong from all parts of the Public Safety Community. The Chapter is only as strong as it’s member’s participation in Chapter activities.

In our past, it seemed that only a few did all the work. Not so now with the advent of the Regional Coordinators, Committee Chairpersons, volunteers and of course, the Board of Officers, this Chapter has grown to levels that we only could have dreamed of years ago.

But it does not end there. The Chapter still needs the participation of each and every member in its ranks to be a success. From volunteering to do small jobs, to attending Conferences, to going to training, or even volunteering to serve on Committees, both statewide and National, you are an integral part of this Chapter. If you are asked to serve, please do not turn it down. By serving, you get a whole new perspective on the Chapter, its acitivities and its members.

One of the biggest jobs we all have is recruiting new members. We need members from all ranks of Public Safety, 911 Center Directors, staff peresonnel, supervisory personnel, and line level personnel. Every Director in the State of Georgia should be a member of this organization.  Take a minute and look around your own center and see who you can recruit, then look at the membership list and see if your neighboring agencies are on there. The Board of Officers alone cannot make this Chapter succeed; it takes every member we have.

The Chapter is only as strong as you make it.  How about 500 members by Spring?  It’s not impossible..........Won’t you help?

ONLINE MEMBERSHIP RECORDS

Members can now update their primary mailing address and contact information on-line. The webiste is https://www.apconetforum.org/eweb/ The user name is member’s email address and the password is the member number.

MEMBERSHIP

Georgia APCO is a chapter of the Associated Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International, which is an international organization whose mission is to:

  • Foster the development and progress of the art of public safety communications by means of research, planning, training and education;
  • Promote cooperation between towns, cities, counties, states, and federal public safety agencies in the area of communications;
  • Represent its members before communications regulatory agencies and policy-making bodies as may be appropriate; and through its efforts strive toward the end that the safety of human life, the protection of property and the civic welfare are benefited to the utmost degree; and
  • Aid and assist in the rapid and accurate collection, exchange and dissemination of information relating to emergencies and other vital public safety function.

Our membership includes:

  • 911 Directors
  • Assistant Directors
  • Communications Officers
  • Supervisors
  • Training Officers,
  • CAD Managers
  • Radio Technicians
  • Radio Dispatchers
  • Radio Programmers
  • Equipment & Service

As a member of APCO International, you are an important part of the strongest network of public safety communications professionals in the world.  Your experience, knowledge, and expertise, combined with that of our other members, helps all of us achieve our goal of excellence in public safety communications.

As a member of the Georgia Chapter of APCO, you will enjoy the benefits of:

  • The APCO Bulletin - a magazine published by APCO, Int’l. monthly
  • The Informer - a newsletter published by Georgia APCO three times annually (winter, spring and summer).
  • Training Conferences - held twice annually (Spring and Fall)

Application Forms

You may download a Membership Application Form or a Commercial Membership Form by going to the APCO International Membership web site.  Submit the application form and associated payment method which will be transmitted through their secure server. If you prefer to download the form, you may do so by clicking on the appropriate form. Complete the form and mail with payment to:

APCO International, Inc.
Membership Department
351 N. Williamson Blvd.
Daytona Beach, FL  32114

Phone: 904-322-2500, ext. 238
Fax: 904-322-2501