This document provides information to help attendees prepare for and navigate the AWS re:Invent 2017 conference in Las Vegas. It outlines resources available on the re:Invent website and mobile app. It details the campus layout across multiple venues and shuttle schedules. It provides a day-by-day schedule of highlights and activities. It also describes the types of sessions offered, tracks by venue, and opportunities for hands-on learning, training, and certification. Finally, it provides contact information for security and safety at the event.

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AWS re:INVENT
Know Before You Go
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2. Resources to help you prepare
Re:Invent website https://reinvent.awsevents.com/
Mobile App available in the Apple App Store & Android App
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3. Expert Tips Video
Tips to help you survive the week

4. Taking
Over
Vegas

5. re:Invent 2017 Campus Map
THE EXPANDED re:INVENT 2017 CAMPUS

6. Campus Shuttle

7. Venue to Venue Walking Times

8. Shuttle Times

9. Highlights by Day
Sunday
• Arrivals
• Registration opens at 1:00pm at
ARIA, MGM, Mirage, and
Venetian
• Harley Ride
• Midnight Madness doors open
at 10:30pm, first 3500
attendees only at Venetian
Monday
• Registration opens at 6am
• Breakout Sessions start at
10am at the ARIA, MGM,
Venetian
• Industry Day at the Venetian
• Bootcamp & Certification
Exams at Mirage
• Hands-on Labs at The
Venetian
• NGO Hackathon at Venetian
• Robocar Rally Hackathon at
the ARIA
• The Quad at ARIA
• Global Partner Summit
begins at MGM
Tuesday
• Re:Invent 4k Run for Charity
at Mirage
• Expo Opens at the Venetian
• The Park at LINQ Lot
• Global Partner Summit
continues at MGM
• Breakout Sessions at The
ARIA, MGM, Venetian
• Bootcamp & Certification
Exams at Mirage
• Hands-on Labs at Venetian
• Security Jam at the
Park/LINQ Lot
• Game Day at The Park/LINQ
Lot
• Welcome Reception
• Tuesday Night Live with
Peter DeSantis at the
Venetian

10. Highlights by Day
Wednesday
• Spinning Challenge at Mirage
• Andy Jassy Keynote at
Venetian
• Breakout Sessions at The
ARIA, MGM, Venetian
• Bootcamp & Certification
Exams at Mirage
• Analytics Jam at The Park/
LINQ Lot
• Alexa Smart Cities Hackathon
at The Park/LINQ Lot
• Pub Crawl
Thursday
• Fitness Bootcamps at Mirage
• Werner Vogels Keynote at
MGM Grand Garden Arena
• Breakout Sessions at The
ARIA, MGM, Venetian
• Bootcamp & Certification
Exams at Mirage
• All In Jam at The Park/LINQ
Lot
• Alexa Hack Your Office Deep
Learning Summit at ARIA
• re:Play Party at LINQ Lot
Friday
• Breakout Sessions at at the
ARIA, MGM, Venetian
• Certification Exams at Mirage

11. Conference Services by Venue
Aria: MGM: Venetian: Mirage
Registration &
Help Desk, Mobile App
Support, & SWAG
Meals
Information Desk
Mother’s Room
Reflection Room
Certification Information
Campus Shuttle from Tour
Bus Lobby
Registration &
Help Desk, Mobile App
Support, & SWAG
Meals
Information Desk
Mother’s Room
Reflection Room
Campus Shuttle from
North Valet
Registration &
Help Desk, Mobile App
Support, & SWAG
Sponsor Help Desk
Meals
Information Desk
Mother’s Room
Reflection Room
Campus Shuttle from
Tour Bus Lobby
Registration &
Help Desk, Mobile App
Support, & SWAG
Bootcamp Meals
Mother’s Room
Reflection Room
Campus Shuttle from
North Valet

12. Conference Meals
Monday, Nov. 27
LUNCH: 11:30AM-1:30PM VENETIAN,
MGM, ARIA
Wednesday, Nov. 29
BREAKFAST 6:00AM-8:30am: VENETIAN,
MGM, ARIA
LUNCH: 11:30AM-1:30PM VENETIAN, MGM,
ARIA
Tuesday, Nov. 28
BREAKFAST 6:00AM-8:30am:
VENETIAN, MGM, ARIA
LUNCH: 11: 30AM-1:30PM VENETIAN,
MGM, ARIA
Thursday, Nov. 30
BREAKFAST 6:00AM-8:30am: VENETIAN,
MGM, ARIA
LUNCH: 11:30AM-1:30PM VENETIAN,
MGM, ARIA
re:Play Party 8:00PM-12:00PM LINQ
Friday, Dec. 1
BREAKFAST 6:30AM-8:30am: VENETIAN

