Virginia Chapter
National Emergency Number Association
Announcements
Copies of
Presentations from
the 2008 Virgnia APCO/NENA Spring Conference are now available. Visit Chapter Conferences to view or download copies.
New Officers were elected and installed at the
Spring General Business Meeting of the Virginia Chapter of NENA.
The 2008-2009 Executive Board of Officers are:
Denise Johnson -
President
Hershel Kreis – 1st Vice President
Bernard “Buster” Brown – 2nd
Vice President
Susan Rorrer – Secretary
Chris Knights – Treasurer
Rodney Gentry – Immediate Past President
Proposed Bylaws Amendments were voted on at the Spring
2008 Conference/Meeting. This document includes the changes that were suggested
at the last Virginia NENA meeting. If
anyone has any questions, contact George Thomas.
Chapter Bylaws with Proposed Amendments
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We are currently in the process of implementing a Chapter
Messaging and Resources Center. Hosted by AirSet®, the service will serve as an
e-mail listserv (group messaging), chapter calendar, member roster, and
blog. Chapter files and photo albums may
also be stored on the site. Members do
not have to join the service or group to receive group e-mails, provided we
have your e-mail address. Members who do
join will receive the benefits of both AirSet and our group messaging and
resources center. The site will
officially launch later this month and members with e-mail addresses in the
NENA directory will receive invitations to join.
Condolences
On behalf of the Virginia Chapter of
NENA Executive Board, our thoughts and prayers go out to Illinois NENA (INENA)
for the passing of their Chapter President, Doug Miller. Doug passed away
Monday, April 21, 2008. He was the Director of Bureau County 911, in
Are You Interested In
Becoming An Emergency Number Professional (ENP)?
If so, explore the options and
participate in our survey.
Visit NENA Resources for more information.
Join the 2008 NENA Chapter
Challenge!
NENA is issuing a challenge to each
chapter to increase membership for the 2008 membership year – with big prizes
for the winners!
Here’s how it works:
v Each new member, (including previous
members whose membership has expired), from each chapter will be counted,
regardless of how they join. The membership does not have to result from a
chapter conference or marketing drive (but it can!) We strongly encourage each
chapter to use their own marketing ideas to promote NENA membership within
their state. Any help NENA can provide (email lists, mailing lists, marketing
materials) just let us know!
v 2 Prizes will be awarded! The chapter that recruits the most new members overall and
the chapter that has the highest proportional increase in membership will each
win.
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For
example: Chapter X with 400 original members and 100 new members can win by the
sheer number of new members, but Chapter Y, with 30 original members and 15 new
members can also win by increasing their membership by 50%.
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Winners
will be announced at the Annual 9-1-1 Conference and Tradeshow in June
v Winning chapters will receive a FREE one-day NENA Education course (valued at $4,000) of their choosing to be
scheduled at their convenience. The course must be scheduled before May 30,
2009 – this will allow the opportunity to have a NENA course at either a Fall 2008 or a Spring 2009 NENA Chapter Conference!
v All memberships received after
October 1, 2007 for the 2008 membership dues year will be counted in the final
total.
v All eligible memberships must be
received at NENA headquarters by May 31, 2008.
Quick Links
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Welcome to
the Virginia Chapter’s website. The
Executive Board has developed this site to provide key information and
resources for its members, other 9-1-1 professionals, and the general public
served by
Last Updated May 17, 2008