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Looking good today Minneapolis!

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SPS TechJam 2019

Today is #TeamSPS TechJam 2019, where we collect as a community to share and learn from each other! We have presenters covering a wide range of topics, and representing many parts of our team!

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I love the creativity that our team puts into our #TeamSPS activities, and I just 💙 this TechJam “comic” sticker! So nicely done @ken_korth!

Comic-book style explosion graphic with bold red graffiti-style lettering reading Tech Jam 19, set against an orange halftone dotted background with small cloud puffs.

“One of these cords isn’t working right!” Thad making it all work for #TeamSPS TechJam. 🤓

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A huge thank you to the amazing organizers of TechJam 2019! Community events cannot happen without individuals that are willing to put personal passion and energy to make them happen! 👏

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Inspiring keynote from Chris Williams of Badass Agile at TechJam 2019! Good way to start off the day!

Awesome that we have presenters at TechJam from Minneapolis 🇺🇸, Kyiv 🇺🇦, Toronto 🇨🇦, and New Jersey 🇺🇸! Global teams FTW!

Break time hacky sack - great way to stretch between sessions!

Three men play hacky sack in an empty high-rise office space during a break, one mid-kick while the others watch.

SPS TechJam 2019!

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Great talks at TechJam 2019, and incredible breadth. How about a lightning talk on emotional intelligence?

Presenter stands at the front of a workshop room as attendees seated at folding tables watch a slide titled 5 Foundations of Emotional Intelligence

SPS TechJam 2019!

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Had fun playing board games with friends today: Carcassonne and Betrayal at House on the Hill. 🎲

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Currently 564/2,591 on this mornings spin! The Peloton leaderboard definitely gets me pushing harder.

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Enjoying a classic rock morning: Drift Away by Dobie Gray, Pink Houses by John Mellencamp, American Pie by Don Mclean. 🎧

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Minnesota United v Seattle Sounders

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Seconds before Minnesota United GOAL! 1-0

Soccer players in green and gray jerseys cluster near the goal mouth at Allianz Field as a packed crowd looks on.
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We found our name on the big MNUFC sign at Allianz Field!

People posing for photos in front of a large UNITED sign outside Allianz Field soccer stadium on a sunny day. Large white sculptural letters covered in dense text of fan names outside Allianz Field soccer stadium on a sunny day. Silver donor recognition plaque at Allianz Field showing Thingelstad Family among many other supporter names.
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Happy with fire pit setup. 🔥

Backyard patio with a lit fire pit surrounded by black metal chairs, a Big Green Egg grill on a cart nearby, and stacked firewood.
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Burch Old Fashioned. 🥃

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Minnebar 14

Minnebar 14 kicking off! Looking forward to learning a ton again this year! 💙 this event, organization, and the community that makes it!

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Great energy going into Session 0 at Minnebar 14! Record registrations!

Large crowd seated at colorful tables in a conference hall, facing a presenter at a screen displaying the Perficient logo.

We have a growing, thriving technology community in the Twin Cities and Minnebar is an integral part of that community! I’ve been lucky to be involved with this organization since the beginning and love that SPS Commerce is a terabyte sponsor!

Man speaking into a microphone in front of a large screen showing the SPS Commerce terabyte sponsor slide, with seated attendees facing him.

Good Session 0 at Minnebar 14 with a wake-up call from Sharon Kennedy Vickers on the issues that come from a lack of diversity in technology, and what we can do to improve as an ecosystem!

Speaker at a podium presents a slide about discrimination inequalities and AI to an audience in a large conference hall.

Good Minnebar open session on Product Management with Adrienne Peirce, Shawn Heller, and Jeremy Moede. Lot of knowledge sharing!

Audience of roughly 50 people seated in rows of stackable chairs facing three speakers standing at the front of a conference room with a large projection screen.

See also Minnebar collection.