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2008 ESRI International User Conference

The 2008 ESRI International User Conference (ESRI UC) is rapidly approaching, and we are appreciative of the strong support our Alliance Partners lend to this exciting and unique annual event. More than 14,000 users from around the world will gather to share information and experience about geographic information systems (GIS). Many Alliance Partners will be exhibiting this year as well as sponsoring meetings and events. Use the searchable agenda to plan your conference experience.

We look forward to seeing you in San Diego, California.

Alliance Partner Sponsored Activities and Exhibitor Locations

Presented alphabetically

AT&T—Silver Sponsor

Mobile and LBS Special Interest Group Meeting
Wednesday, August 6, 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.; Plaza Terrace (Upper Level), Room 28 D/E
Join industry leaders and the ESRI team to discover the latest developments with mobile GIS and location-based services. If you are one of the first 20 people through the door, you can join the ArcGIS Mobile Urban Challenge, an interactive scavenger hunt incorporating mobile technology from ESRI and AT&T. The winning team will receive new, unactivated mobile devices, courtesy of AT&T!

BAE Systems—Booth #D222

Business Objects an SAP Company—Booth #666
See how ESRI and Business Objects have successfully collaborated to make it possible to leverage the advanced reporting capabilities of Crystal Reports® 2008. You can also learn how to obtain Crystal Reports 2008 for a special price only available to ArcGIS users.

SAP/ESRI Technical Overview
Wednesday, August 6; 12:00pm - 1:00pm; Room 11 A
This will be a presentation of the latest approaches to integrating ESRI with SAP and Business Objects.

Lessons Learned in Integrating SAP and ArcGIS
Wednesday, August 6; 4:30pm - 5:30pm; Room 24 B
ESRI/SAP customers and vendors will discuss lessons learned from and the benefits of integration of SAP with ArcGIS and Business Objects with ArcGIS.

Citrix Systems, Inc.—Booth #504

Deploy GIS Cost-Effectively Using Citrix
Tuesday, August 5, 11:50 a.m.-12:20 p.m.; Exhibit Hall C
Showcase Program Island - Project Center - Demo Theater
Learn how this solution can help you increase capacity, reduce costs, and even reduce power consumption by delivering your GIS applications to any user, anytime, anywhere from a secure central location.

Asia/Pacific User Group Meeting
Tuesday, August 5, 5:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m.; Room 17 B
Please join other ESRI users, ESRI Distributors, and ESRI staff from throughout the Asia and Pacific Region for lively discussion and the sharing of experiences.

Design Using Citrix
Wednesday, August 6, noon-1:00 p.m.; Room 14 B
The cost benefits of using Citrix to deploy and scale an enterprise GIS are more than just performance gains for distributed GIS applications. Learn how to leverage Citrix/WTS and recent improvements in server hardware and network, printing, and software technologies to meet the demands of an enterprise GIS.

USMC Enterprise GIS
Wednesday, August 6, 3:15 p.m.-4:30 p.m.; Room 29 C
The United States Marine Corps currently uses a centralized enterprise GIS system for installations and environment (I&E). This session will cover force protection, the 2007 California wildfires, and implementing ArcGIS Desktop in a Citrix environment.

Citrix User Group Meeting
Wednesday, August 6, 5:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m.; Room 23 C
Citrix users discuss best practices. Light food and cash bar provided.

Citrix Online—Booth #2016
See firsthand how Citrix Online Web-based products GoToMeeting, GoToWebinar, and GoToAssist can enhance GIS sales demos, marketing broadcast events, product training, and remote support sessions to reduce operational costs and improve productivity. This suite of solutions allows high-resolution GIS applications to be shared with anyone, anywhere, while ensuring the host and the audience always see the same information at the same time - regardless of screen size, resolution settings, or 3D image movement. ESRI currently uses GoToAssist for ESRI Support Services. Highlights will be shared.

Digital Globe—Booth #1401

GTI—Booth #515

—Booth #909—Gold Sponsor

HP DesignJet Tips and Tricks
Wednesday, August 6, noon-1:00 p.m.; Room 27 A/B
HP tips and tricks session for DesignJet owners

Cartography Special Interest Group Meeting
Thursday, August 7, 11:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m.; Room 24 C
Join us to share mapmaking experiences and discuss cartographic issues and ideas with the ESRI product team. The first half-hour will be social time with sponsored snacks.

i-Cubed—Booth #2002

—Booth #715—Gold Sponsor

Electric & Gas User Group (EGUG) Special Interest Group Meeting
Tuesday, August 5, noon-1:00 p.m.; Room 31 A/B
Join users from the electric and gas industries to discuss the latest techniques used to improve utility operations through the use of GIS.

