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Dreamforce: My Second Attempt

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The dust has settled and the jet-lag has finally passed following my second attempt 'at' Dreamforce. Last year I was certain the conference was so overwhelming, exhausting, and impossible to conquer solely because I was a newbie. This year, though still a novice, I thought I knew enough to tame the beast. I did not. The realisation hit me as soon as agenda builder went live, I remembered that I could not be in more than one place at one time. Clashes appeared left, right, and centre. The Admin Keynote and the Women and Equality Keynote were at the same time, hair was pulled, fists were shaken. The HoTs were the first to go, at 2.5 hours long, they wiped out practically half a day at a time and though useful, demanded too many of my precious DF hours. Just like last year I found it impossible to keep to keep to my agenda, there was just way too much going on. So, what diverted me? Here are my top 3 distractions: Number 1 - SPK on my Dreamforce Badge At just my 2nd D