Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE CORPORATION IS ORGANIZED FOR THE PURPOSE OF BRINGING TOGETHER LEADING CORPORATIONS INVOLVED IN EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS AND RESPONSE TECHNOLOGY TO WORK TOGETHER TO FURTHER DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT AN ADVANCED, FULLY-FUNDED, UNIVERSAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE SYSTEM THROUGHOUT NORTH AMERICA AND GLOBALLY.
THE INDUSTRY COUNCIL FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE TECHNOLOGIES REPRESENTS THE VOICE OF THE COMMERCIAL SECTOR IN THE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS FIELD.
A. VIA A TEAMS VIDEO CONFERENCE, MEMBERS OF THE INDUSTRY COUNCIL FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. ("ICERT") BOARD, POLICY COMMITTEE, AND VARIOUS WORKING GROUPS PROVIDED THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION'S PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY LEADERSHIP WITH AN UPDATE ON ICERT CURRENT AND ONGOING INITIATIVES. ICERT BRIEFED THE FCC ON OUR POLICY AND I&T COMMITTEES' ACTIVITIES, OUR INTEROPERABILITY WORKING GROUP, AND THE PRODUCTIVITY OF OUR DATA INTEGRATION INITIATIVE WORKING GROUP. DETAILS OF THE CONVERSATION ARE CONTAINED IN THE EX PARTE THAT ICERT FILED, PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE FCC REGULATIONS.
B. ICERT PUBLICLY ANNOUNCED THE FORMATION OF A COMPREHENSIVE EFFORT TO PROMOTE EFFECTIVE INTEGRATION AND USE OF DATA IN PUBLIC SAFETY OPERATIONS; THE DATA INTEGRATION INITIATIVE ("DII"). THE DII WILL ADDRESS NEW AND MORE EFFECTIVE WAYS TO PERFORM MISSION CRITICAL OPERATIONS AS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF DATA FROM AN INCREASING NUMBER OF SOURCE POINTS ARE GENERATED AND DELIVERED TO PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATION CENTERS. THE DII HAS STRATEGIC, OPERATIONAL, AND EDUCATIONAL GOALS INCLUDING RECOMMENDATIONS RELATED TO CORE AREAS IMPACTING THE FUTURE OF PUBLIC SAFETY DATA SUCH AS TECHNOLOGY, ANALYSIS, MANAGEMENT, SECURITY, PRIVACY, AND FUNDING. OVER 25 ICERT MEMBER VOLUNTEERS REPRESENTING A WIDE VARIETY OF COMPANIES SERVING THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNITY HAVE JOINED THE DII'S LAUNCH AS PART OF FOUR SUB-WORKING GROUPS: DATA VALUE IDENTIFYING WHICH DATA INTEGRATIONS PROVIDE THE MOST VALUE IN TERMS OF IMPROVING PUBLIC SAFETY RESPONSE; EXISTING DATA INTEGRATION EXAMINING SUCCESSFUL EXAMPLES OF EXISTING DATA INTEGRATION AND HOW THEY FUNCTION; DATA INTEGRATION ENABLERS AND ROADBLOCKS IDENTIFYING FACTORS SUCH AS GOVERNANCE, FUNDING MODELS, TECHNOLOGY, AND OPERATIONAL PROCESSES HINDERING OR ENABLING DATA INTEGRATION TO PROVIDE FUTURE SUCCESS AND IMPROVED PUBLIC SAFETY RESPONSE; AND FUTURE DATA INTEGRATION ANALYZING WHAT NEW INTEGRATIONS WILL BE EXPECTED AS TECHNOLOGY ADVANCES.
