Retrospective coverage for October 18, 2026. First published October 26, 2026 06:07 -07:00 (Pacific time). This is an AI-assisted brief compiled from linked public source records; the coverage date is not the publication date.
The 2026 California APCO State Training Conference and Expo was scheduled to begin Oct. 18 at the Town and Country Resort in Mission Valley and continue through Oct. 21. The Southern California chapter’s event listing identified the venue at 500 Hotel Circle North. Chapter event notice
The published program opened Sunday registration at 11 a.m., with professional-development tracks from noon to 4:50 p.m. The conference’s larger opening session and keynote were scheduled for Monday morning, followed by the exhibition hall opening. Conference program
Tuesday’s timetable combined additional training with dedicated exhibit-hall hours. Wednesday listed a panel and closing ceremony. The sequence matters for attendees: the first day of registration and training was not the same as the first day of the exhibition.
The organizer offered separate full-conference, single-day and exhibits-only registration options. Its published pass descriptions distinguished access to training sessions from access to the exhibit floor.
The conference site identified Jacob Green as the opening keynote speaker and listed vendors across emergency-communications technologies and services.