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- 1. Utilities Uncovered Europe 2011 “A great opportunity to share experiences and knowledge-well organised and professional input by service providers/industry experts” United Utilities Ensure effective integration of GIS with your asset management system to improve operational efficiency and secure data integrity 8th - 9th March 2011 | Dexter House, London UK The ONLY Utility-focused meeting of GIS professionals in Europe Martin Giel Operations Systems Manager South East Water Thomas Rodger GIS Technical Manger Borough Of Hackney Nick Hancock Project Manager Wales & Western Utilities Steven Eglinton GIS Manager Tube Lines John Cima, Business Analyst & Project Manager Water Research Council Ground breaking sessions include: Learn how to effectively integrate GIS systems with asset management system to improve your operational efficiency Understand the best methods of managing your database effectively to ensure consistency and effective interoperability Learn how to put your strategic asset management plan into operation, from strategic to works maintenance Cross-country insight! Understand how local councils across UK effectively utilise GIS to provide higher value services and achieve their business transformation objectives New technology advancements that can facilitate integration of GIS data with enterprise wide data 14+ Outstanding speakers include Les Guest CEO National Joint Utility Centre John Bennett Senior Account Manager Ordnance Survey James Harris Divisional Director | Geospatial Solutions Jacobs Martin Gooch Program Manager Southern Water David Bradley Asset Manager South East Water Yvonne Gordonwalker Technical Director Water Research Council Nick Jones Head of Business Strategies ESRI Ezio Crestaz GIS Manager Saipem Don’t miss your additional learning opportunities! Attend your in-depth evening masterclass on 8th March 2011: Apply the concepts of GIS to deliver complete asset management solutions Register online NOW to secure your place at this must-attend event! www.utilitiesuncovered.com Saveup to £350 Register and pay by 26th November2010 Exclusive insight from Utilities Companies and Local Government Councils!
- 2. Dear GIS Professional, Ensure effective integration of GIS with your asset management system to improve operational efficiency and secure data integrity GIS, due to its accuracy and reliability has become a core element for the efficient execution of many Utility projects. Currently, Governments and Utilities around the world are incorporating GIS into different phases of their infrastructure life-cycle. Further, instead of using GIS as a stand-alone system, Utilities are integrating it into their existing IT infrastructure. However, certain factors like database integration are inhibiting the growth of GIS in Utilities. These issues need to be addressed to keep this industry growing. It is my pleasure to announce the first European Utilities Uncovered Europe Summit, which will uncover the most advanced strategies and technologies for an effective Geographical Information System in the Utilities and Government sectors, and help you achieve operational efficiency and secure data integrity. Hearing experts from across the sector will allow for an interactive improvement opportunity, where you can hear from the best in the business on how they integrate GIS in an innovative and cost-effective way. The agenda will focus on the key questions you need addressing: Do you know how to accurately and efficiently integrate GIS with your asset management system? Are you on track with the most innovative strategies that can secure your data integrity? Do you know how to streamline dataflow and enable effective interoperability? The conference agenda was developed using research directly from GIS and Operational Managers as well as Information Technology Managers from Utility companies and Local Government Authorities. Case studies from utilities companies and local councils from across Europe combined with expert research presentations will demonstrate not only what is being done now, but also where GIS is heading – Mark the date in your diary now: 8th - 9th March 2011. Quite simply this is the must attend GIS event of the year. Avoid the wait list: places are limited and early registration is highly recommended. Sign up before 26th November 2010 to save up to £350! www.utilitiesuncovered.com I look forward to meeting you in London, Best regards, Sladjana Franovic Conference Director IQPC International For your booking enquiries you can email us now: enquire@iqpc.co.uk Top 5 reasons to attend Utilities Uncovered Europe 2011 Complete exposure to decision- makers from utility companies and local councils from across Europe Unrivalled networking opportunities that allow you vital face-to-face interaction with your industry peers Get hands-on-insight through interactive workshops with key opinion leaders in the utilities and local government sector Receive the very best business intelligence – we have carefully selected each member of our speaker faculty to ensure that you hear from only the thought- leaders and pioneers in Utilities We actively maintain a reduced vendor ratio, which creates a more intimate environment for networking and knowledge sharing P.S. Visit the download centre for your free resources, including complimentary interviews, reports & articles www.utilitiesuncovered.com Join our online communities: Construction Professionals Networking and Events on LinkedIn Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/constructioniq Who should sttend European Utilities Uncovered? GIS Managers Asset Managers Operational Mangers Geoscience Managers Chief Information Officers Heads of Information Technology Departments GIS Technical Managers GIS Team Leaders Cartographers If your role is linked to the utilities sector this is the must-attend meeting of the year for you!