C. ICERT, THE LEADING TRADE ASSOCIATION FOR PROVIDERS OF EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS, SOFTWARE, AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE TECHNOLOGIES, ANNOUNCED THE SECOND IN ITS CONTINUING SERIES OF EVALUATION AND BEST PRACTICES WHITE PAPERS ON THE MANAGEMENT OF CLOUD TECHNOLOGY; "PUBLIC SAFETY GRADE DATA CENTERS EVALUATION GUIDELINES SERIES; STEP 2 - RISING OF THE CLOUD." IN KEEPING WITH TRADITION FROM OUR FIRST CLOUD PAPER, ICERT RELEASED STEP 2 TO THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE 911 ADMINISTRATORS (NASNA) FOR THEIR MEMBERS' USE BEFORE GENERAL DISTRIBUTION. "IT'S A QUICK, SUCCINCT REVIEW OF CLOUD-BASED SYSTEMS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY," REMARKED HARRIET RENNIE-BROWN, NASNA'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND AN EASY TO UNDERSTAND DE-MYSTIFICATION OF CLOUD-BASED SYSTEMS AND THE CLOUD'S APPLICATION POTENTIAL FOR 911 PUBLIC SAFETY SYSTEMS IN NG911 SYSTEMS." "OUR INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE (I&T) CLOUD WORKING GROUP DILIGENTLY CRAFTED A CONCISE AND ACTIONABLE BEST PRACTICES DOCUMENT OF IMMEDIATE VALUE TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNITY," EXPLAINED DON FERGUSON, CHAIR OF THE I&T COMMITTEE AND PRESIDENT OF NGA 911. "THIS PAPER CLARIFIES THE TERM 'CLOUD' AS IT APPLIES TO PUBLIC SAFETY, ASSESSES TRENDS IN CLOUD COMPUTING, AND ADDRESSES CRITICAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND PUBLIC SAFETY APPLICATIONS ALREADY DEPLOYED IN THE CLOUD." SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 2005, ICERT REMAINS THE EXCLUSIVE PROVIDER-ONLY TRADE ASSOCIATION CHAMPIONING COMMERCIAL EMERGENCY AND PUBLIC SAFETY RESPONSE TECHNOLOGY AND SOFTWARE ORGANIZATIONS, LARGE AND SMALL. "EACH ICERT MEMBER OFFERS UNIQUE TECHNOLOGY CAPABILITIES TO ADVANCE PUBLIC SAFETY," EXPLAINED KIM ROBERT SCOVILL, THE INDUSTRY COUNCIL'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. "ESTABLISHING, MAINTAINING, AND GROWING RELATIONSHIPS AMONG KEY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LEADERS, THE MEMBERS OF ICERT, IS AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT OF ICERT'S VISION, AS IS EDUCATING PUBLIC SAFETY TO BE BETTER INFORMED TECHNOLOGY CONSUMERS, ESPECIALLY FOR CUTTING EDGE TECHNOLOGIES LIKE 'CLOUD' SERVICES. WE HELP TO MAKE PUBLIC SAFETY WORK BETTER BY INTRODUCING THE NEWEST TECHNOLOGIES AND SOFTWARE TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY SECTOR FOR FIRST RESPONDERS AND THE PUBLIC," HE ADDED. ICERT IMPROVES THE PUBLIC SAFETY ECOSYSTEM THROUGH A FRAMEWORK OF ADVOCACY, COLLABORATION, AND MEMBER SUPPORT. THIS FRAMEWORK ENSURES CONTINUOUS FUNDING ADVOCACY, RECOGNITION AND ACCOMMODATION OF THE NEEDS AND VIEWS OF COMMERCIAL TECHNOLOGY PROVIDERS IN ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT, ENCOURAGEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY IMPROVEMENTS, EDUCATION, AND ENABLING ICERT'S MEMBERS TO REACH THEIR ORGANIC AND MARKETPLACE GROWTH OBJECTIVES.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Kim Scovill | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $188,000 |
| Rick Zak | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Henry Unger | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Morgan O'Brien | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Matt Melton | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Tim Lorello | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Kaevon Legrande | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Kent Hellebust | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Patrick Donovan | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Ryan Carson | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Ivo Allen | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Kevin Murray | PAST CHAIRMAN | 0.5 | $0 |
| Mary Boyd | TREASURER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Lynne Houserman | SECRETARY | 0.5 | $0 |
| Eric Hagerson | VICE CHAIRMAN | 1 | $0 |
| Ellen O'Hara | CHAIRMAN | 5 | $0 |
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