2019 Sitecore Symposium Preparation

1)    Download the 2019 Sitecore Symposium mobile app
2)    Pre-register for any sessions – space can be limited
          a. NOTE: locations as Swan to Dolphin and vice versa can be tricky (easily 5 minutes)

Additional good ideas for teams:
1)    Meet prior to Symposium to map out sessions for team members.
2)    Ensure that focus of team remains on future goals
3)    Divide and conquer! You can’t be everywhere so spreading your team across different sessions is very critical for the team consuming the maximum information.

Day 1: 11/5/2019
1:30pm
    Reinventing a modern Intranet for a global professional services organization
        Why? I run Mathematica’s Intranet on Sitecore and it is always helpful to see what others are doing to extend and improve the Intranet for employees.

2:35pm
    Effective Sitecore governance, whether on-premise or in the cloud
        Why? Governance is a key factor to an effective Sitecore solution. Learning what has worked for others can help guide governance decisions at your organization

3:40pm
    Build JSS websites with Blazor
        Why? This is purely to satisfy my inner geek. Very curious to hear from Corey on his Blazor usage within a Sitecore JSS solution.


Day 2: 11/6/2019
10:30am
    New editing experience in Sitecore: What it means for developers
        Why? Learn more about developing for the new Horizon editor
11:35am
    10 cool things to do with Sitecore's Federated Authentication
        Why? Federated Authenication is available with Sitecore and learning ideas on how to leverage in different ways sounds appealing.
        Sad: Missing Joe Bissol DevOps talk – but as a friend hoping I can get the recording later

1:30pm
    Netflix next with Sitecore Cortex
        Why? Once again feeding my inner geek on AI driven personalization.

2:35pm
    10 things you didn't know about Sitecore Forms
        Despite being a 5-time MVP, I’m still in the early stages of exploring Sitecore Forms (my current solution isn’t on 9 – forgive me). This should be interest way to expand my knowledge with Sitecore Forms prior to making the move to Sitecore 9

Day 3: 11/6/2019
8:30am
    The magic of winning
        Yes, this is a keynote and not a decision point, but I wanted to make a point to tell all you late night folks to get your butts out of bed to hear Magic Johnson deliver what promises to be an excellent keynote. Most know him for his amazing basketball skills (Showtime) but Magic is actually well known for his business skills. Very interesting man in general. Wonder if he will touch on the failed late-night talk show he once had in the 90s. Main point: Don’t oversleep!

9:40am
    Blazing fast Sitecore sites
        Why? Who wants a slow performing website? No one! Let Alex Shyba guide us through his journey and quest for a top ranking lighthouse score!

10:45am
    UI test automation of Sitecore sites with Selenium
        Why? Mathematica has a desire to utilize Selenium for test automation. Figured this was an excellent chance to see what others are doing.

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