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SUMMARY:2026 California APCO State Training Conference (CalAPCO)
DESCRIPTION:GateKeeper at CalAPCO 2026\nAt 2:13 a.m.\, the next telecommunicator cannot wait for the workstation.\nOctober 18–21\, 2026Town & Country Resort | San Diego\, CaliforniaBooth #511 \nA shift changes. A telecommunicator moves to another console. A supervisor needs immediate access. Someone steps away during an active incident. \nInside an emergency communications center\, workstation access is not an ordinary IT task. It is part of the response. \nGateKeeper is exhibiting at the 2026 California APCO State Training Conference to show California’s public-safety communications community a faster way to secure shared workstations—without placing another obstacle between telecommunicators and the systems they need. \nCalAPCO 2026 takes place October 18–21 at the Town & Country Resort in San Diego. The statewide conference is expected to feature more than 60 professional-development sessions\, over 100 exhibitors and two days of vendor exhibits. It is described by California APCO as the largest annual APCO International event on the West Coast. \n \nThe Shared-Console Problem\nConsider a common shift change: \nThe outgoing telecommunicator leaves a workstation open because signing out could interrupt the workflow. \nThe incoming employee begins working under the previous person’s session because logging in again takes too long. \nThe work continues—but the audit trail no longer reflects the person actually using the computer. \nThat is not simply a password problem. \nIt is an identity\, accountability and operational-readiness problem. \nGateKeeper helps emergency communications centers give authorized employees fast access to shared Windows workstations\, automatically secure computers when users leave and maintain clearer records of who accessed each computer.  \nA Better Shift Change\nWith GateKeeper\, the experience can look different: \nThe outgoing user walks away.The workstation locks according to the agency’s configured policy. \nThe next user arrives.They authenticate with an organization-approved credential rather than continuing under the previous employee’s identity. \nThe workstation becomes available.The authorized user can begin working without repeatedly typing long passwords or depending on a personal phone. \nIT retains control.Administrators centrally manage users\, computers\, permissions and authentication settings through GateKeeper Hub.  \nThree Things to Experience at Our CalAPCO Booth\n1. The Walk-Away Test\nWatch what happens when an authorized employee leaves a workstation. \nGateKeeper can automatically lock the computer based on user proximity\, reducing reliance on telecommunicators remembering to press a key combination or waiting for a conventional inactivity timeout.  \n2. The User-Switching Test\nSee how another authorized employee can take over a shared workstation under their own identity. \nGateKeeper supports secure shared-computer workflows\, individual user attribution and configurable Windows lock\, logoff or session-disconnect behavior.  \n3. The Phone-Free MFA Test\nSee how an agency can introduce strong workstation authentication without requiring employees to retrieve a personal phone for every login. \nGateKeeper offers hardware-based\, proximity and other supported authentication workflows that can operate without depending on a phone or internet connection at the point of authentication.  \nDesigned for the Reality of Public-Safety Communications\nGateKeeper is especially relevant when an agency is dealing with: \nShared dispatch workstations\nMultiple employees use the same computers across shifts\, but the agency still needs individual accountability. \nSlow console transitions\nIncoming personnel need to begin working quickly without inheriting another employee’s active session. \nUnattended computers\nAdministrators cannot rely exclusively on every user remembering to manually lock a workstation. \nPassword fatigue\nTelecommunicators repeatedly type\, reset or share credentials because the approved process does not fit the operational workflow. \nRestricted personal devices\nPhone-based authentication is impractical\, discouraged or prohibited in parts of the facility. \nMultiple centers or departments\nIT needs to manage workstation-access policies consistently across different sites\, teams and computer groups. \nCalifornia APCO’s 2026 educational program includes cybersecurity\, IT and GIS for public safety\, emerging technologies\, NG9-1-1\, communications-center operations and public-safety software—topics closely connected to the workstation-access challenges GateKeeper addresses.  \nBring Us One Difficult Workflow\nYou do not need to arrive with a complete technology plan. \nBring us one problem: \n\nOur dispatchers share Windows accounts. \n\n\nOur timeout policy locks computers at the wrong moment. \n\n\nUsers keep working under the previous shift’s session. \n\n\nPhone-based MFA does not work in our center. \n\n\nWe cannot reliably identify who used a shared workstation. \n\n\nOur security requirements are slowing down operations. \n\nThe GateKeeper team will help break the workflow into four questions: \n\nWho needs access?\nWhat computer or application are they accessing?\nHow should they authenticate?\nWhat should happen when they leave?\n\nFrom there\, we can determine whether GateKeeper is a fit for the agency’s environment. \nWho Should Meet With GateKeeper?\nStop by if you work in: \n\nEmergency communications or PSAP operations\nPublic-safety IT\nCybersecurity\nCAD or RMS administration\nCommunications-center management\nCounty or municipal technology\nLaw-enforcement technology\nIdentity and access management\n\nCalifornia APCO brings together public-safety communications officials and emergency responders from local\, state and federal agencies. California’s APCO organization represents more than 1\,600 members across the state.  \nMeet GateKeeper at CalAPCO 2026\nOctober 18–21\, 2026Town & Country ResortSan Diego\, CaliforniaBooth #511 \nThe next person at the console should not inherit the previous person’s identity.
URL:https://gkaccess.com/event/2026-california-apco-state-training-conference-calapco/
LOCATION:Town & Country Resort\, 500 Hotel Circle North\, San Diego\, CA\, 92108\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conferences
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ORGANIZER;CN="California APCO (CalAPCO)":MAILTO:ConferenceChair@calapco.org
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