2009 URISA/NENA Addressing Conference
2009 URISA/NENA Addressing Conference
August 4-6, 2009
Providence, Rhode Island
The Early Registration rate has been extended!
The deadline for the Early Registration rate has been extended to July 6, 2009! Be sure to register at this lower rate as well as book your hotel room soon!
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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.
Preliminary Conference Schedule
(Click on each day below for specific program details - session descriptions, presenters, etc.)
| 8:30am - 5:00pm | Pre-Conference Workshops |
| 8:30am - 10:00am | Welcome & Keynote Speaker |
| 10:30am - 12:00pm | Breakout Sessions |
| 12:00pm - 1:30pm | Roundtable Discussion Lunch with Dessert in Exhibit Hall |
| 1:30pm - 3:00pm | Breakout Sessions |
| 3:00pm - 3:30pm | Networking Break in Exhibit Hall |
| 3:30pm - 5:00pm | Breakout Sessions |
| 5:00pm - 6:00pm | Networking Reception in Exhibit Hall |
Conference Program Tracks:
Addressing Basics, Coordination, and Standards
Is your agency embarking on a new project? Does your organization have the necessary documentation to support existing addressing policies? Would you like to have the ability to enforce what has already been changed or assigned? This track will focus on both the automated and manual aspects and phases associated with administering addresses, including the new FGDC Street Address Data Standard, and preparation for the 2010 Census and LUCA (Local Update of Census Addresses) program. Sessions within this track will provide insight on topics including identifying standards, developing documentation and policy, establishing workflow, collecting inventory and issuing citations.
Emergency Response and 9-1-1
Prompt emergency response requires accurate location information. Accurate location of spatial data is one of the most important products of a geographic information system. Marrying automated dispatch data and GIS location technology is a prime example of using technology to work smarter, not harder. Sessions in this track will focus on projects at the local, state, and Federal levels of effective emergency response using GIS. Presentations in this track demonstrate what is possible when two powerful technologies collaborate for informed emergency response.
Case Studies of GIS Integration with Public Safety
Are you having nightmares about integrating GIS with public safety? Do you go to bed at night wondering how to integrate GPS, Addressing, Wireless, Mapping, and Imagery into your PSAP or public safety offices? Do you worry about how you are going to get the data you need to set up an Enterprise GIS and how you are going to fund it? This track will focus on presentations from real-life experiences in integration of GIS and public safety technologies; what works and what doesn’t.
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2009 Conference Committee 2009 Co-Chair: Gillien Duvall, Oregon Emergency Management, Salem, OR Jeff Amero, GISP, City of Cambridge, MA |
Conference History -This conference has evolved from URISA's Street Smart and Address Savvy Conference (held from 1999 to 2005). In 2006 (Nashville), 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. Following the 2007 conference in New Orleans, 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 2008 URISA/NENA Addressing Conference took place in Portland, Oregon and we're pleased to announce the 2009 conference location in Providence, Rhode Island. (Note that the conference is taking place in August rather than April.)
Continuing Education Credit
GISCI Certification points earned for attending one workshop and this Conference = 0.5 GISCI education points.
Attendance is recognized for continuing education credit toward recertification as an Emergency Number Professional (ENP) with the National Emergency Number Association, as well as for recertification credit with the National Academies of Emergency Dispatch for police, fire and medical emergency dispatchers.
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.