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[Presentation Report] We presented under the title "Let's Make Your First re:Invent 120% Fulfilling!" at a session where Classmethod, participating with 100 members, shares reasons why you should attend AWS re:Invent and effective participation techniques.
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Hello, I'm Kamino from the consulting division and I love Amazon Bedrock AgentCore.
At the webinar "Reasons to Attend AWS re:Invent and How to Participate Effectively, as Taught by Classmethod with 100 Attendees" held on Friday, July 10, 2026, I talked about how to spend your time at re:Invent, sharing my experience as a first-time attendee!
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Vague Anxieties I Had
My past self from last year also had vague anxieties about things like English, the venue, choosing sessions, food, and whether just attending would be enough.
When you're going overseas for 5 days, you naturally get anxious about all sorts of things...!! Especially if it's your first time at re:Invent. I was incredibly nervous.
I proceeded with the talk in a way that would resolve those anxieties!
Advance Preparation
First, let's talk about preparation. It's recommended to handle your passport and ESTA arrangements early, as last-minute applications may not make it in time!
If you purchase an eSIM on Amazon Japan in advance, you can use your smartphone the moment you arrive, which is reassuring. (Something like unlimited use for 7 days worked well for me.) Also, there are days at the venue where you walk over 20,000 steps, so you absolutely should wear shoes you're already used to!
My biggest personal lesson was lip balm — Las Vegas is drier than you'd imagine, and last year my lips got abnormally chapped, so I think it's essential...!
Since preparation takes up a large portion of pre-trip anxiety, finish it early and look forward to your departure!
Your English Doesn't Need to Be Perfect
Regarding English, the most important thing I want to convey is that it's okay if it's not perfect!
If you listen while transcribing and translating with Notta or Gemini, you'll understand the content, and since it's an unfamiliar language, I feel like trying hard to understand it actually helps you grasp the content more deeply.
There are also many friendly foreigners at the event, so even if your language is rough, using gestures and speaking earnestly often gets your message across — so take advantage of the opportunity to interact and ask questions!
I feel like the more aggressively you dive into the environment, the more you gain!
Navigating the Venue
Next, let's talk about the venue. It's simply enormous and overwhelming at first...!! For a clear sense of the layout relative to various locations in Japan, the following blog post is helpful, so please refer to it as needed!
However, you can manage by relying on the AWS Events app and the Ask Me staff...!
The AWS Events app is very handy and is introduced in the following blog post, so please take a look if you're interested! It looks like it'll be essential again this year!
Choosing Sessions
Since lecture-style sessions are later made available as videos, it's recommended to prioritize hands-on sessions at the venue, such as workshops (Gameday and Builders Sessions)!!
A common mistake in session selection is cramming too many in. That was exactly what I did last year, and my travel schedule fell apart, causing me to give up on some sessions...
As mentioned earlier, the distance between venues can often be quite far, so it's best to build your schedule with buffer time for travel! During free time, it's also nice to take breaks (write blog posts) or visit the EXPO!
Reserving Popular Slots
For popular slots like GameDay and Builders Sessions, make sure to reserve them as quickly as possible on the day reservations open...!
Last year, I left it for a day and everything was already full — it was devastating 😢
EXPO and Keynote
On the other hand, the EXPO and Keynote are things you can enjoy without reservations.
The energy is completely different from watching through a screen — it's something only the in-person experience can offer.
At the EXPO, I shared things like my AgentCore blog post with AWS staff using my broken English, visited booths from various companies to learn about their products, and received SWAG (merchandise)!
At the Keynote, seeing updates related to AgentCore — my favorite service in particular — made my heart swell, like watching a beloved child grow up.
Food
For food, breakfast and lunch are provided free at the venue, so go out and eat whatever you like in the evenings! There are also events hosted by partner companies where food is provided!
Since you've made it all the way to America, be brave and eat what you want! Whether it's steak or burgers!
Output After Returning Home
Rather than finishing when you go home, the real work is the output after you return.
re:Invent is only a few days, but the period after you return is long, so make sure to produce output in a wide variety of forms — presentations, blog posts, internal reports, and more!!
It also serves as a review of what you learned, deepens your understanding further, and makes everyone who sent you feel it was worth it!
Tips for Getting 120% Out of It
Finally, I talked about how the value of attending is multiplicative, not additive. Instead of stopping at just the in-person experience, when you combine it with blog posts, presentations, and proposals after returning home, a single attendance keeps paying off for months!! I personally feel that my attendance last year has continued to connect to my work ever since.
Closing
There's no need to be intimidated just because it's overseas — that's the most important thing I wanted to convey!!!
Since you're going, if you soak up all the energy and produce output abundantly, I think it'll be the greatest event experience and you'll have a wonderful time — and I think it will connect to your own sense of the value of going!!
I hope this article was helpful in some way. Thank you for reading to the end!