[W3GV] COMMUNICATIONS TRAINING OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT

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COMMUNICATIONS  TRAINING OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT 
The  Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA), through the Auxiliary 
 Communications Services (ACS) program will be hosting the following  
communications training opportunity. 
Please  read the prerequisites for requesting to attend the  courses!!! 
This course being provided by the  Department of Homeland Security/Office 
of Emergency Communications Technical  Assistance (TA) Program. 
SPCL-AUXCOMM –  Auxiliary Communications Workshop 
Course Date:  February 23 and 24,  2013 
Location: PEMA  Headquarters, Harrisburg, PA 
Lodging: Lodging  will be provided for the nights of February 22nd and 23rd 
 for attendees who live greater than 50 miles from the training  site. 
Meals: Working  lunches will be provided on each day of training, all other 
meals will be the  responsibility of the attendee. 
Prerequisites: All attendees must  provide proof they have successfully 
completed the  following: 
·        ICS -100 Introduction to  ICS 
·        ICS-200 Basic ICS 
·        ICS-700 Introduction to the National Incident Management  System 
(NIMS) 
·        ICS-800 Introduction to the National Response Framework  (NRF) 
·        All attendees must also have an Amateur Radio General  Class 
licenses (or higher) 
Max. Number of Attendees:  30 
Deadline for  registration: February 15,  2013 
Course Description: This workshop is designed for the amateur 
radio/auxiliary  communications community or group who provides emergency communications 
backup  support for planned or unplanned events at a State/Territory, 
Tribal, regional,  or local level.  This workshop is designed for amateur radio  
operators/organizations and coordination/support personnel with an amateur 
radio  background.  
This  full 20 hour workshop focuses on educating attendees about auxiliary  
communications interoperability, emergency operations center etiquette,  
on-the-air etiquette, FCC rules and regulations, auxiliary communications  
training and planning, certification and accreditation and emergency  
communications deployment.  It is intended to supplement and standardize an  
operator's basic knowledge of emergency amateur radio communications in a public  
safety context. 
Send registration info (Name,  address, phone, email, agency/organization 
affiliation, pre-requisite documents)  to Chris Snyder at the address below. 
Christopher  E. Snyder  |Emergency Management Specialist| 
|Commonwealth  ACS Coordinator| 
Pennsylvania  Emergency Management Agency 
2605  Interstate Drive | Harrisburg | PA 17110 
Phone:  717.346.3103 | Fax: 717.651.2240 
Email: _chrsnyder at pa.gov_ (mailto:chrsnyder at state.pa.us)