What I Wish Someone Told Me Before My First Trip To Magento Imagine - 2015 Edition

Are you headed to the Magento Imagine conference in April? If so, you might want to check out what ended up being my most popular article of 2014 - What I Wish Someone Told Me Before My First Trip to Magento Imagine. A majority of that article is still relevant for #ImagineCommerce 2015, with a few tweaks and new hints:

1. Imagine 2015 is back to its usual spot on the calendar in April instead of May. That means it won't be quite as hot, but Vegas still averages a high of 80 F and a low of about 60 F during that week of April each year. It's entirely possible it will be even warmer than that - as I write this, the forecast for the next week for Vegas has highs as high as 91 F. The evening events will be cooler this year than last year, though, from the looks of things.
2. I just want to really emphasize what my original article says about how quickly Imagine passes by. If you see someone you've always wanted to talk to - stop, and talk to them. Even if you miss a session, do it, because before you know it Imagine will be over and we'll all be headed back home. There's several people I wanted to talk to last year that I just didn't get a chance to because I said "I'll catch up with them tomorrow"
3. Don't assume you have to go to every single session to get the most value out of Imagine. Doing so may leave you exhausted, overwhelmed and missing out on some of the best conversations that are held in the hallways, on the casino floor and throughout the hotel.
4. This year's event is at the Wynn. The Wynn has a great location on the Las Vegas Strip - across the street from Fashion Show Mall, and at the same intersection as Treasure Island, the Mirage and the Venetian. If you time it right, you can walk down to the Bellagio (a bit less than a mile from the Wynn) and see the fountain show there, then walk back towards the Wynn and catch the volcano at the Mirage on your way back, along with seeing a number of the great Vegas casinos on your way.
5. The official hashtag this year is #ImagineCommerce. Also, a number of Magento community members now use the hashtag #realmagento instead of #magento due to the amount of spam that occurs on the #magento hashtag.
6. Speaking of hashtags - some of the greatest unplanned, spontaneous happenings at Imagine are organized on Twitter. Even if you never tweet, keep an eye on the #ImagineCommerce hashtag or follow me on Twitter - @JoshuaSWarren - and stay in the loop with what's going on at Imagine.
7. A number of community members have written their own guides to Imagine. If you've written one, send me the link on Twitter and I'll post it here. So far, I recommend starting with the 'Taking Advantage - Magento Imagine' article by Karen from WebShopApps.
8. If you haven't already, go back and read last year's article - What I Wish Someone Told Me Before My First Trip to Magento Imagine - it has even more great tips for your trip to Imagine.

I'm looking forward to seeing old friends and making new ones at Imagine this year. If you see me at the conference, please don't hesitate to say hi! Don't worry if it seems weird to introduce yourself to someone you follow on Twitter but have never met; I've gotten very used to people saying "Hi, Josh! I follow you on Twitter!".