<div data-hook="bgLayers"><br><div><figure><img src="https://communitydaysstorage.blob.core.windows.net/events/2023/ea1e7a32-18f7-4706-8c69-11d97f9ec44a/Banner_Web_2023.png" id="7e04c96f-4d55-42da-b2da-ce10c5afaa4c" data-image="7e04c96f-4d55-42da-b2da-ce10c5afaa4c"></figure></div></div>
<div data-mesh-id="comp-jt8cvjg7inlineContent" data-testid="inline-content"><div data-mesh-id="comp-jt8cvjg7inlineContent-gridContainer" data-testid="mesh-container-content"><div data-testid="richTextElement"><p spellcheck="false" data-ms-editor="true">CollabCon is dedicated to bringing together collaboration experts from across platforms and industries to share their expertise with you!</p><p spellcheck="false" data-ms-editor="true"></p><p spellcheck="false" data-ms-editor="true">Join us in person for a one-day action packed event with sessions, hands-on opportunities at the Collaboration Station, and learn from experts on why their tools and recommendations are “the right” ones. &nbsp;</p></div></div></div>

CollabCon

Disney Dining Room 124

In today's interconnected world, great ideas bloom when we collaborate. This fun and enlightening keynote gathers a dynamic panel of industry pros to chat about the magic that happens when people and businesses collaborate. Listen to tales of partnership successes, learn how to bridge knowledge gaps, and discover the art of merging diverse expertise to ignite breakthroughs. Let's explore why we're truly better together, and how we can shape a brighter, more collaborative future. Join us for a heartwarming session that celebrates the power of unity in innovation!

Better Together: Sparking Innovation with Collaboration

This session first examines equivalent services from both platform in order to compare/contrast them.  Next we'll look at possible service gaps and options available to fill them.  Finally, we'll talk through how to efficiently collaborate between the two platforms because when working with partners, vendors, peers you are bound to work with someone using one, or both.

Microsoft 365, or Google Workspace, or . . . both?

Collaboration in Google Workspace just got more powerful with Duet AI for Google Workspace. This session will introduce how to use Duet AI and highlight features using Docs, Gmail and Slides. These features help write, design, visualize, organize and supercharge productivity. 

Intro to Google Duet AI

There are a lot of Microsoft Community Contributors and locations to collaborate online.

How To Become a MVP and Master Public Speaking

Whether you're a woman in tech, an ally, or just someone eager to learn and contribute to a more inclusive industry, this session is a must-attend. Together, let's pave the way for a more inclusive, communicative, and collaborative tech landscape.

Women in Technology Discussion Panel

Have you ever thought "my Teams environment is a mess and I need to clean it up!"?  Remote and hybrid work is here to stay. Our data is constantly shared inside and outside our organizations. Yet, many of our Microsoft Teams environments are set up inconsistently, not well governed, nor secured. Microsoft Teams meetings have become a critical part of our day, every day, and its important for organizations to select the right controls and policies so that meetings are safe and secure.  In this session, we'll share common tips and best practices for conducting safe and secure Teams meetings using the built in features.  We'll also look at what Teams Premium provides.  We'll show how to govern your Teams collaboration spaces, how to safely enable guest access, and how to secure sensitive data within Teams.  Join us to learn how to move from chaos to a safe, secure and well-governed Microsoft Teams collaboration environment!

From Chaos to Collaboration: Safe, Secure & Governed Microsoft Teams Meetings & Collaboration Spaces

Everybody and their funny uncle who shows up for Thanksgiving Dinner uninvited talks about Large Language Model and you can't cross the street without hearing ChatGPT (and occasionally ...GTP).

The internet ether is filled with hyperbole about the greatest prompts, and everybody is an expert.

So let's ground the conversation in a hands-on session talking about Large Language Models, Generative AI, Embeddings, the secret sauce behind so-called "Plugins", and how Copilots are built.

Instead of only theorizing, you will see also see things live.

This session will include C# and Python code-snippets to demonstrate APIs and interactions, but those will be easy to understand even for non-developers.

ChatGPT and friends demystified

It's a work management showdown! And yes…work management, not task management. I won't be discussing products like Microsoft To-Do, Apple Reminders, or even Google Tasks in any great detail. But instead, where you would track tasks, routines, or projects for a Team. Services like Planner, JIRA, Microsoft Lists, or Asana.
 
There are a lot of tools in this space, so don't expect to cover them all, but rather, I'll cover a few that I have experience with, reasons I use what I do (hint, as a Microsoft 365 guy, it's not Planner), and things you may want to think about when choosing one for your company. There won't be a clear winner that comes out of this showdown or, "You need to use this one," but enough information to help you make an informed decision about what you may want to use based on how you and your organization work.