It's not far off now!! Just a reminder, this almost-two-day virtual conference, for charity, presents 50+ Excel, Data Platform and PowerPoint MVPs, together with other acknowledged experts from Microsoft and / or around the globe to present, answer questions and demonstrate the future of Excel and how it will make your life easier, personally and professionally.

Topics will include: Charts, Dashboards, Data Analysis, Data Types, Excel Tricks & Tips, Financial Modelling, Forecasting, Maps, Microsoft 365, New Functions and Features, Office Scripts, PivotTables, Power BI, Power Pivot, Power Query, Presenting Your Data and VBA. It’s not all in English either, with some sessions in French, Portuguese and Spanish (albeit not many!).

Each session (including Q&A) will last no more than an hour and topics will cover all expertise levels, from novice to expert. Most presenters are well known in their spheres, and have written blogs, books and articles and / or present video sessions.

Most sessions will be recorded so you may watch them later with downloads aplenty – there are no medals for staying up to watch the entire event live! That’s just as well, as it will run from midnight GMT / UTC on Tuesday 12 October to 20:59 GMT / UTC on Wednesday 13 October as at the time of writing (this differs from the newsletter as we have changed times since it was published).

From your own favourite chair, bring a laptop, an inquisitive mind and your sense of humour. Be prepared to learn heaps. And remember, it's for charity – this year, there is no ticketing process: all we ask is an “honesty box” where you donate to your favourite charity.

For more details (e.g. times, speakers, sessions), please click here.

Hopefully, we’ll see you there!