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Re-watch all of 2021, 2020 & 2019 conference on demand

If you're learning a topic and haven't searched the conference library for it, in my opinion you're not trying hard enough.

Part ofTableau Conference 2021
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  • You can reach the on-demand library via Tableau.com > Resources > Events > Event Video Library, which holds 2021, 2020 and 2019 conference content plus other events.
  • Searching rather than browsing the filters surfaces far more content; I recommend dropping the conference and year filters to see everything available.
  • Watching sessions across multiple years lets you spot the evolution of the platform and where Tableau's philosophies are heading.
  • Sessions are deep dives, typically 25 to 40 minutes, often with attached PowerPoint or PDF resources and audience Q&A.
  • An account and login are required, but the content is otherwise freely available to everyone.

Tableau's conference sessions from multiple years are freely available on demand in one library, and searching it properly surfaces far more useful learning content than most people realise.

Tim shows how to find the Tableau Conference Event Video Library on the Tableau website and use it as an ongoing learning resource, not just a replay of one year's talks.

The Breakdown
  1. Navigate to the Event Video Library 0:07

    Go to Tableau.com, then Resources > Events, and choose Event Video Library rather than the Tableau Conference page itself. This library holds content from the current conference plus prior years and other live events, not just the latest one.

  2. Use filters to scope by event and year 0:54

    You can filter by event name and year to isolate, say, one specific conference year. Useful for narrowing down, but Tim notes the library also quietly includes other events like Virtual IT Summit, Live, Dev Day, Government Summit and Visualize Health.

  3. Search instead of browsing 1:40

    Browsing the filtered list is tedious since live Q&A sessions clutter the top and you page through results 10 at a time. Searching a keyword directly is far more efficient.

  4. Drop the conference and year filters when searching 1:56

    As a tip: remove the event and year filters after searching a topic to surface every relevant session across all years, not just the current conference — this consistently returns more results.

  5. Compare sessions across years to see evolution 2:21

    Watching a session on the same topic from a couple of years apart lets you spot subtle changes in the platform and where Tableau's thinking is heading — a way of using the archive that goes beyond just learning a feature once.

  6. Try broad and targeted searches 2:42

    A broad term like 'calculations' returns many sessions including some of the most valuable deep dives; a more specific term like 'LOD expressions' narrows it to a tighter, more targeted set.

  7. Expect substantial, resourced sessions 3:21

    Sessions are genuine deep dives, typically 25 to 40 minutes, often with an attached PowerPoint or PDF and recorded audience Q&A — more focused than equivalent content you might find on YouTube.

  8. Tim's own habit: watch after conference, network during it 4:13

    Tim doesn't watch sessions during the live event itself; he uses that time to network with Tableau developers and staff, then goes through the recorded sessions afterwards while still following up with people he met.

Worth Knowing
  • You need a logged-in account to access the library, though the content itself is free to everyone.
  • 2019 has notably more sessions (219) than the virtual years because it was the last in-person conference, so expect bigger volumes from in-person years.
Use It When

Reach for this whenever you're trying to properly learn a Tableau topic — search the library before assuming you've exhausted the available material, especially if you want deep, resourced sessions rather than quick tutorials.

How this Rollup was made provenance & method

A Rollup is drafted by AI from the video's transcript, then reviewed and edited by Tim. Everything used to produce this one is listed below — the model, the exact prompt, and the source video — so the process is transparent and reproducible.

Transcription
On-device — NVIDIA Parakeet v3 for recent videos, OpenAI Whisper large-v3 for earlier ones. The transcript never leaves the machine or gets published.
Drafting
Claude Sonnet 5 in the cloud, from that transcript.
Prompt
The exact Rollup prompt (v2) — the full system prompt, unedited.
Source video
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Drafted
5 July 2026 at 09:38
Reviewed & edited
5 July 2026 at 09:41 · by Tim Ngwena

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