SpatialNews Press Release
ESRI Telecommunications and Location-Based Services
Summit, April 17-18
Third Annual Event Promises Industry Leaders and the Latest Technology
www.esri.com/industries/telecom
Redlands, California-ESRI is pleased to announce the ESRI Telecommunications and
Location-Based Services (LBS) Summit 2002. The Third Annual Telecom and LBS
Summit will be held at the Renaissance Dallas-Richardson Hotel, Richardson, Texas,
April 17-18, 2002.
"The ESRI Telecom Summit is for any ESRI user, potential user, or partner with a
special interest in the telecommunications industry," says Kees van Loo,
telecommunications industry manager, ESRI. "The Telecom Summit is a dynamic forum
for ESRI telecommunication users to network, find solutions, and unify in order to effect
technology enhancements for telecom applications in ESRI geographic information
system (GIS) software."
Previous attendees represented wireless carriers, local and long-distance companies,
fixed wireless carriers, competitive local exchange carriers, equipment manufacturers,
consultants, data conversion companies, and many more.
With hundreds of attendees, the summit is a unique opportunity for ESRI
telecommunication users to meet with other ESRI users, ESRI staff, information
technology managers, executives, engineers, planners, customer relationship management
professionals, and dispatch officers to discuss important issues and exchange information
and ideas on how GIS technology can help solve complex problems within each industry.
This two-day event will include presentations by GIS professionals from around the
world, a plenary session with a keynote address by an industry leader, vendor exhibits,
and breakout sessions.
"The LBS Summit is a unique event and venue for anyone deploying or planning to
deploy, develop, or offer any component of the complete end-to-end wireless Internet
LBS solution," says Jon Spinney, location-based services industry manager, ESRI.
"Location-based services are growing dramatically and will continue to grow over the
years. The summit is a terrific way to meet industry pioneers and plan for the future."
LBS topics will include, but are not limited to, mobile positioning technologies,
mobile location management, LBS application development, middleware, thin client
application development, and content aggregation. A full day of LBS-related activities
will be held on Thursday, April 18, and will include a plenary session, vendor
presentations, a discussion on the state of the industry, a technology overview, and other
related programs. To register for the summit or for more information, please visit
www.esri.com/industries/telecom.
For more than 30 years, ESRI has been the leading developer of GIS software with more
than 300,000 clients worldwide. ESRI also provides consulting, implementation, and
technical support services. In addition to its headquarters in California, ESRI has regional
offices throughout the United States, international distributors in more than 90 countries,
and more than 1,200 business partners. ESRI's goal is to provide users with
comprehensive tools to help them quickly and efficiently manage and use geographic
information to make a real difference in the world around them. ESRI can be found on
the Web at www.esri.com.
ESRI, the ESRI globe logo, GIS by ESRI, www.esri.com, and @esri.com are trademarks, registered
trademarks, or service marks of ESRI in the United States, the European Community, or certain other
jurisdictions. Other companies and products mentioned herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of
their respective trademark owners.
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