Electric and Gas Social
Tuesday, August 5, 7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.; East Terrace (Upper level), Room 31 A/B
This is an annual social event where electric and gas customers mingle with ESRI staff and business partners.

IBM Special Interest Group Meeting
Wednesday, August 6, noon-1:00 p.m.; Room 28 B
Join the IBM UC team, which will provide updates on new IBM-ESRI integrated solutions including ArcGIS Server for DB2 on z/OS, Maximo Spatial Enterprise Asset Management, and Cognos business intelligence. There will also be a Q&A session on all topics related to IBM and ESRI.

Water/Wastewater User Group Meeting
Wednesday, August 6, noon-1:00 p.m.; Room 25 A/B
Meet fellow water professionals to see the latest techniques that are being used to improve water utility operations through the use of GIS.

Using SQL and Spatial Data Types with the Geodatabase
Wednesday, August 6, 10:15 a.m.-11:30 a.m.; Room 4
Thursday, August 7, 3:15 p.m.-4:30 p.m.; Room 4
This session will introduce spatial data types and demonstrate the use of spatial type functions across different databases at various levels of complexity using SQL. Spatial data types are available in IBM DB2, IBM Informix, Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Oracle, and PostgreSQL.

Java Developers Special Interest Group Meeting
Thursday, August 7, noon-1:00 p.m.; Room 7 A/B
This meeting will show IBM demos using Java and ESRI technology. The ESRI Java development team will also share future plans.

ITT VIS—Booth #601—Gold Sponsor

Asia/Pacific User Group Meeting
Tuesday, August 5, 5:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m.; Room 17 B
Please join other ESRI users, ESRI Distributors, and ESRI staff from throughout the Asia and Pacific Region for lively discussion and the sharing of experiences.

Microsoft—Booth #1201—Platinum Sponsor

Federal Reception
Tuesday, August 5, 7:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m.; West Terrace (Upper Level)
The Federal Reception is a combined federal user group and special interest group meeting. The meeting is open to all governments and entities that do business with the federal government.

SQL Server User Group Meeting
Wednesday, August 6, noon-1:00 p.m.; Room 30 C
Join other SQL Server users and Microsoft to share experiences and lessons learned with the current version as well as hear about ESRI's plans for supporting SQL Server 2008 including the new spatial type. Lunch will be provided.

Microsoft .NET User Group Meeting
Wednesday, August 6, 5:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m.; Room 6 F
This fourth annual meeting is designed for all users of Microsoft's .NET technology. Join .NET developers and Microsoft staff as they engage with users to discuss their experience with the technology. Microsoft will talk through some of the core changes in the 2008 releases. Drinks and appetizers will be served before the presentation.

Laserfiche—Booth #1713

NAVTEQ—Booth #701—Gold Sponsor

Transportation Exchange Special Interest Group Meeting
Sunday, August 3, 7:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m.; West Terrace (Upper Level)
This will be a kickoff to all the transportation track activities and sessions during conference week. It will also allow transportation GIS users to network with other transportation professionals throughout the industry. NAVTEQ is a Platinum sponsor of this event.

Transportation Planning, Rail, and Transit Special Interest Group Meeting
Tuesday, August 5, noon-1:00 p.m.; Room 23 A
These meetings give users with interests in transportation planning a chance to come together to discuss issues of transportation above and beyond the paper session discussions. Users have the opportunity to share their transportation experiences, ideas, and knowledge with other users.

Highway Management Special Interest Group Meeting
Wednesday, August 6, noon-1:00 p.m.; Room 23 A
These meetings give users with interests in highway management a chance to come together to discuss issues of transportation above and beyond the paper session discussions. Users have the opportunity to share their highway experiences, ideas, and knowledge with other users.

GIS in Logistics Special Interest Group Meeting
Wednesday, August 6, noon-1:00 p.m.; Room 28 A
This is a special interest group lunch designed to bring together GIS users from the logistics industry to discuss current issues.

Maritime Transport/Ports and Aviation/Airport Operations Management Special Interest Group Meeting
Thursday, August 7, noon-1:00 p.m.; Room 23 A
This is a special interest group lunch designed to bring together GIS users from the ports and airports industry to discuss current issues.

