Useful Resources: Salesforce Events and Conferences
We have categorized it as follows:
Events Organised By Salesforce
1. Dreamforce
- The annual four-day paid event that brings together the entire Salesforce community
- Trailblazers from all over the world gather to share their stories, their successes and learn from each other
- Attend sessions (2,700+ breakout sessions), workshops, keynotes, hands-on demos, fireside chats with World Leaders
- Takes place in San Francisco during the fall season; usually during September through November
2. TrailheadX
- A paid conference for everyone who builds and customizes the Salesforce platform including Admins, Developers, Partners and Students
- It provides paths for people just getting started with the platform, as well as for advanced admins and developers.
- Sessions, demos and networking led by Salesforce engineers and product experts, curated specifically for developers, admins, and architects
- Takes place in San Francisco usually during March through June
- Biggest Salesforce event outside the USA started in the year 2019
- A paid two-day event full of learning, connecting, having fun and giving back
- Features sessions, keynotes, hands-on with Salesforce product experts at demos, workshops, mini-hacks, and more.
- Takes place in Bengaluru in winter season; usually during November through December
4. Connections
- Paid three-day event for Salesforce customers and prospective customers who are striving to build a direct relationship with their customers.
- The agenda features content designed for Marketing, advertising, commerce, and service technology buyers
- Attend transformative breakout and theater sessions, see immersive demos, join interactive group discussions, and network with peers, experts, and leaders across industries
- Takes place in Chicago in the summer season; usually in the month of June
- It is a global conference, where you can network and learn the best practices, tips, and tricks on how you can empower your Salesforce platform
- Free event featuring keynotes from industry leaders, informative breakout sessions, and new technology launches
- Great opportunity to connect and network with peers and influential personalities
- It takes place in different cities throughout the year e.g. New York, Toronto, London, Sydney, etc.
- Live, free events hosted by Salesforce experts for customer success in different languages such as English, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, etc.
- Connect with specialists to get the latest best practices
- In-person events include Circles of Success which are group clinics with Salesforce customers focused on key adoption-related topics and challenges. These 60-90 minute sessions are live, interactive, unscripted, and consultative in nature.
- Online events include:
- Webinars
- Ask an Expert – Talk with Salesforce experts and learn from your peers, as Salesforce answers Lightning Adoption, Approaches to Challenges, Best Practices, and How-To questions live!
- Accelerator Webinars – One-hour coaching sessions by experts on a particular topic, live or on-demand. Premier Support customers get a 1:1 follow-up session to answer any outstanding questions.
- Virtual editions of Circles of Success
Events Organised by Community
1. Salesforce Trailblazer Community Conferences
- 1-2 day paid conferences intended at learning, networking and skilling up
- Created and organized by the community, for the community
- Happens throughout the world e.g. Singapore Dreamin’, India Dreamin’, Florida Dreamin’, London’s Calling, Snowforce, WITness Success, etc.
- Virtual Dreamin’ – First online free trailblazer community event started in 2020
2. Salesforce Trailblazer Community Group Meetings
- Join Community groups to learn Salesforce with peers, build your network, and find mentors
- Groups exist all around the world. Use the search tool on the website to find the groups in a city near you
- Group meetings are free events centered around a Salesforce topic
- User groups around the world organize meetings usually once in a month