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Get ready to expand your expertise. Choose from technical learning sessions that cover nearly every cloud industry and topic, from foundational education on AWS to 500-level explorations of advanced research.
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Session types

Learning formats at re:Invent

  • AWS Certification exam prep

    AWS Certification exam prep

    • Duration: 90–120 minutes
    Prepare for your AWS Certification exams in interactive study sessions with subject matter experts. Explore official practice question sets and get answers from the pros. Attendees must bring their laptops to participate.
  • Bootcamps

    Bootcamps

    • Duration: 4–8 hours
    Bootcamps are accelerated, instructor-led training sessions focused on practical skills. Sessions are either four or eight hours in length and are offered for both technical and non-technical roles. AWS Builder Labs are included so that you can practice in a live AWS environment. Attendees must bring their laptops to participate.
  • Breakout sessions

    Breakout sessions

    • Duration: 1 hour
    Lecture-style sessions that feature one or more speakers presenting on an educational topic. Lectures are in either standard breakout rooms or on a silent session stage. Breakout sessions in standard rooms include an optional group Q&A at the end, as time allows.
  • Builders’ sessions

    Builders’ sessions

    • Duration: 1 hour
    Small-group sessions led by one AWS expert providing interactive learning on how to build on AWS. Each builders’ session begins with a short explanation or demonstration of what attendees are building. There is no formal presentation; once the demonstration is complete, attendees use their own laptops to experiment and build with guidance from the AWS expert. You must bring your own laptop to participate in this session.
  • Chalk talks

    Chalk talks

    • Duration: 1 hour
    A highly interactive content format, chalk talks begin with a short lecture delivered by an AWS expert followed by an open-format Q&A session using a whiteboard to encourage discussion from attendees. Chalk talks foster technical discussions about real-world architecture challenges.
  • Code talks

    Code talks

    • Duration: 1 hour
    Engaging, code-focused sessions with a small audience. AWS experts lead an interactive discussion featuring live coding and/or code samples as they explain the “why” behind AWS solutions. Attendees are encouraged to ask questions and follow along.
  • Gamified learning

    Gamified learning

    • Duration: 2–3 hours
    Compete in a guided immersive tabletop simulation, working solo or with peers. Navigate realistic scenarios and compete to solve real-world cloud challenges.
  • Interactive training

    Interactive training

    • Duration: 90 minutes
    Build practical skills in real-time as expert AWS instructors guide you each step of the way through hands-on, real-world scenarios. Get immediate feedback or your questions answered in real-time as you learn through interactive exercises.
  • Lightning talks

    Lightning talks

    • Duration: 20 minutes
    Located in the Expo Hall, each of these 20-minute theater presentations are dedicated to a specific customer story, service demo, or AWS Partner offering.
  • Self-paced training

    Self-paced training

    • Duration: 40–120 minutes
    Explore training at your own pace with unlimited access to our self-paced labs, Jams, and Escape Rooms (AWS experts available to assist). Choose topics that match your experience, ranging from introductory to expert level. Spots are available on a first-come, first-served, basis.
  • Workshops

    Workshops

    • Duration: 2 hours
    Hands-on sessions where attendees work under the guidance of AWS experts to build a solution using AWS. Each workshop starts with a short lecture by the speaker, followed by solution-focused building support. Attendees must bring their laptops to participate.
Learning levels

Sessions to match your experience

  • Foundational | 100 level

    Level 100 sessions are designed to give an overview or introduction to AWS services. These sessions focus on features, functions, and benefits, with content that highlights basic use cases and showcases how a service or feature can be used in your applications and integrated with other services.
  • Intermediate | 200 level

    Level 200 sessions assume a general knowledge of the topic and provide a technical deeper dive into a service or use case. This content typically includes architecture, integration, and configuration of common use cases. Level 200 content provides tips and tricks, best practices, or high-level troubleshooting guidance.
  • Advanced | 300 level

    Level 300 sessions assume proficiency of the topic and typically cover in-depth architecture, development, deployment, and migration examples. Level 300 content drills into how a service can be used and dives deep into customer use cases. Level 300 content covers complex design, development, and deployment best practices that address the needs of experienced AWS users.
  • Expert | 400 level

    Level 400 sessions are for advanced or expert AWS customers. These sessions are geared toward super-skilled users who want to learn the deep inner workings of AWS services. Level 400 content demonstrates complex design, development, and deployment strategies to help the audience dive deep into the topic.
  • Distinguished | 500 level

    Level 500 sessions are intended for expert AWS users with deep technical proficiency who want to explore advanced research, theoretical foundations, and emerging technologies. Led by principal engineers, applied scientists, and researchers, these sessions go beyond current best practices to examine experimental approaches, connect theory with implementation, and help participants explore what’s next in cloud computing.

 

 

 

 

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