Redlands, California-There is a growing expectation for developers to have ready access to spatial data and geographic content, regardless of the types of applications they work with or the industry they work in.

 ESRI answers this need with the 2006 ESRI Developer Summit, which will be held on March 17-18, 2006, at the Palm Springs Convention Center in Palm Springs, California. This two-day event is for developers, software architects, and decision makers interested in building geographic information system (GIS) applications.

        ArcGIS provides a platform that is distributed, networked, interoperable, and open for Internet protocols. This event will focus on using this technology to develop custom applications or embed functionality into existing applications. Experienced and new developers will gain an understanding of the value of spatially enabling an application by enhancing their GIS development skills, meeting face-to-face with industry leaders and ESRI developers, networking with other GIS software developers from around the world, and learning how to plan for the ArcGIS 9.2 release.

        The summit’s assortment of events will provide a learning experience for all types of attendees, regardless of experience or industry. Keynote presentations will discuss developer opportunities in GIS as well as industry standards and trends. In-depth technical presentations led by ESRI staff will give updates of the latest functionality in both intermediate and advanced topics. There will be many opportunities to network with other professionals in the summit’s Community Center, which will feature Tech Talks and Birds-of-a-Feather forums that include both attendees and ESRI employees with common areas of interest.

        For more information about the 2006 ESRI Developer Summit or to register, visit www.esri.com/devsummit. For questions regarding the summit, e-mail .

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