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Frequently Asked Questions

Learn about registration, event attendance, accessibility, and more.

Registration

Please refer to the Registration Details page for registration deadlines.

The cost to attend this event will vary depending on the attendee type. Please refer to the Registration Details page to find your applicable rate.

Registration includes access to all scheduled summit events, such as the Plenary Session, technical sessions, user presentations, and networking opportunities.

No, there is no registration limit for this event.

Yes, you can register on-site. However, we encourage all attendees to register online before the event to avoid delays.

Yes, once you submit your registration, you will receive an email confirmation. If we are unable to confirm the information provided, we will reach out to you.

  • Cancellations received after February 5, 2027, will forfeit 50 percent of the registration fee.
  • Confirmed registrants who do not participate or who cancel after February 19, 2027, will forfeit their entire registration fee, and registrations received after this date are not eligible for refunds. If you need to cancel due to special circumstances, please email your request to confregis@esri.com  for review.
  • Substitutions for registrants can be made at any time. Esri reserves the right to cancel any event or training if the minimum registration is not met.
  • Esri cancels an event, registration fees will be refunded. Canceling your registration will not cancel your hotel reservations, if applicable.

You will use an Esri Events account. This new account is not linked to any other Esri or ArcGIS Online account. It will be used to register and sign in to the event portal and Esri Events app.

Registration and badge pickup is in the Palm Springs Convention Center Primrose Lobby.

General attendance

Yes, this event is not limited to US residents.

Esri is committed to protecting the health and safety of our attendees, including exhibitors, employees, and presenters. We follow the established protocols from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the World Health Organization (WHO), and local health authorities and ask that all in-person event attendees do the same.

We encourage each individual to make informed decisions about attending our events in the best interest of their health as well as the health of others.

Learn more about our on-site health and safety protocols.

You can request for a Certificate of Attendance via the Attendee Portal page starting on the first day of the event. Upon request, a PDF certificate is generated and sent via email to the address associated with your registration.



Unfortunately, we do not offer continuing credits for attending the Esri Developer & Technology Summit

Inappropriate behavior will not be tolerated. If you witness or are subjected to inappropriate behavior or have any other concerns, notify an Esri staff member at our Registration Desk as soon as possible. Appropriate action will be taken to ensure that the event maintains a safe and constructive environment for everyone—free of harassment, aggression, and intimidation.

The consequences of such behavior may include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Immediate removal from a session or meeting
  • Restricted access to future Esri events
  • Denial of admission to future Esri events

Esri reserves the right to take any or all these disciplinary actions as deemed necessary for all events. We ask that all Esri staff and event attendees be mindful of the  Esri Code of Conduct for Events and Community Spaces during this event.

To download the app, visit our Esri Events app page.

Get access to the Esri Events app with the same Esri account credentials that were used for your event registration. If you can't remember your account info, verify your ID and password by referencing your registration confirmation email.

Yes, if you are registered for the event, your scheduled sessions and items you mark as favorites will automatically transfer when you sign in to the Esri Events app.

Additionally, if you change your personalized schedule in the app, those sessions will be transferred to the detailed agenda on the web.

Please note, only registered attendees have access to schedule the sessions associated with their registration.

Hotels and transportation

Self-parking is available at a daily rate of $10 per vehicle. The convention center has two parking lots. One is located to the east of the facility on North Avenida Caballeros (Caballeros lot), and a second is located southwest of the facility on East Andreas Road (Andreas lot).

Yes, we are pleased to offer room blocks to groups of eight or more at our partner hotels. This is a convenient way to secure rooms in advance at a discounted rate. Find and book discounted group hotel rooms by filling out the group block request form, located on our  Hotels and Transportation page.

The deadline to submit a group block request is Jan 18, 2027.

The number of rooms and requested hotels are not guaranteed, and Esri will make the final selection based on availability. Depending on group block size and availability, rooms may be split between hotels to accommodate the block request. Due to availability limitations, the maximum number of rooms requested per night cannot exceed 50.

Virtual attendance

Digital access allows you to experience select event content at your convenience. This includes access to live streams of the Plenary and Keynote Sessions and exclusive access to live streams of over 35 technical sessions.

Live stream content begins on March 9, 2027. Recordings of live streamed sessions will be available for replay shortly after the session ends. Additional session recordings will be available via digital access starting on April 6, 2027.

Digital access will be available until May 14, 2027.

Session recordings may be made publicly available via the event proceedings after digital access closes.

On the detailed agenda, you can use the filters “Available virtually” and “Access Type equals Live stream” to find out which sessions will be streamed live. You can join live stream sessions during their scheduled times, and each recording will be available for replay shortly after the session concludes.

Select the Access Type equals Recorded option to find sessions that will have recordings available. Recordings of live streamed sessions will be available later the same day they are held. Recordings for sessions that are not live streamed will be available starting on April 6, 2027.

Yes, anyone who has registered for the in-person event will automatically receive digital access once it becomes available.

Digital access will be available during the event, March 9–12, 2027, and remain available until May 14, 2027. Select recordings will be made publicly available to all when proceedings are released after digital access closes.

Select sessions will include interactive components, such as the ability to ask text-based questions during scheduled times.

Live stream session recordings will be available shortly after the session ends. Once session recordings are available, they can be accessed at any time.

Scheduled sessions of the Esri Developer & Technology Summit will be shown in Pacific time (PT).

All times on the detailed agenda page are listed in PT and your browser’s time zone.

Digital access for the Esri Developer & Technology Summit is supported on current nonbeta versions of Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Microsoft Edge. Please note that Internet Explorer is not supported.

For the optimal experience, we recommend using Chrome and making sure your web browser is configured to have JavaScript and cookies enabled and pop-up blockers disabled.

Some corporate IT settings will block websites. If you are attending on a device supplied by your employer, please have your IT team allow the following addresses:

  • webapps-cdn.esri.com
  • registration.esri.com
  • mediaspace.esri.com
  • vimeo.com

Yes, our responsive interface is designed to be mobile and tablet friendly. Mobile versions of Chrome and Safari are supported; for optimal performance, ensure that your browser is up to date.

Inappropriate behavior will not be tolerated. If you see or are the target of inappropriate behavior or language, please email eventsconduct@esri.com, and we will take appropriate action to ensure that the virtual event maintains a safe and constructive environment.

The consequences of such behavior may include but are not limited to the following:

  • Immediate removal from session or meeting
  • Removal of inappropriate chat or meeting content
  • Restricted access to future Esri events
  • Denial of attendance for future Esri events

Esri reserves the right to take any or all of these disciplinary actions as deemed necessary for all virtual meetings.

Closed captions are available for our virtual audience within the video player on all live stream sessions. Sessions that are recorded but not live streamed will also be published with English closed captions.

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