Ride-N-Drive
Tuesday-Wednesday, August 5-6 (9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.), and Thursday, August 7 (9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.); in front of Hall B
User Conference attendees can register to take a 30-minute ride with a NAVTEQ geographic analyst to learn firsthand exactly how street data is collected and recorded. Space can be reserved before the conference or on-site in NAVTEQ Booth #701 and at the NAVTEQ Ride-N-Drive loading station in front of Hall B.

Oracle—Booth #400

Safe Software, Inc.—Booth #1505

SAP
Four focused ESRI/SAP sessions will be presented and open to any registered conference attendee interested in learning more about how ESRI and SAP work together.

SAP Special Interest Meeting
Tuesday, August 5, noon-1:00 p.m.; Room 11 A
This will be an update on the latest cooperative industry and technical projects between ESRI and SAP. A data modeling and an integration working group will be introduced for comment and volunteers will be sought. Several implementations will be highlighted and the ecosystem of implementation partners will be outlined.

SAP User Case Studies
Tuesday, August 5, 4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.; Room 24 B
This will be a presentation of successful deployments of integrated SAP/ESRI solutions by various users.

SAP/ESRI Technical Overview
Wednesday, August 6, noon-1:00 p.m.; Room 11 A
This will be a presentation of the latest approaches to integrating ESRI with SAP and Business Objects.

Lessons Learned in Integrating SAP and ArcGIS
Wednesday, August 6, 4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.; Room 24 B
ESRI/SAP customers and vendors will discuss lessons learned from and the benefits of integration of SAP with ArcGIS and Business Objects with ArcGIS.

—Booth #1301—Gold Sponsor

ArcLogistics Special Interest Group Meeting
Tuesday, August 5, noon-1:00 p.m.; Room 27 A/B
This is an opportunity for ArcLogistics users to connect and view live demos. There will be a brief overview of plans for version 9.4 and feedback for product managers.

Insurance Special Interest Group Meeting
Wednesday, August 6, 5:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m.; East Terrace (Upper level), Room 29 D
This is an evening reception for insurance users who are looking to share experiences and best practices and network with each other, ESRI staff, and ESRI business partners.

European Region User Group Meeting
Tuesday, August 5, 5:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m.; West Mezzanine Terrace, Room 15 A
This will be a gathering for European users.

—Booth #1321—Platinum Sponsor

Latin America Regional User Group Meeting
Tuesday, August 5, 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.; Room 14 A
Todos los usuarios de ESRI de America Latina asistiendo a esta conferencia internacional, estan cordialmente invitados a esta reunion. Despues de unas cortas presentaciones de usuarios y patrocinadores, habra un convivio con bocadillos y bebidas.

GPS 101 for GIS
Wednesday, August 6, noon-1:00 p.m.; Room 5 A/B
Discover the functionality of GPS, the existing satellite systems, and what GPS can do. Learn about the different ways of data collection and processing and the myths about GPS. This session will cover global navigation satellite systems today and common GPS myths.

Laser Offsets 101: Map More, Move Less
Wednesday, August 6, noon-1:00 p.m.; Room 30 D
Learn how to map more while moving less. Performing laser offsets will change the way you collect and record position data. This session will cover the basic techniques in integrating LTI lasers with ArcPad software.

Mobile and LBS Special Interest Group Meeting
Wednesday, August 6, 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.; Plaza Terrace (Upper Level), Room 28 D/E
This evening meeting is for anyone who wants to learn more about mobile GIS and location-based services. There will be complimentary appetizers, beverages, and fun giveaways. Please arrive early.

GeoCollector: Field Data Collection Techniques
Thursday, August 7, 8:30 a.m.-9:45 a.m.; Room 15 A
Experts from Trimble, MapTel, and ESRI will walk you through best practices for collecting data in the field. This will include techniques for improving and streamlining GIS data collection; GPS mission planning and collection methods; benefits of external antennas; and using laser range finders, digital cameras, and other peripherals shown in real-world examples. All software used in demonstrations during this session is included in the GeoCollector bundle (ESRI ArcPad, Trimble GPS).

GeoCollector: Field-to-Office Workflows and Analysis
Thursday, August 7, 10:15 a.m.-11:30 a.m.; Room 15 A In this session, you will learn how best to field-enable your GIS. This includes how to use replication and extract, transform, and load (ETL) processes to manage data collected in the field and managed in the enterprise, common workflows for managing field workforces, and best practices for getting the most accuracy out of your GPS data collection.

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