Corporate Sponsorship, Esri World, Keynote Address

November 02, 2010 — By participating in a variety of ways at Ecobuild America, Esri will educate attendees on how GIS (Geographic Information Systems) applications can help improve the services, project delivery and ongoing management of our built environment. A major corporate sponsor of the event running December 6-10, 2010 in Washington, D.C., Esri is pleased to participate in the conference and appreciates its unique emphasis on BIM (building information modeling).

Founder and president of Esri Jack Dangermond, will assist with BIM education by presenting a keynote address “The Convergence of GIS and BIM.” Mr. Dangermond fostered the growth of ESRI from a small research group to an organization of more than 5,000 employees worldwide. He and his organization are known internationally for GIS software development, training, and services

In the Ecobuild America exhibit hall, Esri will demonstrate the benefits of spatial and location-based analysis in the special exhibit area called Esri World. In this multi-vendor area, Esri and several of their partners will demonstrate integrated GIS solutions to the building and construction community. Ecobuild is managed by AEC Science & Technology, whose owners produced the very successful Esri World expos in the 1990’s as part of the A/E/C SYSTEMS tradeshows.

ABOUT ESRI

Founded in 1969, Esri (esri.com) is the world leader in the GIS software industry. Esri offers innovative solutions that help users create, manage, analyze, and display information to make timely decisions and solve problems they encounter every day. Esri’s comprehensive product line ranges from desktop GIS to GIS for the enterprise.

ABOUT ECOBUILD AMERICA

Ecobuild America®, sponsored by the National Institute of Building Sciences, educates design and construction professionals on how to improve our built environment. This unique, annual conference and exhibit, not only introduces new strategies and materials to create high performance, sustainable structures, but also the technology to do it faster and more profitably. For more information, visit www.aecEcobuild.com. To exhibit, advertise or become a sponsor of Ecobuild America, please call 800.996.3863.