The second half of Power BI World Tour 2018 wrapped up in Dallas just last month. Hundreds of attendees showed up to the remaining four (4) cities - Seattle, Montreal, Dubai <g class="gr_ gr_79 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Punctuation only-ins replaceWithoutSep" id="79" data-gr-id="79">and</g> Dallas to learn from local experts and connect with other Power BI users.
The agendas were filled with great content, speakers and plenty of opportunities for networking. Some #PBIWorldTour highlights from each location include:
Seattle, Washington - 29 - 30 October
- Having so many "heavy-hitters" presenting content, naturally drove PUG Leaders and MVPs to attend.
- Highest attended sessions:
- Dan Edwards even incorporated Sports examples into his session!

- Could a #PowerBI user group be in the works for Tokyo? Quite possibly – thanks to networking in Seattle and a passion for data.

Montreal, Canada - 14 - 15 November
- Highest attended sessions:
- Advanced Analytics Capabilities in Power BI by Ashraf Ghonaim
- M and Microsoft Power Query: The Lightsaber for a Data Jedi by Reza Rad
- Attendee Jessica Jolly takes to Twitter -
- "Have you played with #DataFlows in #PowerBI yet? It's in preview right now but this is potentially THE game changer for companies with lots of data sources. It uses the #PowerQuery interface and will eventually connect to 85+ data sources!"
- Most sessions turned into standing room only – great content is here to stay!

Dubai, UAE 11 – 13 November
- Participants could register for a Hackathon, Dynamics 365 Day or Power BI Day ... or all three!

- Content sessions were delivered by Microsoft leaders, local MVPs and local User Group Leaders.
- This was the first ever Dubai Power BI & PowerApps User Group meeting - offering sessions for Power Platform users which included:
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Power BI + PowerApps + Flow: Introducing Power platform - Miguel Llopis, Microsoft <g class="gr_ gr_77 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del" id="77" data-gr-id="77">Principle</g> Program Manager & Sivakumar Harinath, Microsoft <g class="gr_ gr_78 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del" id="78" data-gr-id="78">Principle</g> Program Manager
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Shape & Model Your Data - Naveen Ajmera, Leader of Dubai Power BI & PowerApps User Group & Tarek Bani, Technology Solutions Professional - Business Intelligence, Microsoft Gulf

Dallas, Texas – 28 - 29 November
- Over 215 attendees arrived at the @Microsoft Dallas office ready to plunge into content, updates <g class="gr_ gr_80 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Punctuation only-ins replaceWithoutSep" id="80" data-gr-id="80">and</g> features of Power BI.

- Highest attended sessions:
- Introducing: Advanced data prep with <g class="gr_ gr_75 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del" id="75" data-gr-id="75">dataflows</g> - for unified data and powerful insights by Adam Saxton
- Beyond the GUI - Advanced Power Query Techniques by Greg Baldini
- Attendee Meagan Longoria had some fun in @guyInACube's session when she stated:
- "Adam Saxton is talking about some #DragonFireButter hot #PowerBI features at #PBIWorldTour. (Dragon Fire Butter >Wasabi Mustard Sauce)."
Upcoming 2019 Power Platform World Tour Locations
Be sure to keep tabs (pun intended) on the upcoming 2019 Power Platform World Tour events. We'll see you in a city nearest you!
- Power Platform World Tour – Tampa - Jan 21 – 22, 2019
- Power Platform World Tour – Silicon Valley – Feb 19 – 20, 2019
- Power Platform World Tour – Washington, DC - April 1 - 2, 2019
- Power Platform World Tour- Chicago – April 9 – 10, 2019
- Power Platform World Tour – London - August 28 - 29, 2019
- Power Platform World Tour – Copenhagen - September 11 - 12, 2019
- Power Platform World Tour – Sao Paulo - October 2 - 3, 2019
- Power Platform World Tour – Vienna - October 28 - 29, 2019
- Power Platform World Tour – Toronto - Nov 6 - 7, 2019
- Power Platform World Tour – Madrid - November 12 - 13, 2019
Stay tuned for upcoming event location details.
Finally - thank you to our supportive sponsors!
3Cloud LLC, CatMan Solution, Capgemini, IronEdge, Exia, Faction A, <g class="gr_ gr_81 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace" id="81" data-gr-id="81">Kapacity</g>, Marquam, Metric Insights, NextAgenda, Orion System Integrators, RSM US LLP, TimeXtender, Versor, Wardy IT, Xello
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Liz Shine
D365UG/CRMUG Engagement Manager
Dynamic Communities
Tampa FL
877-324-8880 EXT: 1537
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