1. Planning for FirstNet in Maryland TM Lori Stone Outreach Coordinator

2. Outreach Effort Highlights Reached 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…

3. Website & Social Media Twitter: @MDInterop Website: http://MDInterop-Public.sharepoint.com

4. The Maryland Message Successful Outreach Requires Building a Relevant and Coherent Message

5. FirstNet Basics ≠ LTE Data network Federal program Planning stage LMR Voice network State program Implementation stage

6. Why Commercial Devices aren’t hardened Commercial Networks can be overwhelmed in an emergency Commercial Network fail during severe weather events TMTM

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8. Data Collection Network Design Rollout Operations 2016 20142015 … Offer to Governor Outreach We are Here Timeline: National

9. Maryland’s Initial Consultation 7.29.14 - Annapolis

14. 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

15. 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 Broaden the number of participants in future sessions by conducting issue specific workshops: Users Coverage Assets

16. 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

17. Benefits of a Regional Approach Between 2,490 and 45,310 sq. mi. to cover (depending on the state) Users from five states & 122,688 sq. mi. covered

18. MACINAC Governance MACINAC Multistate Agreement Single, Powerful Voice for Member States Scaled Sustainability Model Coordinated Decision Single Procurement Approach Deeper Interoperability

19. 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.