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ESRI Corporate Alliance News
Highlights from the 2007 ESRI International User Conference
More than 14,000 users attended this year's ESRI International User Conference (ESRI UC). The weeklong conference began with a Plenary Session led by ESRI president Jack Dangermond and development staff. They highlighted the ArcGIS 9.3 release, which will include many quality and performance improvements as well as user-requested enhancements. The session also included a Keynote Address by Professor Wangari Maathai, Nobel Peace Prize winner, environmentalist, and social activist. The remainder of the conference included one-on-one consultations with GIS software experts, more than 300 technical sessions, more than 1,000 paper presentations, and regional and special interest group meetings. Additionally, more than 310 exhibitors were alongside the ESRI Showcase, contributing to the largest Exhibit Pavilion in the history of the conference. To read more about the conference or to submit your own post, visit the ESRI UC Blog.
We thank all the ESRI corporate alliances who participated by either sponsoring or exhibiting at the conference.
It is never too early to start planning for next year's conference, so mark your calendar for August 4–8, 2008, and join us again in San Diego, California.
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ESRI News
Siemens Enterprise Communications-ESRI Team Wins Contract for NATO's Core Geographic Services Project
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) recently awarded its Core Geographic Services contract to the Siemens Enterprise Communications (SEN)-ESRI team, which will spearhead a project that will shape the application of geospatial technology in defense for years to come. The services, technology, and software the contract provides will ensure that all NATO staff, from the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) to NATO's deployable headquarters (HQ), will have the best available geospatial information at all times.
Former Governor and ESRI Director Jim Geringer Named Voting Member of State Alliance for
e-Health
ESRI's director of public policy, former Wyoming governor Jim Geringer, is participating in the State Alliance for e-Health, which Tennessee governor Phil Bredesen and Vermont governor Jim Douglas are cochairing. The State Alliance, of which Geringer will be a voting member, is tasked with developing real-world solutions for state-level health care challenges through electronic health information exchange. The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices is supporting the work of the State Alliance for e-Health and its task forces along with partners such as the National Conference of State Legislatures and National Association of Attorneys General.
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Product News
Explore the World with ESRI ArcGIS Explorer
ESRI recently announced that ArcGIS Explorer is available to the public. This unique lightweight application lets you not only connect directly to a variety of ready-to-use globes hosted by ESRI but also provides tasks that allow you to do more than just visualize a simple map. You can use ArcGIS Explorer to leverage data, services, and applications on the Web by easily connecting to your own ArcGIS services or those published by others. This application helps you extend the power of these Web-based services by fusing them with your local data.
Business Analyst Online Now Provides On-Demand Analysis with 2007/2012 Demographic Data
The speed, ease of use, and accuracy of Business Analyst Online with the new 2007/2012 demographic data update were previewed at the 2007 International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) Spring Convention, May 20–23 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Conference attendees saw demonstrations of the new capabilities of Business Analyst Online, ESRI's Web-based on-demand analysis product, including how live thematic mapping and more flexible study area definition with ESRI's 2007/2012 demographic data improve target marketing capability.
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GIS in Action
USDA Forest Service Speeds Delivery of Imagery with ArcGIS Image Server
The United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Forest Service Remote Sensing Applications Center (RSAC) in Salt Lake City, Utah, is now using ArcGIS Image Server to quickly deliver vast amounts of imagery throughout its organization via an intranet. Prior to this implementation, the Forest Service struggled to make large volumes of imagery available to staff in its nine regions across the 50 states. Users often had difficulty loading the imagery due to limited storage capacity.
Service at Sea to Deliver Conservation Technology Globally
Service at Sea is a nonprofit, ship-based GIS education program that will launch this year and include a crew of GIS experts, scientists, and teachers as well as a videographer. They will circumnavigate the globe with an environmentally friendly sailboat and offer free training and mapping services to conservation organizations throughout their four-year expedition. ESRI collaborates with Service at Sea to support many of its technical, education, conservation, and volunteer needs.
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Marketing Opportunities
Fall Advertising Deadlines for ArcNews and ArcUser
Reach the more than 600,000 ArcNews subscribers and the nearly 300,000 ArcUser subscribers by promoting your products and services with ads in the Fall issues. Take advantage of this powerful opportunity to speak directly to readers who represent every industry in which GIS is applied. Advertising deadlines for the fall issues of ArcNews and ArcUser are August 16, 2007, and August 8, 2007, respectively. The issues will be distributed in October 2007. More information is available at www.esri.com/advertise or via e-mail at ads@esri.com.
Sponsorship Opportunities at Upcoming ESRI Conferences
Extend the great market presence and networking you experienced at the ESRI UC by signing up now to sponsor or exhibit at another ESRI conference. Sponsorship opportunities and exhibitor spaces are available for the conferences listed below. Please visit the Web page for each event for more information.
ESRI European User Conference
September 26–28, 2007
Stockholm, Sweden
ESRI Health GIS Conference
October 7–10, 2007
Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
ESRI Electric and Gas User Group Meeting
October 8–11, 2007
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
ESRI Middle East & North Africa User Conference
October 29–31, 2007
Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
ESRI Latin America and Caribbean User Conference
October 31–November 2, 2007
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
ESRI Homeland Security GIS Summit
November 5–7, 2007
Denver, Colorado, USA
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