APCO Standards Development Committee (SDC) Application for Continuous Recruitment 2025-2026 Survey

SDC Information

As an American National Standards Institute (ANSI) accredited Standards Developer (ASD) APCO International is dedicated to ensuring public safety communications has a role in the development of standards affecting our industry. APCO's standards development activities have a broad scope, ranging from the actual development of standards to the representation of public safety communications in other standards development areas.

Participation is based on need for particular categories, which are users of public safety equipment and processes, producers of public safety equipment and processes, and those who have a general interest in public safety standards, such as academia, consultants and other governmental agencies.

For consideration for the APCO SDC and/or any of its subcommittees or working groups, please respond to the following questions. Applicants are encouraged to be very detailed and specific in their responses, as this assists in the selection and assignment of committee members.

For questions and/or further information, email standards@apcointl.org or call 888-272-6911.

1.Personal Information
(Required.)

First Name

Last Name

2.Personal Designation(Required.)

RPL

CPE

ENP

None of the above

Other (please specify)

3.Contact Information(Required.)

Employer

Address

Address 2

City/Town

State/Province

ZIP/Postal Code

Country

Email Address

Phone Number

4.Job Title(Required.)

5.Describe, in detail, your job function, duties, responsibilities, etc.
(Required.)

6.Indicate if you are member of a public safety organization.
NOTE: membership is NOT required to participate in the Standards Program
(Required.)

APCO

NENA

APCO and NENA

Other (please specify)

None of the above

7.Based on definitions provided, chose your interest category
(Required.)

User (user of public safety equipment, products, processes, systems, or services)

Producer (producer of public safety equipment, products, processes, systems or services)

General Interest (neither a user nor a producer; includes professional associations/societies, regulatory agencies, academia)

Other (please specify)

9.Describe, in detail, your Public Safety Communications Experience:(Required.)

10.Describe, in detail, your interest and experience in standards development activities. (NOTE: Experience is NOT necessary to participate)
(Required.)

11.If chosen, I can commit to a minimum of two years active participation, which includes, but it not limited to, attending 1 monthly 30-60 minute conference call, reviewing multiple candidate standard documents, and submitting ballots within deadlines.(Required.)

Yes

12.If there are no openings on the Standards Development Committee (SDC), are you interested in serving on a SDC Subcommittee? The duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, active participation for a minimum of two years, attending 1 monthly 30-60 minute conference call, reviewing multiple candidate standard document, and submitting ballots within deadlines.
Mark your area(s) of interest below.(Required.)

Operational Standards

Technical Standards

Training Standards

Not applicable/No interest

13.Indicate your area(s) in which you and others consider yourself to be a subject matter expert.(Required.)

14.Do you currently, or have you in the past, participated on another APCO Committee or Working Group? If so, indicate name of committee or working group.(Required.)

Yes

If yes, provide name of Committee and/or Working Group

15.Do you currently, or have you in the past, served as a Chair or Vice Chair of an APCO Committee or Working Group?(Required.)

Yes

If yes, provide name of Committee and/or Working Group

16.Finally, you may provide any additional information regarding serving on the SDC or a Subcommittee.