J'ai pensé faire un compte-rendu play-by-play de mon expérience à la conférence des utilisateurs Esri User Conference<\/A> mais j'ai ensuite pensé que cela serait assez ennuyeux pour les autres. Alors à la place, voici mon 1 commentaire color7 sur certains des moments forts, moments faibles, et moments moyens ? Est-ce que c'est une chose ? Et mes pensées générales, dispersées dans l'ensemble.<\/P> <\/P>Je me demande combien de temps l'équipe marketing passe à créer ces slogans de quatre mots. Je les aime bien et je pense que le groupe marketing fait un excellent travail. Cette anne9e c'e9tait ab See What Others Cane2n8099t bb, remplae7ant ab The Science of Where bb.<\/P><\/P>Au de9but de la ple9nie8re, Jack Dangermond a garanti qu'il n'y aurait pas de tremblements de terre pendant la semaine de l'UC parce qu'il peut ab see what others cane2n8099t bb ! Lien vide9o<\/A><\/P><\/P> <\/P>C'e9tait cool de regarder Jane Goodall discuter avec Jack et E.O. Wilson<\/A>. Je me demande si cela aurait e9te9 mieux si c'e9tait un peu scripte9 au lieu d'improvise9.<\/P><\/P>Les bons moments forts :<\/STRONG><\/SPAN><\/P>Le temps e9tait incroyable. Il est toujours incroyable e0 San Diego, mais cette anne9e e9tait particulie8rement incroyable. Je sais que ce n'est pas sous le contr4teur d'Esri et de la confe9rence (ou est-ce le cas ?), mais quand meame. Avec cela, la nourriture e0 San Diego est aussi incroyable. J'adore prendre des fruits de mer frais et de la nourriture mexicaine (et combiner les deux).<\/LI>J'ai vu quelques personnes porter des chemises et robes avec des cartes. C'est purement ge9nial et j'aurais un peu souhaite9 en avoir une. J'e9tais un peu bizarre et j'ai pris quelques photos spion de ces personnes (d99sol99 d'avoir envahi votre vie privee mais vos vetements etaient trop cool pour passer a cf4t) :<\/P>Ken Field<\/A> porte toujours des trucs gniaux<\/LI><\/LI><\/LI><\/LI><\/UL><\/LI>A qui appartient cette plaque d'immatriculation ? Elle est vraiment gniale :<\/P><\/LI><\/UL><\/LI>C'est toujours super cool de rencontrer des personnes avec qui j'interagis sur GeoNet. Pour une raison quelconque, je n'ai jamais trouv Owen Evans<\/A>, mais je suis tomb sur Kory Kramer<\/A>, Kelly Gerrow<\/A>, et Melita Kennedy<\/.a>, aussi bien que le personnel GeoNet de <\/LI>Je sais qu'il y a eu quelques grognements concernant l'extension du temps dans le hall des vendeurs jusqu'à 16h le jeudi alors qu'avant c'était midi le jeudi. Beaucoup de vendeurs ne voulaient pas rester aussi longtemps dans le hall des vendeurs après deux longues journées épuisantes auparavant.<\/SPAN><\/LI>Il y avait trop de conférences et trop de conférences qui se chevauchaient. Je voulais assister à plusieurs conférences qui avaient lieu en même temps. Cela s'est produit presque à chaque créneau horaire. Mais, encore une fois, c'est une énorme conférence avec toutes les disciplines, donc c'est probablement comme ça que ça doit être. Je sais qu'il y avait des conférences répétées mais elles ne fonctionnaient pas toujours non plus.<\/SPAN><\/LI>Balboa Park. <\/SPAN>Ce lieu est incroyable, et je ne voudrais pas manquer la fête de Balboa Park. Mais je suppose que cela a dû être la fête la plus fréquentée, ou peut-être que c'était juste moi. J'ai l'impression de ne l'avoir jamais vu aussi bondé. C'était presque désagréable à cause de l'affluence.<\/LI><\/LI><\/UL><\/LI>En plus d'être méga-bondé à Balboa, certains aliments étaient en rupture de stock. Je sais que c'est probablement premier arrivé, premier servi mais nous avons dû traverser quelques foules juste pour obtenir la nourriture type BBQ. C'était bon aussi, mais j'aurais souhaité que ce ne soit pas aussi stressant !<\/SPAN><\/LI><\/UL><\/LI>Je veux savoir, les personnes qui travaillent pour Esri s'amusent-elles à cette conférence ? Je ne sais pas ce que c'est d'être de l'autre côté (côté personnel Esri) mais il semble que la plupart des employés Esri travaillent 24h/24 et 7j/7 à cette conférence, sans arrêt, et travaillent très dur. Je n'ai vu personne se plaindre ou avoir l'air irrité, mais je me demande comment je me sentirais en travaillant aussi dur et en ne pouvant peut-être pas profiter des différentes conférences, des différents vendeurs ou de San Diego en général.