Rob Elkins and Dave Bouwman have some great posts on the morning sessions. Rather than repeat what they’ve written I’ll point you in their direction.

Rob Elkins - 2nd Annual ESRI Developer Summit Rob Elkins - ArcGIS Server takes the Stage (Author - Server - Use) Rob Elkins - Plenary Session continues.. Rob Elkins - Online GIS Dave Bouwman - Dev Summit: Plenary Session Notes Steven Citron-Pousty - Plenary session

The notes that most of you will be interested in is what’s planned for 2007 with ArcGIS:

• Maintain 9.2 (bug fixes, performance, documention, critical issues)
• Enhance ArcGIS Server (OGC, enhance Web ADF)
• Overhaul Desktop User Interface
• Overhaul Core GIS components (Geodatabase, mapping and graphics, Geoprocessing)
• Develope standard mobile application framework
• Enhance ArcGIS Online

Beyond that the new stuff in 9.3 future releases will include: ArcObjects Core: - new compiler, 64-bit executibles - simplified API (COM, .NET, Java) - improve install, update, license management Mapping and Graphics - map data model (Geodatabase) - new graphics engine (2D & 3D) Geodatabase - integrated metadata catalog - XML & 64-bit object ID fileds (SDE, File Geodatabase) - 3D information models Geoprocessing - core framework performance and improvments ArcGIS Desktop - Integrated desktop user interface ArcGIS Server - Fast dymanic map (new graphics engine) - Improved Geoprocessing - Integrated catalog and search