The 2022 EsriUC by the numbers - Attendees, sponsors, speakers, stickers and much more!
The Welcome Back mural and a recap by the numbers!
After attending numerous International Esri User Conferences over the years (22 as a user and/or press attendee) and now 1 under my belt wearing a red lanyard, I’m always interested in the numbers. Additionally, examining some of the prominent numbers from the event always makes for some entertaining, and interesting, reading – I hope!
Of interest, some of the hot conference trends and topics based on attendee questions and feedback included:
- Indoor GIS
- Security operations
- Carbon solutions
- Sustainability
- 3D digital twins
- Enterprise GIS
- Infrastructure
GIS professionals are becoming more impactful and increasingly important (but we all know that!)
And so, I share some of the numbers that jumped out at me while taking in UC #23 for me. Note, these numbers were obtaine Friday the week of the conference and may not be considered official/final
2022 EsriUC numbers of interest:
55,250 – buttons available
25,765 – stickers available
16,596 – Digital attendees
14,994 – In-person attendees from around the World
3,000 - there are almost 3K Esri partner companies in the EPN ecosystem!
2,100+ – Esri staff participants
1981 - Year of the very first UC (there were 11 attendees)
1969 – the year Esri was founded by Jack and Laura Dangermond
600+ - maps in the gallery
650 – runners in the5k (4,423 – KMs of virtual run/walk/bike)
225 – technical workshops
200+ - Exhibitors / Partners
196 – user presentations
192 – demo theatres
142 – countries attendees represented
120 – yoga participants
70 - Recordings of approximately 70 livestreamed sessions
67 - Expo hall exhibitor partners who hold the ArcGIS System Ready Specialty
58 – student assistants
58 – Special interest groups (SIG)
50 - number of developers to be admitted into the new Developer Build partner program announced at UC.
43 - This was the 43rd EsriUC event
34 – plenary speakers
35 – 2022 UC industry fliers on Esri Community
27 – presentations in the Startup Zone theater
20 – partner/sponsor presentations in the Partner theater
20 – startup zone company exhibitors
18 – bronze sponsors
11.0 – The new, ArcGIS Enterprise 11.0 release & beta features! and ArcGIS Mission 11
10 – 2022 UC product fliers on Esri Community
10 – tacos consumed by me during the week!
4 – gold sponsors
4 – silver sponsors
3.0 - ArcGIS Pro is now at r 3.0
2 – Platinum sponsors
2023 - The news EsriUC is tentatively scheduled from July 10 to July 14, 2023
So, there you have it. UC by the numbers. Please note, some of the attendee numbers may not be final at this time. Be sure to keep aprised of new product releases, as there are many this summer! A great way to stay informed is the Esri ArcGIS blog
See also this Esri PR - 2022 Esri User Conference Highlights
Some additional UC reading, 2022 Esri User Conference Recap for Partners via Paul Salah (Esri Canada) Salah https://resources.esri.ca/news-and-updates/2022-esri-user-conference-recap-for-partners?hsamp_networ...
Note: tentative date for User Conference 2023 is July 10 - July 14, 2023