The Society for Location Analysis

SLA stands for The Society for Location Analysis. It is a not-for-profit organisation run by a voluntary committee and
funded by Pitney Bowes MapInfo Limited. Its aims are to:

• Improve the standing and promote the expertise of site location research.
• Support the interests of the site location research community.
• Encourage cross-fertilisation of information, techniques and practices (this obviously discounts commercially
  sensitive information).
• Encourage discussions of matters relating to Site Location Research.

Download a pdf with full details about the Society for Location Analysis
If you would like to join the SLA you can apply to join online or download an Application Form and fax it back on 01753 621140.

Events

Meetings of the society will be a mix of (a) presentations followed by discussion, and (b) purely social events.
To view a list of events click here

NEW Job Vacancies

Click on the links below for further details:

• Regional Location Analyst - The Cooperative Food - Scotland - Oct 2008 (RRLA1/SLA38)
• Senior Modelling Consultant - Pitney Bowes MapInfo - Windsor - Aug 2008 (Ref:SLA37)
• Modelling Consultant - Pitney Bowes MapInfo - Windsor - Aug 2008 (Ref:SLA36)
• Head of Location Planning - Sainsburys - Central London - Aug 2008 (Ref:SLA35)

Archived Job Vacancies

To view a list of archived job vacancies click here

Do you have a vacancy to advertise?

We now offer a job advertising service to our members. You can advertise your vacancy on our website
for £395 +VAT. This includes a listing on our website and an email sent to all members with a link to the
job advert. Please phone +44 (0)1753 848200 for more details or email: thesla@mapinfo.com

"I would recommend the SLA job advert service. I used the service for a Location Analyst position
and received good quality responses, some of whom went to interview stage. It is quick, easy to use
and well worth trying for vacancies in the site location industry." Martin Sharp, Group Location Analyst,
Carphone Warehouse

"Advertising our job vacancy on the Society for Location Analysis website worked really well for us. We got a very good standard and quality of response." Simon Amesbury, Senior Recruitment Business Partner,
Somerfield Stores Ltd

Google Group - Society for Location

To join the group, email society-for-location-subscribe@googlegroups.com The group is currently still under construction.

Membership

Membership to the Society is free. This will be reviewed annually. Potential members will be invited to apply for membership and the committee reserves the right to decide whether an application for membership is accepted. If a member moves company, membership needs to be renewed and a new application form is required.

Membership of the SLA is limited to:

• Retailers and other organisations operating chain networks
• Location specialists in full-time employment with such organisations; or property professionals
• Planning specialists in full-time employment at Local Authorities
• Property Planners

A fifth category of membership ('honorary membership') may be offered to individual consultants or academics, for their specialist input - which may be time or task limited.

All membership applications will be vetted by the SLA committee, which shall have absolute discretion in its decisions.

If you would like to join the SLA please download an Application Form.

To view a list of members companies click here

A: Minton Place, Victoria Street, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 1EG
T: 01753 848200
F: 01753 621140
E: thesla@mapinfo.com