Last week, I attended Mark Ainsworth’s fascinating talk on Neurodiversity. Entitled “understanding your exceptional autistic and ADHD colleagues”, I found the session hugely informative, not only explaining ADHD and Autism, but also other specific learning disorders such as dyspraxia and dyslexia.
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We would like to share some good news today, with a brilliant project founded by one of our members, Laura Harris from LH Analytics.
Please get involved and spread the word about High Street Positives!
Read moreTo start this off I was given a really simple brief from the team, write a blog post about something relevant and, hopefully, engaging.
Resultantly a fairly literal response, a reflection on how to stay relevant in today’s fast-paced world—an issue that has only become more pressing after recent changes in our industry.
Read moreWith our keynote speaker Ketul Patel and expert panel we explored the concept of Community Retailing, sharing innovations and lessons from successful community retail operations.
Can you help SLA member Matthew Hopkinson of Didobi Limited, with some research into night-time working habits?
Read moreCongratulations to our incredible Society for Location Analysis Awards winners for 2023. We were delighted to present these awards at our event, Reimagining Retail in London on 9th May 2024.
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The night time economy covers a wide range of activity between the hours of 6pm and 6am, covering everything from entertainment, bars and restaurants to the engine rooms that keep cities moving and healthy and secure: distribution, health and social care, transport. In our next event we will be joined by BT, who are kindly hosting this session, to explore how policies can shape cities and the services that serve them.
Read moreHuge congratulations to Jonathan Reynolds, who was awarded the Jon Walker Award for 2023. Jonathan has been the Chair of the SLA for over ten years from 2013 to 2023.
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We would like to invite you to attend our next SLA event, hosted by Savills and jointly promoted by the SLA and SPR.
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The Consumer Data Research Centre (CDRC) Master’s Dissertation
Scheme (MDS) programme offers an exciting opportunity to link Master’s
students and their supervisors with leading businesses and other
organisations, in order to address research problems that are of mutual
interest.
This is your invitation to take part in the 5th Bi-annual Location Planning & Customer Insight Practitioners’ Survey of Salary and Benefits, provided by our sponsors Red Tiger Talent.
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Our new co-chairs Andy Thompson and Steve Halsall have produced a short feedback survey to gauge what you want from the SLA in the future.
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Thank you all for making nominations for the incoming chair of the Society for Location Analysis, we had a huge response which is wonderful to see. It proves you’re all still keen to be part of the SLA and look forward to the future, under new guidance. So who did you nominate? Who will be our next SLA Chair?
Read moreIt is with some sadness that we announce our chairman for over ten years, Jonathan Reynolds has decided to stand down. Jonathan has put in a lot of hard work over the years which has ensured the continued success and growth of the SLA. We would all like to thank him for his expert guidance and hope he will continue to be part of the committee and society in the coming years.
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It’s that time of year when we once again invite both Undergrad and Masters students to enter The Society for Location Analysis Student Awards 2023.
If you are a student studying location analysis, check out the criteria here:
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Thanks to everyone who came along to our 20th anniversary celebration event on the 18th October 2022.
We welcomed over 80 delegates to our first in person event since 2019 and it was wonderful to catch up with faces from the past and lots of new members too.
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Congratulations to our winners this year. The SLA Student Awards 2022 reached new goals this year with 21 entries from the following universities: Leeds, University College London, Greenwich, Newcastle, Manchester and Sheffield.
Read moreThanks to all 70 of you who attended our first in-person SLA event for many years. We had 90 people booking to attend and were thrilled to see so many of you able to join us.
The last time we shared a membership update was back in 2020 so we thought it was about time for another. Here is a round up of what’s been going on at the SLA over the last few years.
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As we reach our 20th birthday at the Society for Location Analysis we thought we’d share ten of the incredible benefits that our members enjoy.
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Firstly a huge thank you to our speakers and panellists. Steve Halsall of Red Tiger Talent and Shazia Nunhuk from the University of Leeds kicked off the session by sharing the results and key findings of the Location Planning & Customer Insight Practitioners’ Survey of Salary & Benefits.
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It’s that time of year again when we put a call out to all students in location analysis to enter our annual Student Awards. They could win prize money of £200 or £100 for 1st place and runner up. Please share this with all the students and location studies lecturers you know!
Read moreThis is a must attend, not to be missed event, celebrating 20 years of the Society for Location Analysis.
We’ll be taking a look back and also try to predict any trends facing the location analysts of the future.
More information coming soon,
For details or to suggest speakers, please email info@thesla.org.
We are now starting to see some early indications of results from the 4th Bi-annual Location Planning & Customer Insight Practitioners’ Survey of Salary and Benefits, provided by our sponsors Red Tiger Talent.
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Our next event will examine how researchers, planners and analysts build sustainability into their location models and strategies, with case studies and examples from leading experts in the field. Firstly thanks to our sponsors, GMAP.
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Established in 2014, the Society for Location Analysis Student Awards have just gone from strength to strength.
Over that time we have awarded a total of £5,600 to our 40 student winners. Rewarding and encouraging excellence in Location Analysis is something we feel passionately about – continuing to celebrate our excellent student members as they embark on careers in location planning.
Read moreLast week Geolytix hosted our latest event, ‘Global Location Planning Innovations’ at their offices in London. Member’s gathered at their head office on Thursday 3rd July to hear from practitioners who tackle the challenges and capitalise on the opportunities of global location planning.
We were delighted with our first ever meeting of the Society for Location Analysis (SLA) in Australia.
The SLA, founded in the UK, is all about bringing together location planning practitioners, academics and students to share ideas, expand our capabilities and grow the next generation of location planners. Click below to find out more…
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We would like to extend a huge thank you to our hosts and sponsors Geolytix, who welcomed us all to their offices in London. Thanks also to our speakers who all gave their time for free to share their wisdom.
Over 50 delegates joined us to explore the Global challenges facing the location planning industry. Our speakers, from different industries and countries of the world shared their experiences, advice and findings on the differences between countries around the world.
Venue: Hand and Flower pub, Hammersmith
Address: Olympia, 1 Hammersmith Road, Hammersmith, London, W14 8XJ
Date: Thursday, 24th April 2025
Time: 5.30 registration for 6pm start – ending approx till 9pm
Sponsored by: CACI
Refreshments will be provided
Please put this date in your diaries.
We are planning a social event on 20th March 2025, to celebrate the anniversary of Jon’s passing.
If you don’t know who Jon Walker is, he was instrumental in setting up the SLA and we still award an annual Lifetime Achievement Award each year in his memory. To find out more visit Lifetime Achievement Award.
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