- 3. Register now by calling: +44 (0) 20 7368 9300 Tuesday 8th March 2011: 17:15 Evening Masterclass: Apply the concepts of GIS to deliver complete asset management solutions rationale: GIS is a tool that when applied correctly can deliver all business processes associated with asset management. This provides advantages to organisations, in maintaining the asset inventory, understanding where the assets are, where work is planned or has been done, management of contractors and how best to develop a s trategic asset management plan and reporting. This masterclass will explore how GIS and focused GIS applications can and are delivering asset management processes for organisations. Learning outcomes include: Putting your strategic asset management plan into operation, from strategic to work maintanence, getting on with a job Developing asset inventory within the GIS and the advantages for the organisation Developing a strategic asset management plan incorporating previous works maintenance, developing a risk management strategy, asset performance and process maintenance, through to sustainability and budgeting Facilitator: Les Guest, CEO, National Joint Utility Group “A great opportunity to share experiences and knowledge-well organised and professional and friendly input by service providers/industry experts” United Utilities “My first event, and it exceeded my expectations by a mile. Best event I have been to” Telstra, Australia “An event where one meets colleagues from various companies and discuss AM in an open and warm atmosphere” Nuon Assetmanagement “Excellent networking opportunity, a chance to meet AM’s from other companies dealing with similar issues” BG Group Here’s what our past delegates had to say: Visit the download centre for your free resources, including interviews, presentations & reports! www.utilitiesuncovered.com For sponsorship opportunities Contact Zoe Diggins on +44 (0) 20 7368 9349 or email sponsorship@iqpc.co.uk Companies that have previously attended Utilities Uncovered Include: Actew AGL Powerco Tasmania Pty Ltd Barwon Water Ergon Energy ETSA Utilities APA Group Brisbane City Council Brisbane Water Coffs Harbour City Council Coliban Water Department of Sustainability and Enviroment Enegex Frankson City Council Geoscience Australia Gippsland Water Goldburn Murray Water GWM Water Hunter Water Corporation Hydro Tasmania Jemena Ltd Lower Murray Water Pacific Hydro Melbourne Water Thiess Western Power 8th - 9th March 2011 Dexter House, London UK Make sure yourcompany isrepresented! Media partners:
- 4. Conference Agenda Day One | Tuesday 8th March 2011 08.30 Registration and coffee 09.00 Chairperson’s opening remarks 09.15 In the utility environment spatial data is an essential component in the asset management process. How can we deliver the integration necessary to ensure that such data is an integral part of an asset management system? • Make sure you are achieving accurate asset capture from the outset by forecasting what future assets need developing • Learn best practice of retaining data integrity over time • Deliver an effective approach that will help you align GIS strategy with your corporate goals • Find out what is the best practice of automating data input through mobile mapping and real-time data input capabilities Martin Giel, Operations Systems Manager South East Water David Bradley, Asset Manager South East Water 10.00 Benchmark your asset location and mapping strategies to bridge the gap between your current operations and the best practice benchmark • Learn how to evaluate the current GIS capabilities in asset detection, repair and replacement and how to align this with process improvements • Find out the different approaches of locating buried assets in all geographic ground conditions using GIS • What is the key of successful integration of new data with existing data in a common framework? Nick Hancock, Project Manager Wales and Western Utilities 10.45 Morning Coffee & Networking 11.15 Learn the best practices of overcoming interoperability challenges for GIS managers • Learn about a new technology that will help integrate your GIS data with enterprise-wide data to ensure consistency and effective interoperability • Explore application interoperability: what it takes to develop and evaluate interoperable desktop and web applications from the GIS perspective? • Review specific implementation problems and selected solutions ensuring a seamless GIS data input and management system • Identifying the pros and cons of real time data monitoring and other reporting systems Steven Eglinton, GIS Manager Tube Lines 12.00 Effective visualisation of GIS data that can help asset management in a water utility environment • Understand the performance of spatial assets by combining GIS - spatial data, with spreadsheets and graphing packages - temporal change for effective asset management • Insight into Water Research Council’s html based visualisation process that enables spatial and the series data to be reviewed simultaneously Register now by calling: +44 (0) 20 7368 9300 Keynotecasestudy • Find out how this project combined two methods for analysing pipe performance and how information needed to be presented to enable performance indicators and underlying causes to be viewed and analysed • How to bring together disparate information into a common format and utilise this for targeting operational expenditure and maintenance as well as assisting incident response John Cima, Business Analyst and Project Manager Water Research Council Yvonne Gordonwalker, Technical Director, Water Research Council 12.45 Lunch & Networking 13.45 The changing scope and capabilities of GIS and the essentiality of its integration with your asset management system • Learn how to establish the cost/benefit of integration of asset and GIS data and find out the tools to get you there • Learn how to coordinate short and long term strategies to achieve