HOBOKEN, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

(Nasdaq: NICE) today announced that it has opened nominations for the , an annual recognition program for emergency communications center (ECC) professionals. Awards are presented each year in the following categories: Lifetime Achievement, Above & Beyond, Communications Center Director/Manager, Line Supervisor, Technician, Trainer, Telecommunicator, Innovator, and PSAP of the Year.

Chris Wooten, Executive Vice President, NICE, said, “When lives are on the line, Emergency Communications Centers answer the call and connect people who are experiencing emergencies to life-saving services. It’s vital and stressful work that all too often goes unrecognized. NICE’s PSAPs’ Finest Awards pay tribute to the heroic actions of all first, first responders who execute flawlessly every day to make emergency communications work.”

Now entering its nineteenth year, NICE’s PSAPs’ Finest Awards program is open to all PSAPs, whether or not they are customers of NICE. Nominations can be submitted through an online process via the . An independent judging panel reviews and rates each nomination based on the individual’s or team’s contributions to their agencies and communities.

This year’s honorary judging panel includes: D. Terry Hall, Director, York-Poquoson-Williamsburg-James City Emergency Communications (VA); Jay Atwood, Executive Director, Benton County Emergency Services (Richland, WA); Ron Dunn, Communications Manager, Riverside Police Department (Riverside, CA); Christopher Raimann, Chief PST, Ocean County Sheriff’s Office (Toms River, NJ); Shantelle Oliver, Support Services Manager, North Texas Emergency Communications Center (Carrollton, TX); Scott Brown, Operations Manager, Hamilton County Communications Center (Cincinnati, Ohio); Kalie Anderson, Acting Director, Emergency Communications & Operations Management Branch (ECOMB), Edmonton Police Service (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada); and Jennifer Swisher, Director, Berkeley County Emergency Communications (Martinsburg, WV).

To submit a nomination for any of the PSAPs' Finest Awards categories or to read about previous winners, please visit the . Nominations can be submitted online through June 1, 2024.

Questions regarding the 2024 PSAPs' Finest Awards can be directed to .

NICE Public Safety & Justice

With over 3,000 customers and 30 years of experience, NICE helps all types of public safety and criminal justice agencies, from emergency communications and law enforcement to prosecutors and courts, digitally transform how they manage digital evidence and data from beginning to end, to get to the truth faster. NICE’s Evidencentral platform features an ecosystem of integrated technologies that bring data together to give a single view of the truth, enabling public safety and justice agencies to do what they do better – whether it’s responding to incidents, investigating and building cases, or prosecuting crimes. With comprehensive digital transformation solutions that can be deployed across entire counties and states, NICE also helps everyone work better together, so justice flows more smoothly, from incident to court.

About NICE

With NICE (Nasdaq: NICE), it’s never been easier for organizations of all sizes around the globe to create extraordinary customer experiences while meeting key business metrics. Featuring the world’s #1 cloud native customer experience platform, CXone, NICE is a worldwide leader in AI-powered self-service and agent-assisted CX software for the contact center – and beyond. Over 25,000 organizations in more than 150 countries, including over 85 of the Fortune 100 companies, partner with NICE to transform - and elevate - every customer interaction.

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