Panel: How Long Will Free Geospatial Data Be Free?

Moderator: Kevin Pomfret, Partner, McGuireWoods LLP

Description: What are the issues surrounding easy access to massive amounts of valuable geospatial data? Will geospatial data become a commodity? Can you build a successful business plan around an API? What will happen next?

Speakers:

Ed Parsons, CTO, Ordnance Survey - UK

Dr. Kenneth Inman, Vice President, Strategic Resources, Claritas Inc.

Paul Smith, Chief Operating Officer, GlobeXplorer

Christian Dwyer, Director of Operations, MapQuest, Inc.

Location: Parc I

LBS Grows Up: Business Models for Success

Moderator: Marc Prioleau, Telcontar

Description: The session will include the benefits from point addressing in geo-location applications; the next generation of applications for today's wired world, and why real-time and predictive traffic will emerge as the killer app.

Speakers:

Survey on LBS Use Conducted Among the Top 1000 Canadian Companies Dr. Claude Caron, GeoBusiness Group, Universite de Sherbrooke with Pierre Desjardins, Geomatique Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Martin Plante, GeoBusiness Group, Universite de Sherbrooke, and Daniel Chamberland-Tremblay, GeoBusiness Group, Universite de Sherbrooke

LBS Deployments: Real-Time and Predictive Traffic Emerges as the Killer App Bryan Mistele, President and Chief Executive Officer, Inrix Inc.

Keeping Small Business Customers In-site Chris Carver, Vice President of Business Development, FleetPoint

LBS and Data Integration: The Grand Ultimate Vision Keith Armonaitis, President, Cubistix

Location: Parc II

Panel: Interoperability via Standardization: Toward Enhancing the Bottom Line

Moderators: Henry Tom, Co-Chair, ISO/TC 211 Advisory Group on Outreach, ISO and Carl Reed, Chief Technology Officer, Open Geospatial Consortium.

Description: This standards panel introduces the activities of various companies providing access and using geographic information, engaging them in a constructive and ongoing dialogue, and striving to create a consensus for cooperation and coordination.

Speakers:

Kevin J. McNeely, McNeely IP Law

Don Murray, Co-founder, Safe Software

Jeremy Kreitler, Sr. Product Manager for Local and Maps, Yahoo

Steve Lombardi, Virtual Earth Program Manager, Microsoft

Location: Parc I

LBS Technology Update

Moderator: Scott Hotes, Chief Technology Officer and Vice President of Engineering, WaveMarket, Inc.

Description: Real-time and predictive traffic information could be the "killer app" to drive business efficiency; truly detailed point addressing schemes would put you closer to your intended destination, not just a street segment. These topics and more will be discussed in this session which addresses more of the "science" of LBS.

Speakers:

The Science of Prediction: How Next Generation Traffic Services Will Impact Business in 2006 Oliver Downs, Chief Scientist, Inrix

Finding the Front Door: How Can Businesses Benefit From Point Addressing in Geo-location Applications? Todd Schmitt, Segment Manager, Tele Atlas

Mobile Location and Navigation: Is Now the Time for Mass Market Success? Ronen Soffer, Executive Vice President, Telmap

What Are the Strategic Impacts of MicroGeomatics for Location Based Services in Business? Dr. Claude Caron, GeoBusiness Group, Universite de Sherbrooke with Dr. Stephane Roche, Center for Research in Geomatics, University Laval (Quebec) and Michel Berthiaume, GeoBusiness Group, Universite de Sherbrooke and Dr. Lin Gingras, GeoBusiness Group, Universite de Sherbrooke

Location: Parc II

Panel: Why Should the CXO Care About Open Source Geospatial Products?

Moderator: Adena Schutzberg, Executive Editor, Directions Media

Description: What is the business case for open source geospatial solutions and software? What are the ramifications for the CXO? Is 2006 the "Year of Open Source"?

