​Our most popular AWS community event of the year. Two hours of signal from re:Invent 2025, live in Vancouver.

​Most people cannot spend a week in Las Vegas trying to keep up with hundreds of announcements from AWS re:Invent 2025.

​Luckily, Matt Carolan did.

​Join the Vancouver AWS community on Friday, January 23, 2026, at BrainStation Vancouver for our annual re:Invent Recap. We have been running this recap event every year (except for covid) since 2014, and over time it has grown into our most popular and trusted AWS session of the year.

​In one evening, we will sort through the noise, highlight what actually matters, and talk about how these launches will affect the way you build and secure systems on AWS in 2026.

​This is consistently our most popular event of the year, so grab a spot early.

​What you will get

• ​A clear, opinionated breakdown of the major announcements from AWS re:Invent 2025

• ​Real talk on what is useful right now vs what is still marketing vapor

• ​How new services and features affect builders, architects, and security teams

• ​A chance to ask questions and hear how others in the Vancouver community are thinking about AWS this year

• ​A secret guest speaker from AWS sharing inside perspective on selected launches

​We will also finish with lightning talks and community updates so you leave with both ideas and local connections.

​Agenda

• ​5:30 pm to 6:00 pm
  IRL Social Networking and Check In
  Arrive, meet other AWS fans, and settle in.

• ​6:00 pm to 6:15 pm
  Welcome and intros
  Quick welcome, context for the evening, and a thankyou to our amazing sponsors.

• ​6:15 pm to 7:00 pm
  AWS re:Invent 2025 re:Cap
  Matt walks through the biggest launches from re:Invent 2025 in Las Vegas, why they matter, and what you should actually care about in the next 12 months.

• ​7:00 pm to 7:20 pm
  Secret AWS guest speaker
  A guest from AWS joins us to share their view on key announcements and how customers are starting to use them. Topic and speaker will be revealed closer to the event.

• ​7:20 pm to 7:30 pm
  Lightning talks and wrap up
  Fast community lightning talks if you have a project, event, or something AWS related you'd like to share with the community.

​Location

​BrainStation Vancouver
455 Granville St, Suite 400
Vancouver, BC V6C 1T1, Canada

​Heart of downtown, easy access by transit.

​Who should attend

• ​Cloud and software engineers working with AWS

• ​Architects and tech leads who need to understand what changed at AWS for 2026 planning

• ​Security and DevOps folks who care about new controls, guardrails, and services

• ​Students and early career technologists who want a fast on ramp into the latest AWS ecosystem

​Tickets

​We have been running this recap every year since 2014 and it regularly sells out.

​If AWS is part of your world, this is the easiest way to get caught up without watching hours of re:Invent videos.