13. Conference Programs by Venue
Aria: MGM: Venetian: Mirage
Robocar Rally
EBCs & Office Hours
The Quad at ARIA
Sponsor Booths
Builders Fair
Certification Lounge
Lego Activities
Sponsor Meeting Rooms
Welcome Reception
Werner Vogel’s
Keynote
Global Partner Summit
Pub Crawl
Tatonka
EBCs
Office Hours
Andy Jassy Keynote
Harley Ride
Midnight Madness
Industry Day
Tuesday Night Live with Peter
DeSantis
Pub Crawl & Tatonka
Hackathon for Non-Profits
Hands-on Labs
Certification Lounge
EBCs & Office Hours
Certification Exams
Bootcamps
Fitness Activities

14. Conference Programs by Venue
Venetian The Park/LINQ Lot Encore
The Expo
AWS Village
Sponsor Booths
Content Theaters
Demo Theaters
Lounges
Expo Information Desk
Sponsor Help Desk
Welcome Reception
Security Jam
Analytics Jam
All-In Jam
GameDay
Alexa Hack Your Office
Alexa Smart Cities Hackathon
Power Play Tent
MLB Batting Cages
Sponsor Activities
Broomball Tournament
re:Play Party
Bookable Meeting Space

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Play at re:Invent 2017

16. Fun at re:Invent
Harley Ride
Midnight Madness
We Power Tech Inclusion Happy Hour
Welcome reception
Expo
The Quad at ARIA
Broomball Tournament
Tatonka Challenge
Pub Crawl
re:Play party

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18. Tracks and Content by Venue
Aria:
Alexa
Analytics & Big Data
Containers
IoT
Machine Learning
Serverless
MGM:
Business Apps
Enterprise, Migration,
& Hybrid
Security, Identity, &
Compliance
Windows
Venetian:
Industry Day sessions on Monday
Architecture
AWS Marketplace & Service
Catalog
Compute
Content Delivery
Databases
Devops
Machine Learning
Mobile
Networking
Storage
Mirage
Bootcamps
Certifications

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Sessions:
• Traditional
lecture format
• 60 minutes
• Short time for
formal Q&A at
the end of the
presentation
Workshops:
• Short lecture
followed by
group work and
problem-solving
• 2.5 hours
• There will be
several proctors
to help answer
questions and
facilitate group
work
Chalk Talks:
• 10-15 minute
lecture followed
by open format
Q&A
• 60 minutes
• This is a white
boarding
session with
time for group
discussion with
AWS experts
Skill Sessions:
• Discussion format
with 1 AWS expert
and up to 3
customers
• 60 minutes
• Customers bring
their own laptop
and learn how to
build something
hands-on with an
AWS expert
• NO RESERVED
SEATING
Breakout Content Types at re:Invent 2017

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Content
DEEP LEARNING SUMMIT
Thursday, November 30th at the Venetian from 1PM — 5PM
STATE OF THE UNION SESSIONS
There are 11 state of the union sessions being presented across
campus Tuesday-Thursday. These sessions are presented by
our senior service team execs and will cover service updates
and the future will look like. Be sure to find these in the session
catalog and reserve a seat.
ALEXA ACTIVITIES
Big Echo's Stations at ARIA, MGM, The Park
Two Alexa Hackathons
Alexa State of the Science, Tuesday, Nov 28
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Alexa State of the Union, Wednesday, Nov 29
4:45 PM - 5:45 PM
Alexa Speaker Meet & Greet
HACKATHON PROGRAM
• Robocar Rally(Monday) Sold out
• Hackathon for Non-Profits
• Security Jam
• Analytics Jam
• All-in Jam
• GameDay
• Alexa Hack Your Office
• Alexa Smart Cities
SPECIAL CHALK TALK SERIES
Presented by SVP of Computing, Charlie Bell, and his
technical team, this special chalk series will focus on the
secret sauce that makes AWS so successful. Seats are
limited, so be sure to look for this chalk talks series in the
session catalog and reserve your seat.

21. Key Activities – Training and Certification
Hands-on Labs Learn at your own pace with step-by-step scenarios in a
live practice environment. Over 100 topics.
Bootcamps In-depth training from AWS experts. Various Bootcamps are still
available for registration via the registration portal.
AWS Certification Demonstrate your technical proficiency and receive
special recognition. The Testing Center is open throughout the week at The
Mirage. AWS Certified individuals can recharge in the Certification Lounges and
network with other certified professionals at the Certification Appreciation
Reception on Thursday evening.

22. Safety and Security
How can I contact the AWS re:Invent security team?
In the event of an emergency, call 9-1-1. For non-emergency questions
or concerns the AWS Security Hotline, powered by AWS Connect, will
be accessible to re:Invent attendees by phone at 1-866-944-4144. The
hotline will be staffed starting at 1:00PM PT on Sunday, November 26
through 3:00pm PT on Friday, December 1.
If you see something, say something.
If asked by event staff or security to show your conference
credentials or to follow directions, please do so.

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THANK YOU AND QUESTIONS