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Sailboats in Chicago going out to the lake.

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Stoic.

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Night in Chicago.

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SPS TechJam 2018

Today is our annual #TeamSPS TechJam event bringing the global SPS technology team together to learn, share, and have fun. The agenda is packed with over two dozen presenters. Automation, GraphQL, Containers, Architecture and more on the agenda! 🙌🏆

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A huge thank you to the #TeamSPS TechJam event organizers! 👏 Your passion and drive make us a better team!

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Bridget Kromhout getting SPS TechJam started off! Computers are easy, people are hard! 👏

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Great #TeamSPS speakers at SPS TechJam! Thank you for sharing! 🙌🏆

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Today we have people from United States 🇺🇸 (multiple cities), Ukraine 🇺🇦, Canada 🇨🇦, India 🇮🇳 and Bulgaria 🇧🇬 with #TeamSPS and partners here in Minneapolis. Global! 🌏

Evolutionary architecture, Kotlin, and GraphQL. Great 2nd half of the morning at SPS TechJam! 🙌🏆

Young man in a gray t-shirt presenting at an SPS Commerce podium with code visible on a large screen and a video conference call on a second screen behind him. Man in a JAM t-shirt presents at an SPS Commerce podium; a slide behind him reads Unleashing the Power of GraphQL by Roman Lashchenkov.

Afternoon sessions for SPS TechJam. 🙌🏆

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Women in Tech sharing with #TeamSPS the great work they are leading! 🙌🏆

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I left my iPad at my seat while stepping away and #TeamSPS security was on the job with a good reminder! 🔐

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“At SPS it might be Kube or Kubb!” Kelly Hamm at SumoLogic knows #TeamSPS — and thanks for the Kubb set!

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Another great #TeamSPS TechJam! Wonderful topics, great speakers and an amazing team! 🙌🏆

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Not sure about the Paul DeCoursey sticker in the lower right. 😳

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Time for some fun socializing for #TeamSPS at TechJam! 🍻

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Hanging out with the amazing Bridget Kromhout at our SPS TechJam speaker dinner! Looking forward to a day of learning and exploration tomorrow with Bridget kicking it off! 🙌🏆

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Happy Mother’s Day 2018 to my awesome mom!

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Enjoying a delicious Westvleteren 12 — voted best beer in the world! Wow! 🍺

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Surly Hopshifter IPA. Awesome! 🍺

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Mothers Day 2018!

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Learned that you cannot make whipped cream in an ice cream maker bowl. 🤦🏼‍♂️