The first Asia-Pacific Conference for Esri Users was a great success. Hundreds of participants from 20 Asia-Pacific countries and regions came together at this inaugural conference to share ideas, experiences, and best practices of GIS and its various applications for sustaining our world. The conference was held from January 12-13, 2006, at Hong Kong Cyberport. Esri China (Hong Kong) Limited was the organizer of the conference. Visit ArcNews Online (www.esri.com/arcnews) to read an exclusive online-only article that details the conference, or for more information and to view the conference highlights, photo albums, and proceedings, visit www.esrichina-hk.com/apuc 2006.