Ike Pigott is scheduled to be a presenter on August 24 at our NIOA Conference in Nashville. In this interview he shares a few great success stories.

Have you planned to attend the conference? Visit the conference page for more info!

The NIOA board would like to determine interest in this year’s conference.  This will help us further plan for your needs, better plan associated expenses, and help us coordinate arrangements with the host hotel.

We would appreciate your time in answering a single survey question (with appropriate answer):

Has your agency budgeted funds for you to attend the 2009 NIOA Conference in Nashville?

• Yes, I plan to attend.
• Yes, but I still need to request approval to attend.
• No, I cannot attend this year.

Please forward your response to Judy Pal: judithpal \at\ bellsouth.net.

Thank you for your participation.  We hope to see you in Nashville in August!

At the 2008 NIOA conference in Reno we introduced a “Best Practices” session.  This was a well received addition to the conference.  We would like to carry it on to Nashville in August 2009.

In these best practice sessions we will highlight four case studies from our members that feature unique and successful ways NIOA members dealt with a particular issue that is relevant for first-responder PIOs.  Each case study is 45 minutes in length, with a short Q&A.

If you would like to be considered as a presenter, please send a one-page (maximum) synopsis of your case scenario to me at rpalmer@washingtontwp.org by March 6.  The Board will choose a cross-section of cases and four people will be asked to present at Nashville.

Please use the following headings in your synopsis:

Organization name & presenter:

Incident type & date:

Type of organization:

Synopsis/overview of case/event/incident:

Challenges/Issues:

Solution/How you dealt with it:

Outcomes & Results:

Lessons Learned:

It is always a great opportunity to learn from one’s colleagues. On behalf of the entire board, I look forward to your submissions!

Time is running out to qualify for the discounted early-bird conference registration rate for our 2008 NIOA Training Conference in Reno-Sparks, Nevada.

If you are planning to attend, it is important that you register prior to July 1st. Remember, you don’t have to pay until later. You can even bring it with you and pay at the door. But you must register prior to July 1 to get the discounted member rate of $495. If you wait until after July 1st, registration goes up to $695!

Also, due to a production error part of the agenda published in our May-June newsletter was inadvertantly omitted, but you can view the full agenda at www.nioa.org/tc.htm and you can view or print a corrected newsletter issue at http://www.nioa.org/news.htm.

Looking forward to seeing you soon in Reno-Sparks!

Judy Pal,
NIOA President

“Remember, you don’t have to pay until later.”