<\/SPAN><\/LI><\/UL><\/P>Dans l'ensemble, la conférence est extrêmement bien organisée, presque aucun problème technique, et c'est tout simplement le meilleur endroit pour les professionnels SIG. Ma femme me demanderait : « Pourquoi tiens-tu autant à ces conférences au point d'arriver tôt et de t'asseoir au premier rang alors que tu ne t'en souciais pas autant à l'école ?!? » J'ai la chance de pouvoir y aller et j'espère continuer à y aller. J'en tire autant que possible.<\/P> <\/P>Merci de m'avoir lu !<\/P><\/P>Vous pouvez trouver mon fil Twitter pendant la conférence ici<\/A>.<\/P><\/P> <\/P>https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/6161463677001\/default_default\/index.html?videoId=6162655931001
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Je me demande combien de temps l'équipe marketing passe à créer ces slogans de quatre mots. Je les aime bien et je pense que le groupe marketing fait un excellent travail. Cette anne9e c'e9tait ab See What Others Cane2n8099t bb, remplae7ant ab The Science of Where bb.<\/P>
Au de9but de la ple9nie8re, Jack Dangermond a garanti qu'il n'y aurait pas de tremblements de terre pendant la semaine de l'UC parce qu'il peut ab see what others cane2n8099t bb !
C'e9tait cool de regarder
Les bons moments forts :<\/STRONG><\/SPAN><\/P>Le temps e9tait incroyable. Il est toujours incroyable e0 San Diego, mais cette anne9e e9tait particulie8rement incroyable. Je sais que ce n'est pas sous le contr4teur d'Esri et de la confe9rence (ou est-ce le cas ?), mais quand meame. Avec cela, la nourriture e0 San Diego est aussi incroyable. J'adore prendre des fruits de mer frais et de la nourriture mexicaine (et combiner les deux).<\/LI>J'ai vu quelques personnes porter des chemises et robes avec des cartes. C'est purement ge9nial et j'aurais un peu souhaite9 en avoir une. J'e9tais un peu bizarre et j'ai pris quelques photos spion de ces personnes (d99sol99 d'avoir envahi votre vie privee mais vos vetements etaient trop cool pour passer a cf4t) :<\/P>
A qui appartient cette plaque d'immatriculation ? Elle est vraiment gniale :<\/P>
Thanks for the mention Adrian!
Great article.
Great job Adrian. Thanks for the write up!
No prob! It was cool getting to meet you.
Thanks Joe. Were you at the UC? Either way we definitely need to meet up sometime. I missed you at the last SLUG meeting but hope to get to see you at the next one.
Didn't make the UC. Michael mentioned he's having lunch with you today; one of these SLUG meetings I'll make a presentation....
Great article Adrian! Fair assessment of the UC! Your question of Esri staff having fun at the conference too - well, I can only speak for myself but I definitely had fun. As you'd expect, it's a lot of work for all. From the time you walk out of your hotel to the time you return to your hotel, you're "on" as it were. Working the Expo floor, doing technical workshops, grabbing a quick lunch somewhere, attending map gallery, etc. - is at times mentally draining and walking everywhere in the convention center, sometimes physically draining too! But with that said, I love working the UC, seeing former students, answering customer questions, and enjoying all that San Diego has to offer. By the end of the week, I'm drained and need to recover in my Colorado Rocky Mountains climbing a peak, sitting by a high mountain lake and just listen to the wind. Then it's back to working as an Esri Instructor teaching folks how to use this incredible software. Another year goes by and you do it all over again! Good times! See you next year!
Hey Adrian! It was great to see you again at this year's UC. First things first, here are the shortcuts ArcGIS Pro keyboard shortcuts: the official list And as with so many efforts, this was a collaboration across many teams, led by Olivia on the doc team!
I second Robert's assessment. No doubt that UC is a tonne (I'm in the UK right now ) of work for Esri staff but I always enjoy it. It's really important for us to stay connected with our users so once a year in person is fun and then we continue the rest of the year here on GeoNet!
Until next time...
Cheers
Thanks Adrian great summary.
I noticed that most of the talks are from Esri personnel.
