Planning for FirstNet in Maryland

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Lori StoneOutreach Coordinator

Outreach Effort HighlightsReached more than 1,500 stakeholders:

Using a variety of methods:

• 40+ Meetings/Calls• 7 Conferences/Exhibit

Halls• 4 Webinars• 3 Regional Forums

• Twitter - 280+ followers• LinkedIn and Facebook • Website – 3500+ Page

Views • Newsletters - Quarterly

• Law enforcement and Fire/EMS Chiefs & Officers

• PSAP Directors• Public safety comms and IT managers• CIOs and CTOs• GIS managers• Private sector – connect the dots…

Website & Social Media

Twitter:@MDInterop

Website:http://MDInterop-Public.sharepoint.com

The Maryland Message

Successful Outreach Requires Building a Relevant and Coherent Message

FirstNet Basics

≠• LTE• Data network• Federal program• Planning stage

• LMR• Voice network• State program• Implementation stage

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Timeline: National

Maryland’s Initial Consultation 7.29.14 - Annapolis

MD Feedback to FirstNet

• Initial Consultation Checklist

• Meeting Logistics

• Agenda

• Communications Plan

• State Topics

• Previous Disasters

• Major Events

• “This is your event on FirstNet”

• Eligible Users

• FirstNet Topics

• Next Steps

Lessons Learned You can’t invite everybody… Communicate to stakeholders who are not invited that you will brief them and keep them involved.

Include more public safety folks with Incident Command experience to discuss specific events and how FirstNet would help.

Record next steps at the end of the day.

Avoid drifting into LMR discussions. Stay focused on wireless broadband.

Good discussion of volunteer fire/rescue, utilities, hospitals.

Broaden the number of participants in future sessions by conducting issue specific workshops:

• Users• Coverage• Assets

A Multi-State Approach to Design, Deploy, and Operate the Mid-Atlantic Portion of the

Nationwide Public Safety Wireless Broadband Network

MACINAC

Mid-Atlantic Consortium for Interoperable Nationwide

Advanced Communications

Initiative

MACINAC

Benefits of a Regional Approach

Between 2,490 and 45,310 sq. mi. to cover

(depending on the state)

Seamless Interoperability

Cost Saving from Scale+

Users from five states

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MACINAC Governance

MACINAC Multistate Agreement

Single, Powerful Voice for

Member States

Scaled Sustainability

Model

Coordinated Decision

Single Procurement

Approach

Deeper Interoperability

Disclaimer

This slide deck was prepared by the Maryland Department of Information Technology using funds under award 24-10-S13024 from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC). The statements, findings, conclusions, and recommendations are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NTIA, DOC, or FirstNet.