Saturday, July 7, 2018
Continental Breakfast
7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. | Sapphire Ballrooms IM
Distributor Lounge
7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Sapphire Ballrooms IM
Ad hoc meetings/Coffee and refreshments, and Networking
GDS Plenary Session
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. | Sapphire Ballrooms JKNOP
Networking and Refreshment Break
10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. | Sapphire Ballrooms IM
Business Development
Room: Sapphire JKNOP
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Selling ArcGIS as a System
12:00 p.m. - 1:20 p.m. | Hosted Lunch (Hilton Lawn)
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. | Selling ArcGIS as a Solution
2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Networking and Refreshment BREAK (Sapphire Ballrooms IM)
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Selling ArcGIS as a System-of-Systems / Crafting an Approach and an Architecture
4:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. | Networking and Refreshments BREAK (Sapphire Ballrooms IM)
Marketing
Room: Sapphire 400
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | One Esri: Best Practices - Global Marketing
12:00 p.m. - 1:20 p.m. | Hosted Lunch (Hilton Lawn)
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. | One Esri: Best Practices - Regional Best Practices: Americas & Europe
2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Networking and Refreshment BREAK (Sapphire Ballrooms IM)
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | One Esri: Best Practices - Regional Best Practices: Asia Pacific and WAMEA
4:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. | Networking and Refreshments BREAK (Sapphire Ballrooms IM)
4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. | One Esri: Best Practices - Update Session: Brand & Advertising
4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. | One Esri: Best Practices - Sales Enablement
Products and Technology
Room: Aqua Salon CD
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | ArcGIS Road Ahead - Part I
12:00 p.m. - 1:20 p.m. | Hosted Lunch (Hilton Lawn)
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. | ArcGIS Road Ahead - Part II
2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Networking and Refreshment BREAK (Sapphire Ballrooms IM)
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Field Operations with ArcGIS
4:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. | Networking and Refreshments BREAK (Sapphire Ballrooms IM)
4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. | Global Competition & Distributor Collaboration on Competitive Intelligence
Professional Services
Room: Aqua Salon EF
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | The Esri Method - Concept
12:00 p.m. - 1:20 p.m. | Hosted Lunch (Hilton Lawn)
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. | The Esri Method - Case Study
2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Networking and Refreshment BREAK (Sapphire Ballrooms IM)
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Managed Cloud Services
4:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. | Networking and Refreshments BREAK (Sapphire Ballrooms IM)
Training Services
Room: Aqua Salon EF
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | The Esri Method - Concept (Joint session with Professional Services)
12:00 p.m. - 1:20 p.m. | Hosted Lunch (Hilton Lawn)
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. | The Esri Method - Case Study (Joint session with Professional Services)
2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Networking and Refreshment BREAK (Sapphire Ballrooms IM)
Room: Sapphire 411 AB
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Esri Training Services Road Ahead
4:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. | Networking and Refreshments BREAK (Sapphire Ballrooms IM)
4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. | International Training Program and Certification
Support Services
Room: Aqua Salon AB
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | International Support Update and Strategy
12:00 p.m. - 1:20 p.m. | Hosted Lunch (Hilton Lawn)
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. | Regional Support Updates: Americas, APAC and EMEA & Distributor Presentation
2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Networking and Refreshment BREAK (Sapphire Ballrooms IM)
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Global Support CRM
4:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. | Networking and Refreshments BREAK (Sapphire Ballrooms IM)
4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. | Support on My Esri / Online Support
Welcome Reception
5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. | Promenade Plaza
Sunday, July 8, 2018
Continental Breakfast
7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. | Sapphire Ballrooms IM
Distributor Lounge
7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Sapphire Ballrooms IM
Ad hoc meetings/Coffee and refreshments, and Networking
Marketing
Room: Sapphire 400
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. | One Esri: Best Practices - Industry Marketing / National Government
10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. | Networking and Refreshment BREAK (Sapphire Ballrooms IM)
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. | One Esri: Best Practices Product Marketing / Campaign Planning
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. | Hosted Lunch (Hilton Lawn)
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. | One Esri: Best Practices - Technology Analytics
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. | Networking and Refreshment BREAK (Sapphire Ballrooms IM)
Products and Technology
Room: Aqua Salon CD
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. | The Power of ArcGIS
10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. | Networking and Refreshment BREAK (Sapphire Ballrooms IM)
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. | ArcGIS Product Feedback Session
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. | Hosted Lunch (Hilton Lawn)
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. | BIM-GIS Integration and the AEC Market: Roadmap and Strategy
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. | Networking and Refreshment BREAK (Sapphire Ballrooms IM)
Professional Services
Room: Aqua Salon EF
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. | Effective Proposals & Projects
10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. | Networking and Refreshment BREAK (Sapphire Ballrooms IM)
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. | Professional Services & Programs Marketing
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. | Hosted Lunch (Hilton Lawn)
1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Enterprise Advantage Program (EAP) Practice
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. | Networking and Refreshment BREAK (Sapphire Ballrooms IM)
Products and Technology
Room: Sapphire 411 AB
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. | No session offered at this time
10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. | Networking and Refreshment BREAK (Sapphire Ballrooms IM)
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. | No session offered at this time
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. | Community of Practice Sessions : Marketing
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. | Open Platform - Part I
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. | Open Platform - Part II
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. | Networking and Refreshment BREAK (Sapphire Ballrooms IM)
Support Services
Room: Aqua Salon AB
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. | Extended Support
10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. | Networking and Refreshment BREAK (Sapphire Ballrooms IM)
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. | GeoNet - The Esri Community / International Training
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. | Hosted Lunch (Hilton Lawn)
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. | Lightning Talks
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. | Networking and Refreshment BREAK (Sapphire Ballrooms IM)
Global Business UC Kick-Off Meeting
3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Sapphire Ballrooms - JKLNOP
GDS Tuesday - Thursday Schedule
Tuesday, July 10, 2018
Marketing Sessions
Room: Aqua - Salons: E/F
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m | One Esri: Best Practices - Website & Search Engine Optimization
11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. | One Esri: Best Practices - Insights for ArcGIS - Global Campaign
Distributor Lounge
7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Aqua Salon CD
IST @ GDS | Located in Distributors Lounge
Topic Offerings
Wednesday, July 11, 2018
Marketing Sessions
Room: Aqua - Salons: E/F
8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m | One Esri: Best Practices - Competition and Trends
9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. | One Esri: Best Practices - Content Marketing
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. | One Esri: Best Practices - Social Media Strategy
Distributor Lounge
7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Aqua Salon CD
IST @ GDS | Located in Distributors Lounge
Topic Offerings
Thursday, July 12, 2018
Distributor Lounge
7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Aqua Salon CD