When it comes to the value of Esri events like UC or IMGIS, I've always considered three benefits: creating new connections, getting or staying plugged into the telecom GIS community, and learning new ideas or best practices.
Forrester sent a couple of analysts to Esri UC this summer. Here are their takeaways: https://www.forrester.com/blogs/gis-innovations-flooded-esris-2023-user-conference/
For the telecom user community, you can consider three major Esri events as crucial to overall staff development and innovation opportunities:
- Held each spring, Esri’s Developer Summit is ideal for DevOps, IT administration, architects, or developers
- Esri UC is held each summer; it’s the world’s largest GIS event, bringing together people from all over the world and various disciplines. There’s a little something for everyone. Send executives, decision-makers, GIS professionals, business analysts, …
- Each fall, Esri’s Infrastructure Management GIS conference is geared specifically for leaders and GIS professionals in infrastructure and infrastructure support industries. Send leaders, GIS professionals, or project managers for focused learning and networking on infrastructure-related systems and workflows.