FYI: URISA Addressing & Emergency Response Conference to be held in New Orleans

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From: URISA 

To: Creed 

Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 9:56 AM

Subject: Addressing & Emergency Response in New 
Orleans

Important conference 
deadline - March 23 is the 
last day to secure hotel rooms at the discounted conference rate. 

 

The National Emergency Number Association 
(NENA) and the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA) are 
pleased to announce the Second Geospatial Integration for Public Safety 
Conference (formerly URISA's Addressing Conference: Street Smart and Address 
Savvy) to be held April 15-18, 2007 in New Orleans. This conference is designed 
to bring together GIS professionals, addressing coordinators, 9-1-1 and 
emergency response specialists for a networking and learning 
opportunity.

Educational 
sessions are scheduled within the following program 
tracks:

Addressing Basics, Coordination, 
and Standards
*       Addressing 
Basics: So You Thought Addressing Was 
Easy!?
*       The Draft FGDC Street Address 
Data Standard: Adoption, Implementation and 
Beyond
*       Integrating with the Enterprise: 
Effective Interfaces Between E-911 and Local 
Government
*       Addressing Across the 
Enterprise: Case Studies in Multi-Jurisdictional Addressing and 
GIS

Emergency Response and 
9-1-1
*       National Alliance 
for Public Safety GIS
*       Moving Addressing 
into Public Safety
*       Integrating GIS with 
Emergency Response and Planning
*       
National and Regional Solutions

Case Studies of GIS Integration 
with Public Safety
*       Public 
Safety Spatial Data Analysis
*       Spatially 
Enabling the PSAP
*       Managing Geospatial 
Integration (Why Does it Matter?)
*       Data 
Use: Where the Rubber Meets the Road

Hot 
Topics
*       Situational 
Awareness: Role of Imagery in Emergency 
Response
*       Technologies for NG 
9-1-1
*       Effective Emergency Response 
Though Modeling and Visualization
*       LUCA. 
Can You Afford Not To?

The inaugural conference took place in April 2006 
in Nashville and generated quite a buzz. Don't miss the conference this 
year!

Saturday, April 14: Come early to attend the 
free French Quarter Festival - great 
music and food!

Sunday, April 15: Register for one of these three 
pre-conference 
workshops...
*       
Introduction to Next Generation 9-1-1
*       
Understanding GIS for the PSAP
*       
Addresses and IS/GIS Implementation: Key to GIS 
Success

Notable Sessions
Monday, April 16: 
Keynote address by John Ellison, Executive Director, Shelby County, Alabama 
9-1-1: "The Brave New World of Integrated Emergency 
Communications"

Tuesday, April 17:
Plenary Session: Hurricane Katrina 
- Lessons Learned
Plenary Session: Next Generation Emergency 
Communications

Wednesday, April 18:
Post-conference tours: New Orleans 
PSAP or Hurricane Katrina

For complete conference information, visit: 
http://www.urisa.org/conferences/GIPSC/Info.

Session and presenter information, exhibit 
details and online registration are included.

Questions? Call 847-824-6300 or email