January 18, 2016
Learning from others. Using location intelligence for housing management.
The conference theme
The housing and planning bill which reached report stage in January of this year, includes measures, which if implemented, would radically change the way social housing is delivered in the UK. These include extending the right to buy to housing association tenants in England, and a plan to reduce the rent of social housing by 1% each year for four years starting 2016. The upshot is that housing associations will have to do more with less – less stock and less funding. Many will be torn between the desire to pursue a historic role defined by social purpose, and having to build for sale and rent on the open market.
Whatever measures are ultimately included in the legislation, one thing is likely: the management of housing will become a more complex activity. Housing managers will be expected to make decisions based on the simultaneous consideration of a number of different data sets. These include the characteristics of the housing stock, its value, the land it sits upon, and increasingly the demographics and financial circumstances of its tenants. A greater use of information technology will be inevitable, and we may find geography assuming a bigger role in business intelligence systems.
This conference is an opportunity for housing professionals to explore the potential use of this intelligence – location intelligence – by learning from the experiences of others, both in the housing profession and elsewhere.
What you will learn
We will cover the following topics: using mobile devices to interact with tenants, delivering web mapping as a shared service, customising web mapping for different housing teams, integrating location intelligence with a housing management system, and using map data to identify properties at risk from subsidence and other perils.
There will be an opportunity to hear how location intelligence is being used in market sectors other than housing. You will hear how local government is successfully using location intelligence to encourage customer self-service and channel shift, and how the sector is reaping cost savings as a result. Attendees will also hear how the emergency services are using location intelligence to optimise the way they are deploying reduced resources, without compromising performance.
Who should attend
This free-to-attend conference is aimed at business, IT and GIS managers from the UK social housing sector. Its objective is to emphasise the practical contribution of GIS and web mapping to the challenges faced by the social housing sector, by learning from others. The forum will be equally relevant to those housing associations considering investing in GIS technology for the first time, and to those housing associations looking to get more from their existing investment in GIS.
Attendees will have the opportunity to network over a free lunch with like-minded professionals.
The agenda
10.00 Registration and coffee
10.30 Introduction – GIS and business intelligence. Fergus Craig, Cadcorp
10.40 Web mapping goes mobile. The Plus Dane experience. Alex Hill, Plus Dane
11.00 Housing management – does the ground matter? Mike Ackroyd, British Geological Survey
11.20 Coffee
12.00 Ideas from other industry sectors; GIS in emergency services, insurance and local government. Cadcorp
12.40 Hosted web mapping. Its success in facilitating property exchange between housing associations. James Jervis, Midland Heart / WMBUS
13.00 Lunch
14.00 MyM@ps. Customised web mapping. Steve Litchfield, Orbit
14.20 Integrating web mapping with a housing management system. The lessons learned. Speaker to be confirmed
14.35 Hosted web mapping. An off-the shelf solution for smaller housing associations. Cadcorp
14.50 Wrap up. Fergus Craig, Cadcorp
15.00 Close
Please note: the agenda will vary between venues. Please contact Cadcorp for a venue-specific agenda.
Where can you attend the conference?
You can choose between attending a conference in London on 1 March, in Bristol on 3 March, and in Manchester on 8 March.
London 1 March 2016
Holiday Inn, Camden Lock, 30 Jamestown Road, London NW1 7BY
The southern, and first, leg of the conference series takes place on 1 March 2016 in London. We are meeting at the Holiday Inn, Camden Lock, overlooking the Regents Canal, and just a short walk from Camden Town underground stations.
Bristol 3 March 2016
The DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, Bristol City, Redcliffe Way, Bristol, BS1 6NJ
Visitors from Wales and the West may find it convenient to attend the conference at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel close to the centre of Bristol, and just a five-minute walk from Temple Meads Rail Station.
Manchester 8 March 2016
The Studio, 51 Lever Street Manchester M1 1FN
The final event will be at the Studio, Manchester on 8 March 2016. It is a contemporary and innovative venue, and most important, it is very accessible by both car and public transport.
The date for this conference has passed. You can view the presentations here.