# Connect Amsterdam 2018 ๐
**URL:** https://community.bloomreach.com/t/connect-amsterdam-2018/540
**Category:** Experience Manager (PaaS/OnPrem)
**Created:** [October 30, 2018, 10:27am UTC](https://community.bloomreach.com/t/connect-amsterdam-2018/540 "2018-10-30T10:27:24Z")
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### Author:  [@niklas.winkels](https://community.bloomreach.com/u/niklas.winkels)
#### Post date: [October 30, 2018, 10:27am UTC](https://community.bloomreach.com/t/connect-amsterdam-2018/540/1 "2018-10-30T10:27:24Z")
Hey guys,
BloomReach Connect Amsterdam is coming up on the 15th of November at the Johan Cruijff Arena (Ajax football stadium). ๐
Over 250 BloomReach Developers will attend the event, enabling you to share best practices and ideas. Hereโs what you can expect:
**An exciting tech track**
This year, BloomReach Connect Amsterdam boasts a wide variety of interesting tech talks divided over 5 stages. The jam-packed agenda covers topics like -
- Multi-war site development
- Content search
- Open UI
- Whatโs new for developers
- Architecture plans - a look ahead at the roadmap
- Integrating Spring Boot applications Headless with BloomReach Experience
- N Hidden Gems in Hippo Forge and OSS Commons
- Essentials Plugin Workshop
Make sure to [check out the full agenda](https://events.bloomreach.com/connect/2018/amsterdam/tracks#developers).
**MVP Awards - nominations accepted until Nov. 9**
The BloomReach MVP award is an individual award for exceptional developers devoted to helping the community to understand and use BloomReach products and technologies. Nominate yourself โ or someone you know โ for [the MVP Award](http://mvp.bloomreach.com) before the 9th of November.
**Pre-conference Developer Training**
New to BloomReach or ready to take your skills to the next level? Join special pre-conference training for developers on [fundamentals](https://www.bloomreach.com/en/events/trainings/developer-fundamentals-training/df-november-12-14-2018-amsterdam.html), [advanced](https://www.bloomreach.com/en/events/trainings/advanced-topics-training/at-november-12-13-2018-amsterdam.html), [DevOps](https://www.bloomreach.com/en/events/trainings/devops-training/devops-nov-14-2018-amsterdam.html) and an [SPA++ workshop](https://www.bloomreach.com/en/events/trainings/spa/spa-november-14-2018-amsterdam.html). [Find all available training](https://www.bloomreach.com/en/services/trainings).
I still have a few free tickets left over, so if you are interested in attending, just send me an email at [niklas.winkels@bloomreach.com](mailto:niklas.winkels@bloomreach.com), so I can reserve a free ticket for you.
Hope to see you and your team on the 15th of November. ๐
Niklas
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### Author:  [@niklas.winkels](https://community.bloomreach.com/u/niklas.winkels)
#### Post date: [October 30, 2018, 10:27am UTC](https://community.bloomreach.com/t/connect-amsterdam-2018/540/2 "2018-10-30T10:27:50Z")