Everything you need to know about AWS re:Invent 2021 Developer & Community Talks
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Published: 2021-11-10 19:58:49

If this is your first or fifth time at re:Invent it's always good to have a handy pocket guide to help you along the way. 

While there's a lot of great content at re:Invent this guide focuses on BuildOn.AWS and Community related events.

You can find all sessions [here](https://portal.awsevents.com/events/reInvent2021/dashboard/event/sessions) after you register> Enter the session ID (ex.BOA201) in the search bar> star the session to save it in your favorites> check your schedule for any overlaps. 

There are two ways to attend: In-person & Virtual

####PRO TIP: Pressed for time? Attend Chalk Talks & Workshops in-person, watch Breakout Sessions & Keynotes later on [Virtual re:Invent] (https://portal.awsevents.com/events/reInvent2021/registration/?regcode=8ghNUuUg&trk=www.google.com) once AWS makes them available on demand.

##What to attend:

##Breakout Sessions (available on virtual re:Invent)

-BOA201 15 years of AWS with Jeff Barr
-BOA301 Using events and workflows to build distributed apps
-BOA302 Build an app to find your next favorite brew
-BOA306 Twelve-Factor apps on containers, running everywhere
-BOA307 Analyze time-series data in real time and in your data lake
-COM204	Building data  lakes in highly regulated markets
-COM303	Be prepared:  Security is shifting left
-COM203	Enable  continuous delivery and resiliency for a static website
-COM202	Drawing the New  York City skyline with Amazon Aurora Serverless v2
-COM201	Productizing a  serverless MVP
-COM301	Improving  traffic congestion with machine learning


##Chalk Talks

-BOA202 5 ways to stay on top of your cloud learning journey
-BOA303 Build end-to-end CI/CD pipelines for your iOS apps
-BOA305 Creating an immersive gaming experience with IoT & ML
-BOA308 Build production-ready full-stack apps with GraphQL
-BOA309 Emerging tech for the next 5 years: Future-proof your skills
-BOA312 Do computers dream of code? From human language to applications 

##Workshops

-BOA304 We like to move it (to the cloud)! 
-BOA310 Resilient and well-architected apps with chaos engineering
-BOA311 Boost application performance and security at the edge

##Meetups
*Tuesday, November 30 (Expo Hall hours: 10AM-6PM)*

* 11:00am - 12:00pm Meetup: Instant reactions - Adam Selipsky keynote
* 12:00pm - 1:00pm Break / lunch hour
* 2:00pm - 3:00pm Meetup: Serverless
* 3:00pm - 4:00pm Break: no meetups
* 4:00pm - 5:00pm Meetup: Containers
* 5:00pm - 6:00pm Meetup: Happy Hour with Felipe LeMaitre

*Wednesday December 1 (Expo Hall hours: 10AM-6PM)*

* 11:00am - 12:00pm: Meetup: AI/ML
* 12:00pm - 1:00pm: Break / lunch hour
* 2:00pm - 3:00pm: Meetup: Security & Identity
* 3:00pm - 4:00pm: Break - no meetups
* 4:00pm - 5:00pm: Meetup: Databases
* 5:00pm - 6:00pm: Meetup: Happy Hour with Jeff Barr

*Thursday December 2 (Expo Hall hours: 10AM-4PM)*

* 11:00am - 12:00pm: Meetup: Instant reactions - Werner Vogels keynote
* 12:00pm - 1:00pm: Break / lunch hour
* 1:00PM - 2:00PM: Meetup: DevTools / CICD



##Where To Go
####In-Person:
-AWS Heroes Lounge @Venetian Expo
-Developers Lounge @Venetian Expo
-[Midnight Madness](https://reinvent.awsevents.com/play/?trk=www.google.com) Sunday 10:30 PM The Venetian 
-[Quirky activities] (https://reinvent.awsevents.com/play/quirky/?trk=www.google.com) 6:00 PM Caesars Forum, The Venetian 
-[re:Play party] (https://reinvent.awsevents.com/play/?trk=www.google.com) THU 7:30 PM Las Vegas Festival Grounds 

####Virtual: 
-Follow [@awsdevelopers] (https://twitter.com/awsdevelopers) Twitter for the more updates 
-Checkout your local [user group] (https://aws.amazon.com/developer/community/usergroups/). I know some are doing local watch parties! thats a nice way to still feel part of it.

Need more? 
-Check out Andra Glavan's [re:Invent post](https://dev.to/andraglavan)
-Check out [Bhuvaneswari Subramani post] (https://dev.to/bhuvanas) for re:Invent Builder sessions
-Watch Mike Chambers' [YouTube Video] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zs6RjJd6CD4) for Virtual re:Invent tips
-Here's a guide on how [reserved seating works] (https://reinvent.awsevents.com/static/media/guides/2021_reInvent_Reserved-Seating.pdf)
-Check out the AWS Hero Authored [re:Invent Guides] (https://reinvent.awsevents.com/how-to-reinvent/attendee-guides/)