# Tableau Conference 2020 Guide (aka Tableau Conferenceish)

> 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:** 2020-10-05
- **Format:** Video · 22 min watch · transcript available
- **Topics:** Community, Industry trends
- **Tools:** Tableau (public)
- **Canonical:** https://just-tim.com/posts/tableau-conference-2020-guide-aka-tableau-conferenceish
- **Watch:** https://youtu.be/T87xO87s540

I give a quick tour of the virtual Tableau Conference 2020 (TC20 Conferenceish) platform, walking through how to log in, browse broadcast channels and the episode guide, build a watch list, and book brain dates and Tableau Doctor sessions. I also showcase the virtual Tableau Public viz gallery and post-conference resources.

## Key takeaways

- You need a Tableau login to access the full TC20 Conferenceish site at tc20.tableau.com, and content is broadcast across four channels based on your chosen time zone.
- Colour coding identifies content tracks: yellow is Data for All keynotes, red is the Tableau community track, another colour is the partner track, and there is a 'What's New in Tableau' track for upcoming features.
- Brain dates are the most valuable networking feature; propose multiple time slots across morning, lunch and afternoon to give people flexibility, and favour group sessions for richer discussion.
- Tableau Doctor sessions let you book a focused appointment with an expert or Zen Master to dig into a specific problem, with more topic and time control than in-person conference.
- The virtual Tableau Public viz gallery showcases the Iron Viz feeder winners; studying how each viz was built is a strong way to learn Tableau, and you can only vote on Iron Viz live in the American time zone.

## Chapters

- 0:45 Logging in to the TC20 site
- 2:39 Broadcast channels and time zones
- 3:39 Track colour coding explained
- 4:31 Adding sessions to your watch list
- 8:21 Browsing the episode guide
- 9:12 Brain dates and networking
- 13:12 Partner solutions and Tableau Doctor
- 15:15 Community, gallery and merch
- 16:19 Tableau Public viz gallery
- 19:57 FAQ and post-conference resources

Watch the full video, read the transcript and use chapter deep-links on the page: https://just-tim.com/posts/tableau-conference-2020-guide-aka-tableau-conferenceish

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