Our Partners

Our Conference venue and lodging will all be held at the Oaklawn Casino Resort in Hot Springs!  Special Discount Pricing has been negotiated! Discount code will be provided during your conference registration through our Event Portal!  The cut off date for this special rate is October 5, 2023 and is first come, first serve.

About Oaklawn:

For more than 100 years, Oaklawn Racing has been a staple for many visitors to our state. Its historic complex is a fabled mile of Arkansas dirt on which some of the biggest names in championship Thoroughbred racing have made their names — like Triple Crown winner, American Pharoah. And that legacy will continue. 

Today, Oaklawn Racing has upgraded to Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort – a newly expanded destination now featuring a boutique hotel and plenty of meeting space in addition to racing, gaming, dining, sports betting, entertainment, and much more. 

With this being our 20th Annual Conference, we have packed our schedule with amazing classes, speakers, and attendee recognition! 

This year, we are excited to announce that Ricardo Martinez from Within The Trenches Podcast will join us as this year's Keynote Speaker! 

With 16+ hours of continuing educations hours, this year's training topics include but are not limited to: 

• 2024 Solar Eclipse
• North Little Rock Tornado Response
• Scheduling in the Comm Center
• Tips & Tricks for CTO's 
• Mental Wellness
• Our Best Boundaries
• Recruiting for your ECC
• and so much more!

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As we approach the 20th anniversary of the Arkansas Public Safety Communications Conference, we invite you to join us in celebrating excellence within our field!

The Arkansas APCO & NENA Director of the Year, Supervisor of the Year, Trainer of the Year, Dispatcher of the Year, and Team of the Year awards will be presented at the 2023 APCO/NENA conference. These honors recognize individuals and teams who have gone above and beyond to serve their communities. Your nominations are invaluable in selecting the deserving recipients of these awards. 

Please take a few moments to nominate candidates who have shown exceptional achievements, leadership qualities, and unwavering commitment to excellence.

Nominations will remain open until September 15th, 2023!

Click below to place your nomination(s):

 The Arkansas APCO/ NENA Conference has been around for 20+ years. We pride ourselves with the opportunity to provide a place for Public Safety Communication Officials to come together to network with industry partners, learn about new products/ services related to our industry, provide quality training for Telecommunicators and Leadership, and build working relationships among those in our industry. Our Conference  provides a place for your company hear some of our industries challenges from frontline Telecommunicators and offer solutions to them as well upper management. With over 300+ Arkansas APCO Members in the State of Arkansas, this is not an opportunity you want to miss out on..

We have limited vendor spots for vendors, so register today!