With nearly 60 Great Community Dreamin’ Events doing the rounds, choosing which ones to go to can get overwhelming fairly quickly.
Networking Opportunities
It’s always great to start out with as much information before panning out a year’s itinerary.
We’ve taken the liberty to give community events their own special space to live in the form of an annual calendar.
So make sure you bookmark and watch this space for your calendar event needs.
Calendar details:
Events
Location
Date
Event Bio
Singapore Dreamin’
Singapore
15th Jan 2020
Brought to you by volunteers from the Salesforce community in Singapore, the event is packed with opportunities for learning and networking. The event is complete with a breakout, exposition, and a ‘demonstrations’ jam.
Cactusforce
Phoenix, AZ, USA
Jan 17-18
Known for CTA program openings and sessions that go beyond the trail. This community huddle boasts deep dives for Architects designing enterprise systems.
CenCal Dreamin’
California, USA
Jan 23
A first of its kind community event that targets the users between Sacramento and Bakersfield. So far, it’s 4 learning tracks are aimed at managers looking to increase adoption, as well as part-time tinkerers/admins that want to learn more about customizations.
Japan Dreamin’
Japan
Jan 26
Events at Japan dream are broadly categorized into Admin, developer, and hands-on events.
Snowforce
West Valley City, UT, USA
Feb 26
Involvement has 6 levels of separation:Beginner admin, Advanced admin, Hands-on admin, Developers, Executives, and General attendees.
Albanian Dreamin’
Albania
Feb 29
While similar to Cencal dreamin wrt target audience, the event caters to users of specific products like CPQ and Email automationMotives are capacity building, volunteering, and networking.
Banff Dreamin’
Calgary, Canada
March 13-15
A dreamin’ community event next to pictures scapes (in a spring resort no less!).
Banff Dreamin’ is a confluence for Commercial and Nonprofits to forge relationships and exchange knowledge.
Per their website, their primary areas of interest are:
*Marketing, Sales & Leadership
*Technology, Development & Administration
*Nonprofit Excellence
Skiforce
Tyrol, Austria
March 13-15
The most prominent Ski resort Salesforce conference with abundant opportunities to ski, snowboard, and network with fellow Trailblazers. The itinerary also caps the event with a party in the alpine resort.
London Dreamin’
London
March 20
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South East Dreamin’
Altanta, GA, USA
March 26-27
A one and a half day event that features 20 community-led breakout sessions and Hands on Training (HOT) sessions. Extend your Salesforce stack and feast on sponsor app expos.
True North Dreamin’
Vancouver, BC, Canada
April 23-24
Meant for Business Users, Public Sector Users, Architects, Non-Profit Users, Administrators, and Developers. The conference overlooks the Georgia Straight and the Gulf Islands and there’re a variety of comfortable accommodations to choose from.
DreamOle
Madrid,
Hotel NH Ventas
April 24
Connect with all stars of the Spanish and European Salesforce community. The event is the brainchild of a group of volunteers within the Spanish Salesforce Trailblazer Community to put together a Community Conference that helps the Spanish Community to learn and network through Salesforce.
SoFlo
Fort Lauderdale, FL
April 30-May 1
A 2 day event with a boat cruise as a str attraction. Its host to sessions for 3 tracks:
- Developer, Admin, and executive.
- Sessions include a sponsors Expo as well as a demonstration jam
Phillyforce
(Midatlantic) Dreamin’
Philadelphia,
PA
May 6
This is a community led Salesforce event put forward by Phillyforce. Content focuses on seasoned platform Developers, Configurators, and Architects.
Kiwi Dreaming
Auckland, NZ
May 7
The venue is connected by car, rail and bus, and has a great view of the racecourse, natural light, and a great set-up for our presentations!
Los Angeles Force
Academy
Cal State, Los Angeles
May 12
Speakers and panelists include leaders, specialists, MVPs and Salesforce team members. There are presentations, app demonstrations, and developer sessions to look forward to too. The conference is supported by active Salesforce community members from LA and Orange County.
