Get ready for APEX Connect 2018!

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APEX Connect 2018 will take place from 24 till 26 April in Düsseldorf. We have worked hard to make this the best edition yet and when looking at the conference schedule, it sure looks like it!

Let me give you an overview of what will await our attendees:

- 66 normal sessions of each 45 minutes covering APEX, SQL, PL/SQL, JavaScript and UX

- 4 keynote speakers: Connor Mc Donald covering PL/SQL, Golo Roden covering JavaScript and Marc Sewtz/Carsten Czarski covering APEX

- 1:1 sessions with the experts: your chance to personally give them feedback about SQL, PL/SQL, APEX and JavaScript or to just get in touch with them

- New: a whole day training for beginners on the first day. Just have a look at the amazing line up of trainers: https://programm.doag.org/apex/2018/#/schedule?search=apex%20for%20beginners

- New: a special program for students, where they get free access and special sessions to get them up and running with the best technology for building data-centric web apps on this planet

- New: a "World Café" format on the third day - discuss various topics in groups that are presented afterwards.

- New: APEX Lightning Talks - various APEX experts will talk about features you have probably never heard of before

Since this is Connect, it is (also) about getting people together and give them a great time. This year, our special event on the second day will take place in the Apollo theater, which is reserved exclusively for conference attendees. After enjoying dinner and show, we will get together at the bar before a bus will take us back to the hotel again. Party people will have the option to go into town and party on in bars you normally wouldn't be. ;)

So, what are you waiting for? Get your ticket at apex.doag.org!

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