Introducing: The 2013 Locating The Future Conference
November 3-6, 2013
St. Louis, Missouri

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The only conference where GIS professionals, addressing coordinators, 9-1-1 and emergency response specialists come together for education and networking.

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Conference History

This conference has evolved from URISA's Street Smart and Address Savvy Conference (held from 1999 to 2005):

• 1999: San Antonio, TX
• 2000: Baltimore, MD
• 2001: Milwaukee, WI
• 2002: Portland, OR
• 2003: Providence, RI
• 2004: St Louis, MO
• 2005: Austin, TX

In 2006 and 2007, the National Emergency Number Association (NENA) joined URISA as a full partner in this educational program and the conference was re-named to the Geospatial Integration for Public Safety Conference (GIPSC). GIPSC brought together GIS professionals, addressing coordinators, 9-1-1 and emergency response specialists to one place for opportunities in networking and learning.

• 2006: Nashville, TN
• 2007: New Orleans, LA

Following the 2007 conference, there was much discussion about bringing a bit more of the addressing focus back to the conference while continuing to bring the qualities of the GIPSC event to the program. The conference was renamed and refocused and is now presented as the URISA/NENA Addressing Conference:

• 2008: Portland, OR
• 2009: Providence, RI
• 2010: Charlotte, NC
• 2011: New Orleans, LA (Conference Program)
• 2012: Memphis, TN (Conference Program)

The conference is developed through abstracts submitted through a Call for Presentations and is organized through the expertise of a volunteer conference committee.

Revitalized at the close of the 2012 conference in Memphis, the conference has been re-engineered and will be presented as:

Locating the Future Conference
November 3-6, 2013
St. Louis, Missouri

Conference Committee

2013 Conference Chairs - William Barrett - City of Marion (IL) 911 Coordinator and Tom East - Northern Kentucky Area Planning Commission, Ft. Mitchell, KY

Program Committee Members:

• 2012 Chair - Carl Anderson, GISP, Spatial Focus, Sarasota, FL
• Marc Berryman, ENP, Mission Critical Partners, Southlake, TX
• Kathrine Cargo, GISP, ENP, Orleans Parish Communications District, New Orleans, LA
• Gordon Chinander, GISP, Metropolitan Emergency Services Board, St Paul, MN
• Stuart Irby, US Census Bureau, Washington DC
• Vonda Gafford, Midland Emergency Communications District, Midland, TX
• Allison Johnson, GISP, City of Lynchburg, VA
• 2010 Chair - Kathy Liljequist, GISP, GeoComm, St Cloud, MN
• Liliana Selimovic, GISP, Niagara Region, ON, Canada
• Burt Ray Simpson, GISP, Ekistic Address Integration Management, Hillsdale, NJ
• Michael Walls, GISP, PMP, AICP, Westin Engineering, Louisville, KY
• Martha Wells, GISP, Spatial Focus, Inc., University Park, MD
• 2011 Chair - Sara Yurman, GISP, Spatial Focus, Inc., Decatur, GA
• Tim O'Toole, Geographic Information Services, Inc., Milton, FL
• Cathy Winfrey, City of Austin 911 Addressing, Austin, TX
• Jerry Steenson, Jerry Steenson GIS, Inc, Fort Collins, CO

Without the volunteer members of the Conference Committee, there would be no conference. 
We thank them for their amazing efforts!

Conference Sponsors

About NENA – The National Emergency Number Association (NENA) is The Voice of 9-1-1 ™. Now celebrating its 25th Year, NENA was established to promote implementation and awareness of 9-1-1 as North America’s universal emergency number. NENA has grown to become the leading professional non-profit organization dedicated solely to 9-1-1 emergency communications issues. For more information, visit www.nena.org

About URISA - Founded in 1963, the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA) is a nonprofit association for professionals involved in improving urban and regional environments through the use of information technology. For more information, visit www.urisa.org

GISCI Certification points earned for attending one workshop and this Conference = 0.5 GISCI education points.