Czech
Dreamin’
Academy
Czech Republic
May 28
Primarily aimed at admins, developers, consultants, marketers, non-profits. The organizers also book their own tour guides for sightseeing around Prague.
TrailheadX
TBC
Jun 9-10
The year’s most awaited Salesforce organized get-together for Trailblazers globally. It’s a fantastic opportunity to connect with peers from around the world, touch base on the newest developments, sit in on bootcamps, and party into the night. An ideal source of inspiration on your journey to expertise.
Yeur Dreamin’
Amsterdam
Jun 19
The first of these took place last year in Benelux. It provides opportunities to meet up top architects and MVPs to network and give your career new direction.
ForceLandia
Portland
July 8-9
Prepare to be served excellent APIs, learning tracks, clicks, code by hands-on evangelists and trainers.
Texas Dreamin’
Austin, TX
July 16-17
A community driven conference in Austin energized by partners, devs, admins and end-users. Come away with stronger core skills and connections.
Big Sky Dreamin
TBC
July 23-24
More details coming up.
Midwest Dreamin’
Minneapolis,
MN
July 23-24
Choose from sessions and breakouts of varying proficiency with clearly marked opportunities for sponsor-app demos and mixing with community peers.
WITness
Minneapolis,
MN
July 24-25
WIT in Witness is a contraction of ‘Women In Tech’.
A day after Midwest dreamin’ and at the same venue, its better to register for both.
Here, you have a dedicated opportunity to propel women technology leaders to higher career achievements in Salesforce.
Norcal Dreamin’
South Lake,
Tahoe
August 6-7
Previously ‘Tahoe Dreamin’ is a mix of discussions on Salesforce practicalities, inputs from platform representatives and local partnerships.
Dreaming Down Under
TBC
August 26
There aren’t any updates yet, but you’d ’d generally expect to run into Non-Profits, WIT groups, Pardot users, exhibitors.
Upstate Dreamin’
Syracuse,
New York
August 26-27
Community led crash courses and breakouts, a large expanse devoted to upskilling, a state fair, and even a concert. Head out to upgrade and vacation without breaking the bank.
Northern Dreamin’
Providence,
RI
Sept 14-15
All content and material is our own, and informed by customers. The 2 day event is led by the local New England Salesforce user group leaders and fellow Salesforce users. Exchange best practices and features while you network.
French Touch dreamin’
Paris
Sept 24
An independently organized European Salesforce event. The event hosts a multitude of learning tracks and keynotes.
Florida Dreamin’
Florida
Oct 8-9
The gathering seeks to bridge gaps Salesforce and bring it closer to opportunities and community guidance. Informative user experiences and discovery sessions set the event apart.
North Africa Dreamin’
Casablanca,
Morocco
Oct 10
Build on knowledge and expertise of International experts, and meet Salesforce admins from Morocco, Africa and Europe. It’s the only Dreamin’ event in the African continent.
Apex Dreamin’
Warsaw,
Poland
Mid Oct
The first ever installment of this event delves into best practice sharing through sessions and masterclasses. The event is meant to be headlined by a hackathon pitting attendees against Europe’s best.
Dreamforce
San Francisco
Nov 9-12
It goes without saying, the most exciting announcements are saved for this event.
Tickets get sold out before you can say ‘San Francisco’.
More updates when we see them.
Setting Agendas
Salesforce Community folks around the world plan and organize Dreamin’ events to meet up with others within the community.
They generally tend to last around a day or so, and you can hitch a train or local flights to these events if you’re in the country.
Attendees frequenting these events ted to be admins, developers or end-user, all of whom have something to share about the platform and discuss trending technologies.
Partners and event organizers also set up stalls to showcase technology and demos and mix with the customer base and new developers.
Events can be chargeable or free of cost depending on registrations, event size, venue, Dreamin’ event popularity, and duration.
Conclusion
Dreamin’ events are a great way to mix with a demographic’s local Ohana, more so if you work in those parts frequently. While you’re at one or more of these, do consider collaborating with non-profits and contribute, or better yet, contribute with your own learning experiences.
