ESRI Homeland Security Summit - July 11-14, 2009

ESRI International User Conference - July 13-17, 2009

This coming weekend kicks off the merge of 2 very important ESRI Conferences.  Saturday the 11th, the ESRI Homeland Security Summit, the only geospatial conference dedicated to homeland security, starts off with an afternoon plenary session focusing on the latest advancements GIS has made in the industry and keynotes by Cindi Salas, CenterPoint Energy and Dr. David Boyd, Department of Homeland Security, Science and Technology Directorate Command.  On Sunday, the conference convenes back together for panel sessions on intelligence analysis and data fusion.  Industry leaders will share their solutions and experiences and will be ready for questions.  Sunday wraps up with three breakout tracks on Data Fusion, Critical Infrastructure, and Situational Awareness.  This conference is a must attend for the public safety community.   Additional details on the Homeland Security Summit can be found at:  http://www.esri.com/events/homeland/

On Monday, July 13, 2009, ESRI customers across the globe are invited to attend the world's largest gathering of GIS professionals.  Our world in Public Safety is being challenged by rapid change. You'll see how to meet these challenges head-on at the 2009 ESRI International User Conference (ESRI UC). The weeklong geographic information system (GIS) conference offers sessions, exhibits, and technical information for public safety professionals.

Some conference highlights, not to be missed, include:

Sessions: The moderated paper sessions run throughout the day on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday - A couple sessions I would recommend to include on your agenda are:

 "Emergency Management Applications using ArcGIS" in Room 17B on Wednesday at 1:30.  Come prepared with your feedback on the Public Safety Resource Center web site. 

"Implementing FusionX CORE within a Homeland Security Data Fusion Center", in Room 17A on Tuesday at 8:30am. Learn from ESRI and Microsoft staff how you can quickly stand up a geospatial based collaboration system for a fusion center that supports intake, analysis, and dissemination.

"Threat Assessment and Critical Infrastructure Protection", first offered in Room 17A on Tuesday at 3:15pm.

For more details on the sessions focused on public safety and homeland security please see the linked flier.

Exhibits: don't miss our business partner solutions and the ESRI Public Safety Showcase for ESRI solution demonstrations and demo theatre that runs short demonstrations all day.

Special Interest Group Meetings:

            GIS in Homeland Security SIG - Room 17A on Tuesday

            GIS in Emergency Management SIG - Room 17A on Wednesday

            GIS in Law Enforcement - Room 17B on Thursday

We look forward to seeing you at the upcoming Homeland Security Summit and ESRI International User Conference.  Please comment on the blog post to let us know what you think and if there are any specific sessions that you recommend.  We will post a conference after action report following the conferences.  If you can't make it - stay tuned.