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re:Invent 2026

One quiet place for the critical bits. Browse and reserve on AWS - this page just reduces the noise.

WhenNov 30 - Dec 4, 2026
WhereLas Vegas, NV
VenuesCaesars Forum, Caesars Palace, Encore, MGM Grand, The Venetian, Wynn
SeatingReserved seating opens this fall

Start here

Favorite bookmarks interest. Reserve holds a seat when seating opens. Use the attendee portal or AWS Events app for reserves.

Team starting points

Open the catalog, then narrow with Type, Level, Role, and Services. These lanes are suggested starting filters - not a mirrored catalog.

Platform

Landing zones, IAM, networking foundations, observability, governance.

Try services like IAM, Organizations, Control Tower, CloudWatch, VPC - roles around infrastructure / cloud ops

Open catalog

Connectivity

Hybrid links, edge, transit, VPN, Direct Connect, multi-region paths.

Try Direct Connect, Transit Gateway, VPN, Cloud WAN, PrivateLink - networking-heavy sessions

Open catalog

Compute / managed

EC2, Auto Scaling, containers, serverless compute, day-2 operations.

Try EC2, ECS, EKS, Lambda, Auto Scaling - 300-400 level breakouts and chalk talks

Open catalog

Week at a glance

Exact hours stay on the official agenda.

How to use the catalog without drowning

  1. Pick a team lane above and open the catalog.
  2. Filter by Type (breakout, chalk talk, workshop...), Level, Role, and Services.
  3. Favorite Must-haves first; keep alternates for the same time slot.
  4. When reserved seating opens, reserve Must sessions in the portal or app - don't rely on favorites alone.
  5. Arrive early onsite; late arrivals can lose a reserved seat.