Developing More at the Geodev Meetup at UC

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07-13-2017 11:52 AM
AmyNiessen
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What a night for a GeoDev Meetup in San Diego, CA at the Esri User Conference! The weather was gorgeous, the setting was breathtaking, and the company was, well, it was with our developer community, so needless to say, no short of amazing.

In our 6th year of hosting a GeoDev Meetup at UC, we've learned a number of things: 1) always have enough food and beverages; 2) allow for enough time for users to get to the meetup from the San Diego Convention Center; and 3) be prepared to be amazed by some of the most talented individuals to ever grace your presence. Yep, our users are that good.

We had over 200 developers from all over the world attending; they came from around the U.S., Japan, Berlin, and South America. We had such talent with backgrounds in coding, analytics, spatial development, and GIS management. We even had numerous individuals returning back to Esri to drop by and say hello to current Esri developers. It was an evening to remember. 

This social was an opportunity for our developer community to gather together and discuss what they have moving and shaking in their world. It is the one time where the developer community can really delve into conversations as deep as they can possibly go and exchange sources that can move developers into a new direction or at least open their eyes to the possibilities that await them as they continue building and designing off of the ArcGIS platform.

To encourage our developers to grow in the use of ArcGIS, we held a giveaway for two registration seats to Developer Summit. Our two winners have both been very engaged in our GeoDev Meetups around the nation and having them win a complimentary registration means that much to both them and to us.

Overall, the event was a success and we look forward to next year's. We are always looking to improve and would welcome any suggestions or ideas that might help us to do just that!

GeoDev Meetup at UC