PERSONAL OPINION: One reason there isn't as much energy in the user presentation part of the conference is that Federal employees have been strongly restricted from coming for years. (See this great summary by WaPo.) I have seen an agency go from ~100 attendees five years ago to only eight. Feds are a huge part of the geospatial landscape and their lack of participation hurts their mission and all of us. It's really too bad.
Robert,
Thanks for the reply. I saw you once or twice but didn't get a chance to say hi. I'm glad to know that y'all have a good time and like visiting with customers/students. The Rocky Mountains sound nice right about now!
Kory,
Thanks for sharing that list. It will surely come in handy! I am glad to know that y'all have a good time at the conference. It makes me feel a little better!
Curtis,
Thanks for sharing this. It's too bad what has happened with federal employees over the last few years. It's too bad that one big, out of hand party in Vegas seemed to have ruined it for all fed employees too. I'm glad you're able to go and the very very few other fed employees, but how can that change? Do you think it will change in the future where more federal employees will be allowed travel and training?
I do not attend as a Fed any more, I attend in my role as an educator. As the article I linked points out, Feds cannot go even if they take vacation time and use their own funds (a reasonable rule protecting Feds from conflicts of interest). I am retired (Jan 2018) so I made my way to the UC the last few years without federal support. I don't know a solution except perhaps a little more sane treatment of Federal employees by Congress.
I sense the public is starting to the feel the pain of years of destructive Federal staff policies so I am hopeful the tide will turn. The only way it will change is if people vote against politicians who make their careers trashing the best government workforce the world has ever known. Surprisingly the worst of these politicians seem to hail from states that get a lot more Fed jobs and services than they pay for in taxes! </soapbox>
You bet Adrian - no worries. On the ArcGIS Pro Product Island on the Expo floor, we were busy the entire time! I enjoy UC every year and catching up with folks. The Rocky Mountains are great this year - big snow year with many peaks still in full on winter conditions. Amazing!
Thanks for contributing and posting the blog, Adrian. Great to see you at the GeoNet Meet-ups too and nice to see you're enjoying the swag items. I also echo Robert's thoughts about really enjoying UC. As staff, yes, it's exhausting but at the same time it's exciting and energizing to be around all our Esri users helping you any way we can. UC is one of my favorite times of the year because we get to connect with you in person, hear about your work and bring you together with other GeoNet members. As always, thanks for your feedback and we look forward to great rest of the year on GeoNet
What a great blog post Adrian Welsh! Thanks!! And as a fellow Aggie (graduate class of '86) I can say that you are doing TAMU proud!! I echo all of my Esri colleague's comments above about really enjoying the UC despite the huge workload. It's a very special time for us to give to our utmost but to receive so much in return. Next year, check out my Science Symposium and you will likely be able to get a free book too! Gig 'em!!!
I don't think we're that close to growing out of SDCC. Comicon has >100k. Admittedly, there are different purposes, but they have a lot of presentations.
It felt busy, but not super-crowded to me, but I wasn't up in the presentation areas very much. I've been to a few comicons though which is probably biasing my outlook!
Melita
Thanks Dawn! I got to visit with a few Aggies while at the conference. It was good to see that A&M had a booth (I may have gotten some special swag as well, haha). I will definitely have to check out the Science Symposium next time I go.
Melita,
That was what I was thinking too, regarding comic con. Yeah they're different purposes and I would guess that the distribution and setup are way different. I also would think that not all 100k people are in the building at one time whereas the plenary session had to have at least 15k people in it (maybe?) and that was just in the big ballroom. Having to run over to the Hilton Hotel for a presentation is kind of annoying since it's not exactly a 10 minute walk and my next session would likely not be in the Hilton either.
Chris,
I am glad to hear that y'all have a good time at the conference. But, I do have to say that you get the privilege of interacting with the best-of-the-best when doing GeoNet meetups!
I asked my hotel manager about Comicon as he was a regular attendee. He said almost no one spends much time inside the Conference Center. It is really a different situation than the UC.
From what I've seen as a fed contractor, travel has been limited since at least 2012 (the fund sequestration period).
Internal travel, to an agency's conferences, still happens, but it is hard to justify other travel especially outside one's region. Conferences have been cancelled due to the insecurity of travel funding, wasting everyone's time and money. I also keenly felt the lack of user presentations from government people at this last UC. We have considered sending one person to FedGIS in DC to get this back. But as I live less than 300 miles from San Diego, this will be much more expensive and stressful. Travel cuts by government agencies are probably also a huge part of why there are so few in-person classes offered in Redlands or other training centers.
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