Speakers:

Gary Lang - Autodesk VP Engineering for the Infrastructure Solutions Division (ISD)

Dave McIlhagga, President, DM Solutions Group

Chris Holmes, Vice President, Strategic Development, The Open Planning Project

Brian Timoney, Principal, The Timoney Group

Location: Parc I

Spatial Information Management: ETL and the GeoWeb

Moderator: James Steiner, Senior Director of Product Management, Oracle Server Technologies Division, Oracle

Description: At the heart of location intelligence is the necessary function of extracting spatial information from enterprise systems and managing the information in a database. This session will discuss the tools required for efficient data management and deployment at the enterprise level.

Speakers:

Spatial ETL: Bringing the Power of Location to Applications Don Murray, Co-founder, Safe Software

The Open Source Spatial Services Kit: Lowering the Cost of Deploying Services on the Geo-web Ben Lewis, Senior GIS Analyst, Advanced Technology Solutions, Inc.

From Location Technology to Business Intelligence... Why Geography Matters in the Enterprise Robert Warren, Vice President of Products, MetaCarta

Location: Parc II

Location Intelligence: It's All About Productivity and Profits

Moderator: Hal Reid, Editor, Directions Media

Description: The primary focus of this conference was to provide a foundation to businesses and government on the prospective return on investment from deploying location technology. This session will provide three presentations that discuss ROI, predictive modeling, and the integration of location technology with business intelligence solutions.

Speakers:

Spatial Modeling of IPTV Potential Paul Rappoport, Temple University with Amy Liu, and Kevin Babyak, Marketing Systems Group and Robert Gessner, President, Massillon Cable TV, Inc.

Where Does Location Intelligence Fit in An Enterprise Data Mining/BI Strategy? Timothy Pletcher, Director of Applied Research, CMU Research Corporation

Open Source GeoSpatial: An Ever-increasing Return on Investment Chris Holmes, Vice President, Strategic Development, The Open Planning Project

Location: Parc I

LI in Emergency and Homeland Security

Moderator: Chris Couper, Distinguished Engineer, Wireless Broadband and Sensing Solutions, Member of the IBM Academy of Technology

Description: Three presentations will discuss homeland security issues specifically in the area of patient and victim tracking during an emergency event and the importance and critical nature of location in the development of standards in emergency response.

Speakers:

Technology for Homeland Security: Pandemic Scenario Kevin Coleman, Principal, Technolytics

Health Geographics for Patient and Victim Tracking During an Emergency Event Judith Woodhall, Managing Director, COMCARE

The Value of "Enhanced" Points of Interest Data J. Edward Pickle, Chief Operating Officer, IONIC

Location: Parc II

Culture Shock: The Art of Retailing Meets the Science of LI

Moderators: Jim Stone, President, geoVue

Description: The old strategy used demographics for basic site selection with desktop mapping. To be competitive, the new strategy involves network analysis and predictive analytics for sales projections.

Speakers:

Going Beyond Averages, Using Spatial Data to Analyze Insurance Risk Scott Tracy, Project Manager, QPC with Jennifer Lemus, Project Manager, ISO Innovative Analytics and David Lapp, Vice President of Database Engineering, Farallon Geographics

The Retail Site Selection Process: Making Sure You Never Again Ask, "Will This Location Be Successful?" Dr. Richard Fenker, Founder and President, International Centre for the Science of Retail Modeling and Forecasting

Adding Advanced Location Intelligence to Demo/Psychographics: Expanding Market Segmentation for Improved Site Selection and Advanced Marketing Brady Foust, Executive Vice President, Proxix Solutions, Inc.

Advanced Spatial Analysis is Changing Location Strategy at Walgreens: How Science Transforms the Process of Decision Making John Baronello, Manager of Strategic Modeling, Walgreens Market Strategies

Location: Parc I

The Sensor Web I

Moderator: David H. Williams, Chief Executive Officer, E911-LBS Consulting

Speakers:

Going Beyond GPS: The Practical Use of GIS Technology in Business Alex Walker, Chief Executive Officer, Cube Route Inc.

