u/Lucky-Most695

Built a Sapphire 2026 event planner for anyone heading to Orlando: https://echelonai.com/sapphire/planner

Every party, dinner, and after-hours event I could find. Locations, RSVP links, open vs invite-only, all in one place.

Why I built it: this is my first Sapphire, but last year I did my first ServiceNow Knowledge and learned the hard way that the keynotes and booth floor are maybe 30% of why you fly out. The real conversations happen at the dinners, the after-parties, the community meetups. I spent one whole night last year walking between venues trying to figure out where the action was, got back to my hotel at 11pm feeling like I'd wasted a really expensive trip.

Not doing that again. And figured if I'm building the list anyway, might as well share it.

Know of an event I'm missing? Drop it in the comments and I'll add it. Pass it along to your teammates, friends, and customers who are heading to Sapphire.

I'm pretty new to the ServiceNow world. Just about a year in. Last year was my first Knowledge and honestly I felt like I was crashing someone else's family reunion. So i built this tool for this year for the community: https://echelonai.com/knowledge/planner

Everyone seemed to know where to be. There were dinners, after-parties, community meetups happening everywhere, and I had no clue which ones were open, which were invite-only, or which were even worth showing up to. I spent one whole night walking between two venues on the strip trying to find where the actual conversations were happening. Got back to my hotel at 11pm, sat on the bed, and felt like I'd wasted a really expensive trip.

The weird part is, the moment I did stumble into the right room, people were incredibly welcoming. That's the thing about this community I didn't expect. It's way friendlier than the conference itself makes it look from the outside.

So this year, going into my 2nd Knowledge, I started keeping a running list of every party and event I could find. Locations, RSVP links, whether they're open or invite-only. I cleaned it up and put it online because I figured if I needed this last year, someone else probably does too. I hope this is useful to the community and feel free to pass it along to your team, friends, and customers who are going to Knowledge.

If you know of one I'm missing, drop it in the comments and I'll add it. And if this is your first Knowledge, message me. Happy to tell you which ones are actually worth your time based on what I learned the hard way.

For those of you don't know which parties to go to, check it out here!

https://echelonai.com/knowledge/planner