Officer Quickfire Recap: Coverage of IACP 2014

Nov. 2, 2014
Over the last week, Officer.com has provided coverage of IACP 2014 in Orlando, Fla.

Over the last week, Officer.com has provided coverage of the 121st Annual International Association of Chiefs of Police Conference and Exposition, which took place Oct. 25-28 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando Fla.

Below is a recap of the coverage that appeared on our website:

121st Annual IACP Conference Opens

Hundreds filed in for the opening ceremonies Saturday afternoon. Outgoing President of IACP, Chief Yost Zakhary, and Orlando Police Chief John Mina addressed attendees.

Images From the Expo Hall

The Expo Hall opened Sunday morning with more than 750 companies includes hands-on exhibits, live demonstrations and educational displays.

FBI Director Talks About Threats to Law Enforcement

During First General Assembly Monday, FBI Director James Comey spoke about the importance of partnerships between local and government L.E. agencies, the ever-changing landscape of terrorism, investigations and threats to police.

Holder Touts Partnership With L.E.

Also during the First General Assembly, outgoing Attorney General Eric Holder talked about what the DOJ is doing to work with L.E. agencies to keep them prepared, safe and out of the national spotlight.

Response to Ebola in Dallas

Lt. Alexander Eastman, Deputy Medical Director of the Dallas Police Department and Lead Medical Officer of its SWAT Team, spoke during an educational session about how his department has dealt with Ebola, and what other law enforcement agencies can do to be prepared.

Delivering LODD Notifications

Madeline Neumann, the National President of Concerns of Police Survivors, spoke to attendees about the importance of death notifications and what need to do when faced with delivering tragic news.

Reducing Traffic Deaths, Injuries

During an educational session, researchers and police officials focused on what can be done to buck the trend of officer-involved traffic incidents and reduce the number of deaths.

LEEDIR Seeking to Fill Void

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Commander Scott Edson and Nick Namikas, Co-CEO at CitizenGlobal, spoke about the new digital data collection platform called LEEDIR (short for Large Emergency Event Digital Information Repository), and how it is helping resolve bandwidth and storage issues during large-scale investigations.

NowForce Aims to Enhance Law Enforcement Dispatch

NowForce Law Enforcement, which is aimed at changing the way information is sent to dispatch centers, was unveiled at the conference.

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