FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Joe Francica
Directions Media
256-650-0205
info@RocketCityGeospatial.com


Special forum on how location-based information can be used to track cyber-threats will be presented at local conference

November 7, 2011 – Huntsville, AL – Cybersecurity threats originate
somewhere and this year’s Rocket City Geospatial Conference will convene
a plenary session on how location technology will be used to identify and
map attacks. The City of Huntsville’s cybersecurity initiative,
CyberHuntsville, offers a model through which to examine this important
topic. Session speakers include SAIC’s Ben McGhee, president of the North
Alabama Chapter of the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA);
Russ Holder from Intergraph Government Systems; and Tim Lorello of
TeleCommunications Systems Inc. The discussion will be moderated by
conference chairman, Joe Francica, from Directions Media. This session will
be held on November 16 at 11:40 a.m. in the auditorium of the Davidson
Center for Space Exploration at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in
Huntsville.

The conference 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 can be
found at www.DirectionsMedia.net.

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