Nine Must-See Presentations Provide Foundation for Location Intelligence 2008
Written by Directions Media
Wednesday, 27 February 2008
Distinguished Speakers Represent Broad Cross Section
of Business and Government Organizations Using Location Technology for Business
Process Improvement
February
27, 2008 - Santa Clara, CA - Directions Media is proud to announce its
distinguished speakers for the 2008 edition of its Location Intelligence
Conference to be held in Santa Clara, California, April 28-30. To ensure
attendees take home the best information possible on how to get the most out of
geospatial and related enabling technologies, conference organizers hand picked
"the best of the best" proposals. These selected speakers will share their
organizations’ stories in focused, one-hour sessions and provide details of how
technology saved time or money and contributed to the bottom line.
You'll
hear:
• Chris Ackermann, from The Travel Channel, describing a new
group of products that offer travel-related information and resources
interactively
• Ceri Carlill, BP, London, talking about data
visualization and location intelligence
• Fran Marshall, National
Geographic Maps, discussing how National Geographic is mining its spatial
digital asset archive
• Bruce Bartlett, The Columbus Dispatch,
addressing how the paper optimized newspaper delivery routes to remain
competitive
• Chris Johnson, U.S. Space & Rocket Center, sharing
the success of Virtual Alabama
• Mike Swartz, First American Flood
Data Service, describing how that company revolutionized itself using location
intelligence
• Genaro Pedroarias, Booz Allen Hamilton, recounting
how GIS at Ericsson led to a multi-million dollar telecom venture
• Paul Bissett, CEO, WeoGeo, sharing insight on increasing the productivity of
geospatial knowledge workers and removing barriers to entry in the geospatial
market
• Ron Di Grandi, Time Warner Cable, detailing how that company
unlocked hidden data to excite its employees and enhance revenues
Attendees can also choose from executive panels on challenging issues,
take advantage of complementary technology workshops, visit an active exhibit
area and benefit from significant time for networking with their
peers.
The complete agenda and registration details are online at
www.locationintelligence.net.
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