[February 27, 2008] Nine Must-See Presentations Provide the Foundation for Location Intelligence 2008 Tweet (Market Wire Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge) SANTA CLARA, CA, February 27 / MARKET WIRE/ -- 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. About the Location Intelligence Conference Now in its fifth year, the Location Intelligence Conference serves as a forum for discussing the integration of location-related products and services with enterprise computing and consumer products. The conference is hosted by Directions Media, the global leader in collectively covering all aspects of location technology: geographic information systems (GIS), location intelligence, mapping portals and location-based services (LBS). Contact: Joe Francica Directions Media 256-650-0205Email Contact Copyright ? 2008 Market Wire, Incorporated [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]