Chicago, IL

Microsoft 365 & Power Platform Conferences

Join us for Microsoft 365 EduCon & PWR EduCon

Chicago - October 30 - November 1, 2023
McCormick Pace - West Convention Center

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Choose from over 150 Sessions and Workshops in Multiple Tracks!

PWR EduCon & Microsoft 365 EduCon bring to you the world’s leading experts in Microsoft 365, Power Platform, SharePoint, Office 365, Microsoft Teams and Azure. Whether you are new or an experienced power user, admin or developer our conferences have content designed to fit your experience level and area of interest. Our workshops and sessions are taught by Microsoft Certified Trainers, Microsoft MVPs, Microsoft Regional Directors and Microsoft engineers.

At PWR EduCon & Microsoft 365 EduCon, subject matter is divided into tracks and each session is designated for beginner, intermediate, advanced or expert. Tracks are offered for the following subjects: Power Platform, Office 365, SharePoint, Azure / o365 Development, Microsoft Teams, Power Apps, Content Management, Power Users, Business Value, Implementation/Administration, Power Automate (Flow)/Workflow, Business Intelligence, SharePoint Development, and more. Choose one complete learning track or mix and match based on what content best meets you and your organization’s current needs!

Great Reasons to attend 365 EduCon & PWR EduCon:

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The technical classes and workshops are focused on practical techniques and practices you can put to work today!

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Our expanded five-day conference format allows for more topics and additional expert speakers from the community!

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Get answers to your questions in the classroom, or as you mingle with speakers and peers.

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Bring a group of IT pros, developers & and power users to improve your whole organization's skills! Contact us for group registration discounts!

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See how the Microsoft 365, Power Platform and SharePoint ecosystems are growing and evolving by speaking with technical experts from the local Microsoft field and diverse channels within the Microsoft Partner Network all in our exhibit hall!

Choose from Multiple Tracks!

Power Platform:

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Power Apps Track: Power Apps are used to build custom business apps and forms through flexible connections to data in Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Dynamics 365 and more. Power Apps also address business demand for mobile apps by creating solutions that work across a variety of devices. Sessions and workshops in this track range from beginner to advanced.

Power BI Track: Sessions in this track will focus on Microsoft's Business Intelligence technologies and their application to users of the Power Platform and Microsoft 365. Sessions will cover all levels of expertise from introductory to advanced user topics.

Power Automate (Flow) / Workflow Track: Sessions in this track will focus on Microsoft Power Automate to create automated processes and workflows, work with large data sources, synchronize files, collect data and get notifications. Additional workflow solutions and techniques will also be addressed.

Power Virtual Agents Track: Sessions and Workshops in this track teach you how to easily incorporate bots into existing business processes using Power Virtual Agents. Create virtual agents using a guided graphical interface with no code, and optionally extend using Microsoft Power Automate and Azure Bot Services.

PWR Special Topics Track: Sessions in this track are on topics outside the scope of the other tracks but are still related to the Power Platform. Included in this track are sessions on Dataverse, Azure, AI Builder, Dynamics 365 and JSON.

Platform Track: Sessions in this track concern the Power Platform as a whole. Included in this track are sessions and workshops on Administration, Governance and interoperability with its own components as well as Microsoft 365 components.

Microsoft 365:

Content Management Track: Sessions in this track will focus on Content Management as it relates to SharePoint and Microsoft 365 technologies. Included in this track will be sessions on OneDrive, Extranets and Microsoft Viva.

Intranet & Portals Track: Sessions in this track will focus on Information Architecture and the construction and maintenance of enterprise and organization internal communication capabilities through Intranets, Hub Sites, Communication Sites and Portals.

Power User Track: Sessions in this track will focus on non-code solutions that allow business analysts and knowledge workers to leverage the power of SharePoint and Office 365.

Office 365 Track: Microsoft's cloud-based platform is having a dramatic impact on the way many organizations structure their IT functions. As more and more new features and capabilities come online, applications that previously were on-premise only can now be migrated to the cloud - resulting in dramatic cost savings as well as other operational advantages.

Business Intelligence Track: Sessions in this track will focus on Microsoft's Business Intelligence technologies and their application to users of Microsoft 365. Particular attention will be paid to Power BI and its relationship to the Microsoft 365 platform, including SharePoint and Excel. Sessions will cover all levels of expertise from introductory to advanced user topics.

Microsoft Teams Track: Sessions in this track introduce the new capabilities of the Microsoft Teams platform and empower you to maximize adoption of Teams in your organization. Covered in this track will be Tips and Tricks, Use Cases (including using Teams for Agile projects), building custom solutions on Teams, and integrating Teams with SharePoint and other Office 365 apps and services.

Business Value Track: Sessions in this track will focus on calculating the ROI and investment considerations for SharePoint and Office 365 as well as solutions that drive business value.

Azure / o365 Development Track: Sessions in this track explore the new development functionality available to Office 365 developers with Azure Functions, Azure Active Directory, Microsoft Graph, and Cognitive Services.

Search Track: Sessions in this track will focus on Search as just one of several major categories of capabilities in SharePoint, but also will focus on Microsoft Search. Discussed in this track will be SharePoint Search, Microsoft Search, Microsoft Graph Connectors and AI.

Implementation & Administration Track: Sessions in this track will focus on topics necessary for all SharePoint and Office 365 administrators throughout the planning, implementation, and management phases of their internal SharePoint and Office 365 deployments. Topics in this track include authentication, performance, recovery and storage management.

SharePoint Developer Track: Sessions in this track will focus on how software developers can use the SharePoint business collaboration platforms to build enterprise-class solutions and apps for intranet portals and the web.

Special Topics Track: Sessions in this track are on topics outside the scope of the other tracks but are still related to SharePoint or Microsoft 365.