Nearly 700 Public Safety professionals and vendors descended on Orlando, Florida July 24-27 for the 2022 IMSA Forum & Expo. The “Let’s Get Back to It in 2022” theme was realized as the event saw an increase from the previous year in attendance, exhibitors and the number of certification tests administered.

Attendees celebrated the past year’s accomplishments while looking toward the future. Highlights included the Opening Ceremony with speaker Derrick Tennant sharing how to turn obstacles into opportunities and the Closing Breakfast featuring the swearing in of the 2022-23 Board of Directors and recognition of IMSA’s volunteers. Among the 2022-23 Board of Directors are Kevin Musick, John Tyson Evatz, Michael C. Licalzi, Stephen D. May, David R. Edwards, Craig MacKenzie, and Guy T. Petinga. II. We also bid farewell to those we lost during the last year.

Education is the primary focus of the Forum and this year’s event featured 24 technical sessions and 10 certification courses, which resulted in 100 tests administered. The newly-launched Leadership Development Track included sessions on section governance best practices, finance and record keeping, course outlines for moderators as well as volunteer, marketing and membership resources available to sections. One of the most popular sessions, IMSA Next, discussed the future of the association’s certifications.

A special thank you to our 2022 sponsors: H.B. Fuller; McCain, Inc.; Yunex Traffic; and About Phase Academy. And, thank you to the Florida Section for sponsoring the Top Golf event.

We look forward to seeing you in Reno, NV in 2023!

FHWA has made a pre-announcement for the publication of a final rule on pavement marking minimum retroreflectivity. The pre-announcement is available at https://www.federalregister.gov/public-inspection/2022-16781/national-standards-for-traffic-control-devices-manual-on-uniform-traffic-control-devices-for-streets. The final rule will be published in the Federal Register on Friday, August 5, 2022. You should be able to access the final rule at https://www.regulations.gov/ using docket number FHWA-2009-0139.

For those that have not been involved with the NCUTCD or the MUTCD for as many years as I have, here is a brief history related to this rulemaking:

We expect the FHWA MUTCD website to be updated soon with this information as Revision 3 to the 2009 Edition.

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Have you seen our 2022 Media Kit? The public safety industry is an essential workforce, and constantly purchasing products and services for their day to day operations. We have a variety of advertising and exposure opportunities to get you noticed by our 9,000+ members. Plan and reserve your spot by emailing Bill Spilman. Learn more from our media kit.

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Our country’s unmanned infrastructure systems include hundreds of thousands of enclosures that hold intelligent devices and network entry points. Most are secured with generic physical keys that can easily be copied and obsolete mechanical locks without any reporting capabilities. Learn how you can protect these devices against malicious physical and cyber-attacks. Here's how.

WiAAPS is the most versatile networked APS on the market and the only APS that operates through truly wireless communication, utilizing a 900 mHz radio, and placing calls from buttons on the pole to the button controller in the cabinet. Fully MUTCD compliant, WiAAPS provides all necessary feedback for visually impaired pedestrians. Buttons can be powered by existing field wires, solar engines, or PedSafety’s Signal Power Interface, drawing power from the PedHead, making WiAAPS a 0-wire system. WiAAPS works with 120V or 48V intersections and networking allows agencies to track calls and the status of buttons remotely. Learn more.

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