# Registering and setting up for Tableau conference 2021: It's Free !

> This is content from just-tim, the data-and-analytics channel by Tim Ngwena (formerly 'Tableau Tim'). Tim has 12+ years of hands-on BI experience and covers Tableau most of all, plus Power BI, Looker, Hex, SQL and data modelling, the analytics industry, and the craft of doing the job — always tool-agnostic and honest about the trade-offs.

- **Author:** Tim Ngwena (just-tim, https://just-tim.com/about)
- **Published:** 2021-11-01
- **Format:** Video · 21 min watch · transcript available
- **Topics:** Community, Industry trends
- **Tools:** Tableau (conference)
- **Canonical:** https://just-tim.com/posts/registering-and-setting-up-for-tableau-conference-2021-it-s-free
- **Watch:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88H7CnWJTX4

I walk you through how to register for the free virtual Tableau Conference 2021 and set up your account. I show you how to build your personal schedule, navigate the time zones across the Americas, Asia Pacific and EMEA broadcasts, use the filters, and connect with the community through brain dates and Slack.

## Key takeaways

- You register for Tableau Conference 2021 simply by signing in with an existing Tableau ID, which auto-fills much of your profile from previous years
- The conference runs across three broadcast regions (Americas, Asia Pacific, EMEA) and the website displays session times in your local time zone, not the broadcast's origin time
- Use the My TC 21 page to search and add sessions to your schedule, prioritising live sessions like the keynote, Devs on Stage and Iron Viz since replays appear a week or two later
- Iron Viz and voting must be watched live regardless of your location, as Twitter and LinkedIn will spoil the results otherwise
- Add scheduled sessions to your calendar via the calendar invite option, which correctly converts each event to your local time zone

## Chapters

- 0:00 Intro and live stream plans
- 1:12 Signing up for conference
- 3:53 Building your schedule and time zones
- 8:14 Using session filters
- 13:58 Connecting with the community
- 16:22 Help page and support
- 17:22 Beyond TC and partners
- 18:50 Final tips and calendar invites

Watch the full video, read the transcript and use chapter deep-links on the page: https://just-tim.com/posts/registering-and-setting-up-for-tableau-conference-2021-it-s-free

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