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Dreamforce 2013

Salesforce has been hosting Dreamforce in San Francisco since 2003 and it has become one of the biggest events of the year for business professionals.  The four day event that is packed with keynotes, Q&A sessions, cloud expos, competitions, and a gala, is an event you sure do not want to miss!

Special keynote speakers include Mark Benioff, Chairman and CEO of Salesforce; Marissa Mayer, CEO and President of Yahoo!; Drew Houston, CEO of Dropbox; and Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook, just to name a few.

One of the main reasons business and IT professionals flock to Dreamforce is for the Cloud Expo. Open every day during the week, the Cloud Expo will include special presentations about the Sales Cloud, Marketing Cloud, and Service Cloud by members of the Salesforce team as well as areas to check out the latest features, connected devices, and interactive demos.

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Another exciting event at Dreamforce is the Hackathon! Developers, designers, and entrepreneurs all gather at Dreamforce for a $1 Million competition to build the best mobile app using the Salesforce Platform. Talk about intense competition!

If you are more into music than app building, you can attend the gala where performances from Green day and Blondie will be going on. During the gala, it is a great opportunity to connect with thousands of leaders from around the world who are also interested in turning their companies into customer companies.

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For more details on Dreamforce’s agenda, click here.

To attend Dreamforce, you can register here.

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