Last Thursday, we wrapped up two and a half days of what I can only describe as awesomeness at Google’s campus in Mountain View with an awards ceremony, glow party, and Ricoh Theta V camera giveaway courtesy of the Street View team for our 151 attendees from 59 countries.
Over 100 Googlers from across Google participated in the event, whether it was by hosting a talk or by attending our daily Googler Office Hours where Local Guides could bring their issues and ideas directly to the product manager working on that area.
Over the course of the two days, attendees participated in their choice of four sessions, chosen out of 19 topics in total which ranged from Make Your Own Street View, to Shaping the Future of Map Editing, to Local Guides Helping Local Businesses.
While we hosted three parties in total—and wow, were they fun—we debuted the Local Guides Lounge, a place where they could gather to play games, share ideas, and get to know each other even better.
Attendees and Googlers have shared an incredible amount of photos and posts using #localguidesconnect, and we thank you for following along with us. If you haven’t yet, head on over to your favorite social media platform to see the event through their eyes.
Thank you for following along and I hope you’ll enjoy seeing more information from Connect Live 2018 over the coming weeks!
Connect Live 2018 was filled with so many awesomeness and excitements. Meeting wonderful Local Guides from different parts of the world and the Local Guides Team was one of the lifetime opportunities for me. The event is unforgettable as it is very special. It increased my love towards the Google Maps and Local Guides Program. My heartfelt thanks for organising such an amazing event for us.
@TraciC Truly such an inspiring time - being able to share those key moments with so many dedicated Local Guides and enthusiastic Googlers, it’s hard to leave a well-crafted event like Connect Live without a long-lasting burst of energy and admiration for what the program has become. Also, the diversity and availability of the breakout sessions was great - even sessions that I did not originally choose were great and challenged many of us to think about the program in those aspects and learn something new!
Congratulations to @TraciC and Congratulations to your whole team who participated in this this event for successful 3rd Connect event. I really appreciate that and hoping for more successful events in future.
Dear @TraciC , words fall short of how insightful, helpful, awesome and fun the whole Connect Live event was. I am super grateful to have gotten an opportunity to attend such a world class event. You have so much energy and passion in what you do and I am so glad to have met you! Huge round of applause to all the Googlers who worked behind the sceens to make the whole event seamless and a success.
Connect Live 2018 was an incredible event - so many amazing people, so much fascinating information, and an impact that will last a lifetime. Thank you for your tireless work @TraciC . I knew Connect Live would be great, but I didn’t know I would come back better, stronger, happier, and immersed in the love born of the community Google has created. Thank you thank you thank you.
Una de las cosas que me impresio del abanico de opciones que tuvieron para ofrecernos, fueron los talleres con los gerentes de producto, la sensación de que posiblemente en un futuro alguna de nuestras sugerencias formen parte del nuevo Google Maps fue muy emocionante he inclusivo, reconozco que me uniera gustado participar en más talleres , el tiempo es tan poco y los tema, uno más interesante que otro, gracias por dejarnos participar @TraciC .
It’s nice to see everyone together, and see how well they’ve had it, feliciades, at least it’s a good experience that you take and that you have enjoyed
Congratulations @TraciC and the team for successful completion of Connect live . I was unable to attend Connect Live but was following every minutes of the events. I hope to join next time. Is there something special surprise to those who were selected but unable to attend.
Thanks to you @TraciC
It is clear that your bright temperament has become the key to success. And we will not forget the support of 100 people in the background!
Beyond my imagination, the participants enjoyed, united and were seriously working!
