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Esri International User Conference 2026 staffing

Esri UC staffing puts trained booth models, product demonstrators, brand ambassadors and lead-retrieval specialists on your stand at the Esri International User Conference 2026, the world's largest GIS conference, held July 13–17 at the San Diego Convention Center. Organized by Esri, the week-long event draws thousands of GIS analysts, geospatial data scientists, urban planners, federal and state agency professionals, environmental scientists, utility and infrastructure engineers, defense and intelligence professionals, and ArcGIS developers from organizations worldwide. Booth talent greets that focused technical community, qualifies interest, supports software and solution demos, and captures leads so your own subject-matter experts stay on the conversations that move deals forward. An Esri UC staffing agency recruits, vets, briefs, and manages that talent locally, so exhibitors and Esri partners get a polished, on-message presence without flying in or housing a crew. TSM Agency is a woman-owned talent agency founded in 2005 that staffs San Diego shows with local talent trained on your products before the doors open, every booking run through one dedicated account executive.

Event details

Esri International User Conference 2026 2026 at a glance

Dates
Jul 13–17, 2026
Days
Monday–Friday
Venue
San Diego Convention Center
Address
111 W Harbor Dr, San Diego, CA, 92101
Event type
GIS & geospatial technology conference and exposition
Scale
Thousands of geospatial professionals from around the world · Esri partners and sponsors
Official site
www.esri.com
Why it matters

What Esri International User Conference 2026 asks of an exhibitor

Esri UC is a focused, expert-driven event: the entire attendee body gathers for the Plenary Session, then disperses into the expo, specialty zones, technical sessions, and the Map Lounge for a full week of deep engagement. The people walking the expo floor are GIS professionals with real deployment decisions — government agencies evaluating new mapping and data platforms, utility and infrastructure teams assessing spatial analytics, environmental scientists comparing monitoring solutions, and ArcGIS developers exploring partner integrations. They attend with specific questions and organizational budgets, not simply to browse. A booth without credible, knowledgeable coverage loses the window a week-long conference creates. The four roles below each solve a different piece of that problem.

The scale of the floor

A Esri International User Conference 2026 booth competes for the crowd on the floor.

Esri UC is a focused, expert-driven event: the entire attendee body gathers for the Plenary Session, then disperses into the expo, specialty zones, technical sessions, and the Map Lounge for a full week of deep engagement. The people walking the expo floor are GIS professionals with real deployment decisions — government agencies evaluating new mapping and data platforms, utility and infrastructure teams assessing spatial analytics, environmental scientists comparing monitoring solutions, and ArcGIS developers exploring partner integrations Esri International User Conference 2026 draws Thousands of geospatial professionals from around the world.

Front of the booth

Trade show models for Esri International User Conference 2026

Esri UC's expo runs five days inside the San Diego Convention Center alongside a packed schedule of technical sessions, and GIS professionals move between the floor and sessions all week. Our Esri UC trade show models work the front of your booth — drawing and qualifying the GIS analysts, agency decision-makers, infrastructure engineers, and Esri partner contacts moving past your space, opening conversations, and keeping the stand covered through every expo hour. Sourced locally in San Diego, they spare you the airfare, hotels, and per-diems a relocated crew would cost, and they're briefed on your product or software category before the show opens. The outcome: more of that technically engaged GIS audience actually stops at your booth, and your engineers and solution consultants spend their time on the agency buyers and developers who are ready to talk.

Traffic & attention

Promotional models for Esri International User Conference 2026

Standing out in the Esri UC expo alongside established Esri partners means giving busy GIS professionals a reason to engage with your solution rather than walk past. Our Esri UC promotional models pull attention to your space and turn passers-by — the spatial analysts, urban planners, government agency buyers, and ArcGIS developers evaluating new solutions — into captured leads: running live software demos and use-case stations, hosting giveaways, distributing materials, and holding energy across a full five-day conference. Each is briefed on your product and the single action you want every visitor to take, whether that's a demo, a meeting booked, or a scanned badge. The outcome: higher booth traffic from surrounding expo zones and more of it qualified and tagged rather than drifting to the next partner stand.

Brand & message

Brand ambassadors for Esri International User Conference 2026

At Esri UC your brand is presented to a deeply knowledgeable community of GIS professionals who will probe for technical depth and real-world proof. Our Esri UC brand ambassadors are trained on your products, positioning, and talking points so they represent you accurately to that expert audience — embodying the brand on the floor, guiding GIS analysts and agency decision-makers through product demonstrations, and driving traffic from the plenary and session zones back to your stand. For launches in spatial analytics, ArcGIS integrations, government mapping platforms, or environmental intelligence tools, they carry the story in language a GIS professional respects. The goal they serve: brand recall and on-message coverage with the exact analysts, planners, and agency buyers who recommend and approve geospatial technology.