The Open Location Services (OLS) Tracking Service Standard Johnny Tolliver, Senior Researcher, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Activity Monitoring in GeoSensor Networks Dr. Anthony Stefanidis, Professor, University of Maine

Location: Parc II

International Data: Business in Emerging Markets

Moderator: Doug Scott, Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Prediction Analytics

Description: This session will continue the discussion on the use of location technology in the retail industry with specific presentations about the challenges of deriving location intelligence in data deficient markets like Southeast Asia, and preventing disaster by knowing if you have the wrong retail location long before its grand opening.

Speakers:

The Use of Geomarketing in the Italian Market to Improve Market Knowledge Dr. Daniele Prioli, Geocom and Dr. Carlo Renzi, Geocom

LI in Data Deficient Markets: China, India and SE Asia James Grigsby, Vice President, Operations, Pacific GeoPRO Ltd.

Risky Big Market – Business Risk and City Competitiveness Mapping Analysis for China Stanley Wing Fai Ng, Chief Executive Officer, MapAsia.com

How Spatial Enabled Analytics is Used for Market Analysis in India Vikas Choudhury, Director, Aurovision

Location: Parc I

The Sensor Web II – Indoor LBS

Moderator: Krzysztof Kolodziej, Principal, MapXperts

Description: This session explores the possible approaches and technologies to location problems including people and asset tracking, mobile resource management, public safety and handset location-based service. It examines several indoor positioning systems, providing detailed case studies of existing applications and their requirements.

Speakers:

The Ins and Outs of Local (Indoor) Positioning Systems Krzysztof Kolodziej, Principal, MapXperts

Active RFID and Wi-Fi: Integrating Location Technology into Standard Networks Joshua Slobin, Director of Marketing, AeroScout, Inc.

TV-Positioning for Mobile Applications Matthew Rabinowitz, Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder, Rosum Corporation

Seamless Outdoor/Indoor Navigation for Blind and Visually Impaired Individuals Charles LaPierre, Senior Software Engineer, Benetech and Chief Technical Officer, Sendero Group

Coin-sized Radios Which Enable Location-aware Networking Technology, Allowing Every Day Objects to Have Location Awareness Vincent Coli, Vice President, ?ther Wire & Location, Inc.

Location: Parc II

Real Estate and LI

Moderator: Gil Castle, Castle Consulting

Speakers:

The Drive Towards Data Standards in the Mortgage Industry John Cirincione, SRA, Technology and Jeff Bradford, MISMO Representative, Appraisal Institute

Giving Away Location Intelligence for Those Working in Community Development Troy Anderson, Managing Director, Interactive, Fannie Mae Foundation

Our Web GIS Experience from 1995 to 2006; An Answer in Search of a Question? Jim Zellmer, Vice President, Virtual Properties

Location: Parc I

Location Intelligence: More on ROI

Moderator: Bob Hazelton, Technical Director for GIS Integration, Information Builders

Description: There is more than just anecdotal evidence about the cost savings derived from using location technology. This session will include presentations that continue the discussion on the return on investments that organizations can expect from the integration of location technology with business intelligence.

Speakers:

What Does It Take to Win Grant Funding for Your LI Technology Needs? Jennifer Hemmerich, MPA, Grants Consultant, Chief Executive Officer, COGENT

The Last Low Hanging Fruit of Salesforce Management – An Easy Way to Boost the Efficiency of Your Salesforce Using Location Intelligence Endre Roth, President, LOGIC iN ACTION

Creating Real World Geographic Business Intelligence Solutions Bob Hazelton, Technical Director for GIS Integration, Information Builders

Location Based Behavior Analysis – Transforming Data to Profits Erel Rosenberg, Chief Executive Officer, Correlation Systems

Location: Parc IØ