Upcoming Events for Spring 2024

I’m thrilled to dive back into “conference season,” embracing both online and in-person events across Utah, Texas, Washington, and Florida during April, May, and June. The lineup is truly exciting, including delivering a keynote for a Copilot and Viva online event in India, sharing insights at the North American Cloud and Collaboration Summit, engaging with peers at TechCon365 Seattle, contributing to the discussions at the M365 Conference, and celebrating a milestone at our 10th local event, CollabDays Utah (formerly known as SharePoint Saturday Utah). The energy, learning opportunities, and community spirit these events foster are unparalleled. I sincerely hope you can join us at one or more of these gatherings. Please, don’t hesitate to come up and say hello—I’d love to meet you and exchange ideas!

Here’s where you’ll find me:

SQL Saturday Salt Lake City 2024

April 5th, Sandy, UT. SLC SQL Saturday is a one-day event for the community by the community, organized by Utash Geek Events. They will offer sessions related to everything Database, including SQL server, PostgreSQL, and many more database technologies. I’ll be attending this event at the SLCC Miller Conference Center, checking out the sessions at this free event, doing some networking, and promoting our CollabDays event at the same location 2 weeks later. Register here.

Microsoft Copilot and Viva Days, 2024

April 6th, Online (India timezone). This is a one-day virtual event organized by the Microsoft 365, Power Platform & Cloud Security India User Group. They’re planning to run two separate tracks in this event, with one track dedicated to Microsoft Copilot products and the second track dedicated to Microsoft Viva products. The goal of this one-day virtual event is to cover all the aspects of Microsoft Copilot & Microsoft Viva so that the audience can get the best of both worlds at this event. I’ll be giving the opening keynote (at 9pm Pacific on the 5th), providing a business perspective around the opportunities with Copilot, Viva, and AI in general. Register here.

North American Cloud & Collaboration Summit

April 9-11, Irving, Texas. Looking forward to presenting on the topic of Internal Communications using Microsoft Viva and AI at this year’s NACS event, where business leaders, IT pros, developers, end users, and other professionals come together to learn how the latest cloud technologies from Microsoft, including Power Platform, Copilot, Viva, Teams, Azure, M365, and more can power teamwork, engagement, communications, and organizational effectiveness. Tickets are $195 for a single-day pass, $395 for a standard pass, and $695 for a premium pass (including workshops). If you plan to attend, be sure to stop by the Rencore booth to say hello! Register here.

CollabDays Utah

April 19th, Sandy, Utah. CollabDays Utah 2024 is a free community-driven IT conference focused on Microsoft technologies. Our speakers are top experts and Microsoft MVPs from across the US and abroad. Come along to learn and to be inspired about Modern Work, Security, Productivity, Power Platform, and AI! CollabDays Utah is a continuation of the 10+ years history of SharePoint Saturday and M365 Friday events that have been held on the Miller Campus, at the University of Utah, and at Kiln in Lehi. The event is organized by the Microsoft User Group Utah (#MUGUT) and Utah Geeks organizations. I’ll once again be speaking on an Internal Comms topic, participating in the end-of-day AMA panel, and helping run this event. Register here.

Comms vNext 2024

April 23-24, Denver, Colorado. Comms vNext is an independent, Community-led event, created and fashioned with the Community in mind, focusing on the Microsoft Teams ecosystem, especially around communication and collaboration technologies. The majority of speakers come from the community itself, who typically share their knowledge from their day-to-day experiences helping their own organizations or customers. I’ll be there as a web sponsor with TekkiGurus, and helping out where I can. Tickets are $199. Register here.

M365 Community Conference

April 30th through May 2nd, Orlando, Florida. Billed as the biggest and most exciting Microsoft 365 community event of the year, this heavily Microsoft-sponsored event will have over 150 sessions covering Copilot for Microsoft 365, Teams, Viva, SharePoint, Windows, and more. The M365 Conference is ideal for anyone who wants to explore Microsoft’s latest AI innovations, connect with product makers, experts, and the community. Attendees will also deepen their Microsoft 365 and Copilot skills to advance their career in the era of AI. Full conference tickets are $1899 up to $3549 for the complete package and access to all workshops. If you plan to attend, be sure to stop by the Rencore booth to say hello! Register here.

PWRCON &TechCon365 Seattle

June 3-7, Seattle, Washington. One of my favorite (combined) events, TechCon365 & PWRCON, is a Microsoft 365 and Power Platform Training Conference that brings you the world’s leading experts in Microsoft 365, Power Platform, Azure, & AI. Whether you are new to Microsoft 365 and Power Platform or an experienced power user, admin, or developer, TechCon365 & PWRCON has content designed to fit your experience level and area of interest. Workshops and sessions are taught by Microsoft Certified Trainers, Microsoft MVPs, Microsoft Regional Directors and Microsoft product group members. Tickets range from $1725 to $2775. If you plan to attend, be sure to stop by the Rencore booth to say hello! Register here.