The operational team

Full booth staffing for Esri International User Conference 2026

Beyond the front of the booth, an Esri UC stand runs on the roles that make it work across a five-day conference at the San Diego Convention Center. As your Esri UC event staffing partner we field the whole team: product demonstrators who deliver accurate, repeatable demos of your GIS software, data platform, or spatial hardware; lead-retrieval specialists trained on Cvent, Compusystems, Validar, Klik and Bartizan so every prospect is scanned and qualified correctly in real time; presenters and emcees for in-booth education and partner showcase sessions; bilingual talent for the show's international government and GIS community; and a team lead to manage check-in, breaks, and performance across all five days. One dedicated account executive scopes the mix to your booth size and goals — we recommend, you choose — and manages the team on-site. The outcome: a booth staffed open-to-close, and a clean, complete lead list when the conference ends.

A buying audience

They came to see new products.

92% of trade show attendees come specifically to see new products — primed to engage at your booth, if someone engages them first.

Source — CEIR
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Why TSM

Why exhibitors book TSM for Esri International User Conference 2026

Local talent. Crews sourced in San Diego — no airfare, hotels, or per-diems on your invoice.
Trained before the doors open. Every booking is briefed on your products, message, and the one action you want from each visitor.
One account executive. A single point of contact scopes the team, manages on-site, and owns the outcome.
Vetted & reliable. Woman-owned since 2005, rated 5.0 on Google, with talent that shows up and performs.

A booth that's professionally staffed open-to-close at Esri International User Conference 2026 — and a clean lead list when the show ends.

Why brands trust us

Why brands trust TSM Agency

Woman-Owned

A woman-owned talent agency co-founded by Caryn Hanna, a former professional model.

Founded 2005

More than 20 years of trade show and event staffing experience.

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Events Staffed

More than 2,000 trade shows, conventions, and promotional events staffed across the United States.

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Talent Network

Over 2,000 experienced trade show models, brand ambassadors, and promotional staff across 25+ U.S. cities.

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Rated on Google

Rated 5.0 stars on Google Reviews based on verified client feedback.

MPI Member

A member of Meeting Professionals International (MPI), the largest global community of meeting and event professionals.

$1 Million Insurance Coverage

Fully insured with $1M per occurrence and $2M aggregate general liability. Certificates of insurance available on request.

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City Markets

Local talent in every major U.S. convention city, eliminating travel expenses, with staff who know the venue.

How it works

How it works

Three steps to a fully staffed Esri International User Conference 2026 booth.

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Step 01

Send your show & booth

Tell us your booth size, dates, and the roles you need. Most quotes come back fast.

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Step 02

Choose your team

Select your talent from our curated recommendations — we recommend, you choose — and we brief them on your brand.

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Step 03

We manage on-site

Your talent arrives show-ready and is managed on the floor, every day, through the close of the show.

FAQ

Esri International User Conference 2026 staffing FAQs

Yes. We provide vetted Esri UC trade show models who work the front of your booth at the San Diego Convention Center — drawing and qualifying GIS analysts, agency decision-makers, infrastructure engineers, and Esri partner contacts, opening conversations, and keeping the stand staffed open-to-close all five days. They're sourced locally in San Diego and briefed on your solution before the show.

Yes. Esri UC brand ambassadors represent your brand on-message to a technical community of GIS professionals and agency buyers; Esri UC promotional models pull floor traffic, run demo stations and giveaways, and turn passers-by into scanned leads. Both are trained on your product and goals before the conference opens.

Yes. All Esri UC staffing is fielded from the San Diego market, so you avoid the airfare, hotels, and per-diems a relocated crew would add, and your team already knows the San Diego Convention Center layout before the show opens.

Yes. Our lead-retrieval specialists are trained on Cvent, Compusystems, Validar, Klik and Bartizan, and our product demonstrators are briefed on your GIS software, spatial data platform, or mapping solution to deliver accurate, repeatable demos and field first-line technical questions from analysts and agency buyers.

Yes. The Esri User Conference draws geospatial professionals from government agencies and organizations around the world, and we can provide Spanish, Mandarin, French, Portuguese, and other bilingual talent to engage international GIS professionals and buyers.

Esri UC staffing typically runs $50–$85/hr depending on role, language, and show length. Send your booth size, dates, and the roles you need and, during business hours, most quotes come back within a couple of hours — often minutes once the details are complete.

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Esri UC staffing puts trained booth models, product demonstrators, brand ambassadors and lead-retrieval specialists on your stand at the Esri International User Conference 2026, the world's largest GIS conference, held July 13–17 at the San Diego Convention Center.

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