effective development, updates and dissemination of your geospatial data to all relevant parties • Understand the trends of GIS application development and learn how they are expected to facilitate your asset management operation in the future Les Guest, CEO National Joint Utility Centre 14.30 Learn how to sucessfully streamline internal processes and imporve information available to third parties • Hear about benefits reaped by councils after migrating company data to a central database • Understand how GIS technology can help local councils to manage all asset data more efficiently, providing the whole organisation with easier access to enterprise-critical data • Find out how it supported their drive for enhanced customer service and improved operational efficiency Martin Laker, GIS Team Leader Bath and Somerset Council 15.15 Afternoon Tea & Networking 15.45 Learn how to integrate your GIS systems accurately and efficiently • Learn how to effectively integrate data management systems in your company and utilise smooth channels that allow your data quality to be maintained • Assess weaknesses in your own and other systems that may contribute to potential negative implications or costs to your business • Establish and maintain comprehensive data to minimise risks of asset damage Nick Jones, Head of Business Strategies, ESRI 16.30 Chairperson’s Closing Remark 16.30 Close of conference 17.15 Masterclass: Apply the concepts of GIS to deliver complete asset management solutions Don’t forget to sign up for your expert led Evening Masterclass on Day One when you register for the conference!
- 5. Conference Agenda Day Two | Wednesday 9th March 2011 08.30 Registration and coffee 09.00 Chairperson’s opening remarks 09.05 Unlocking the value of data - the information migration • The use of the technology to deliver operational efficiency and enable quicker data migration • What are the best ways of unlocking the potential of geographic information • An overview of the data migration over the last decade John Bennett, Senior Account Manager Ordnance Survey 09.50 Apply the concepts of GIS to deliver a complete asset management solution • Develop a strategic asset management plan incorporating previous works maintenance, developing risk management strategy, asset performance and proposed maintenance • Learn how to put your strategic asset management plan into operation, from strategic to works maintenance Martin Gooch, Program Manager Southern Water 10.35 Morning Coffee & Networking 11.05 Information revolution - supporting citizen’s self- service by making hidden data open to public • Learn how to evaluate the current GIS capabilities in asset detection, repair and replacement and how to align this with process improvements • Find out what are different approaches of locating buried assets in all geographic ground conditions using GIS • What is the key of successful integration of new data with existing data in a common framework? James Harris, Divisional Director | Geospatial Solutions Jacobs 11.50 Learn how to deliver cost effective, sector leading, ICT services that are supporting local councils in achieving their business transformation objectives • Learn about the principles of the asset management program of Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council, which aims to modernise and enhance services delivered across the whole authority to citizens • Find out what strategies Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council will implement to achieve the planned benefits of around £1.5billion over the ten years to 2016 • Understand how the new technology that will be used throughout the ‘Excellence in Information Management’ program can improve customer service management in the Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council Martin Laker, GIS Team Leader Bath and Somerset Council 12.35 Lunch & Networking 13.35 Identify problems faced by local government utilities in the operation, delivery and maintenance of spatial information systems • Find out why it is challenging for Local Government Utilities to achieve delivery on sustainable development using their GIS system • Understand how much is your business affected by the rapidly changing Spatial Technology • Learn what can be done about improving the effectiveness of the GIS software and Utility data management in your company Andy Nicholson, Data Manager Wessex Water 14.30 Oil & Gas industry insight - Learn about the main challenges in the Oil & Gas sector to successfully manage data, achieve visualisation and effective system integration • How to successfully achieve integration in the Oil & Gas sector using appropriate GIS software • Learn how GIS can help you achieve advanced visualisation and groundwater modelling • Deliver an effective approach that will help you align GIS strategy with your corporate goals Ezio Crestaz, GIS Manager Saipem 15.20 Afternoon Tea & Networking 15.50 How to improve customer service, increase efficiency and manage your data effectively using the right GIS strategy • Learn how to effectively integrate data management systems in your company and utilise smooth channels that allow your data quality to be maintained • Assess weaknesses in your own and other systems that may contribute to potential negative implications or costs to your business • Establish and maintain comprehensive data to minimise risk of asset damage Thomas Rodger, GIS Technical Manager London Borough of Hackney 16.20 Close of Conference COPYRIGHT 2010, Due to unforeseen circumstances the programme may change and IQPC reserves the right to alter the venue and/or speakers. Visit the download centre for your free resources, including interviews, presentations & reports! www.utilitiesuncovered.com Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/constructioniq Construction Professionals Networking and Events on LinkedIn
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