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FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE Joe Francica Directions
Media 256-650-0205 Spencer Collier,
Alabama’s Homeland Security director, and Art Faulkner, Alabama EMA director,
to lead discussions on emergency response November
1, 2011 - Huntsville, Al. - The fifth annual Rocket City Geospatial
Conference will host Spencer Collier, the director of Homeland Security for
the state of Alabama, and Art Faulkner, the director of the Alabama Emergency
Management Agency. Each will address issues related to how emergency response
personnel reacted to the events of April 27th and were subsequently embedded
with Federal Emergency Management Agency staff to support relief efforts in
the aftermath. In addition, both will be part of a public forum about the
applications of geospatial technology in use around the state as the Alabama
Geographic Information System Executive Council meets at the conference. Mr.
Faulkner will speak at 1:45 p.m. on November 15 in the auditorium of the
Davidson Center for Space Exploration at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in
Huntsville. Mr. Collier will speak on the same day and at the same location
at 4:10 p.m. "It
is rare that we have the two senior state executives responsible for
emergency response efforts available to speak at the same forum," said
Joe Francica, conference chairman. "The events
of April 27th are still fresh in everyone’s mind and these individuals will
report on how we might better address natural disasters in the future." The
event will also host the Alabama Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
conference. It will attract local and state government professionals and
businesses that utilize digital mapping technology and GIS for applications
such as environmental protection, economic development, urban planning and
critical infrastructure management. The
conference will be held November 15 and 16, 2011 in the Davidson Center for
Space Exploration at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville,
Alabama. This conference will feature
an array of user case studies, technical sessions and vendor presentations
through a series of organized tracks. Registration
and information The
conference organizers encourage early registration, which will cost only
$195. The cost for students is $75. More information about the conference can
be found at the conference website Www.RocketCityGeospatial.com. About
Directions Media The
conference is hosted by Directions Media, the global leader in collectively
covering all aspects of location technology: geographic information systems
(GIS), location intelligence, digital mapping and location-based services
(LBS). Directions Media, with offices
in Huntsville, Alabama and Glencoe, Illinois, encompasses six media properties: Directions Magazine, Directions
Magazine français, Directions Magazine Español, and All Points Blog as well as the Location
Intelligence and Rocket City Geospatial annual conferences. More information
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