Here's the beginnings of the heart of the Explorer island in the middle of the ArcGIS Server area at the Showcase. Please stop by to meet the team, ask questions, and learn about Explorer 480 and what's ahead. The Showcase opens on Tuesday. We promise it will look more inviting than this.

Today was the final day of preparations and rehearsal for the plenary presentations tomorrow. Here's Chris manning the control center, he's one of the hard working ESRI staff behind the scenes making sure the plenary goes perfectly.

Here's Euan, Andy, and Doug prepping for their demos covering the road ahead for ArcGIS, including Explorer 600.

Here's Andy rehearsing his Explorer 600 demonstration. Note the new ribbon interface. We're sure excited about 480, and where we're heading with 600. You'll see some great highlights of both at the plenary. See you tomorrow!