Since 2016, Local Guides around the world have joined us in San Francisco for an exciting event filled with inspiring talks and fun activities. During the event, attendees learn tips from Googlers, share their own insights, and get advanced access to new features we’re working on. The event has given us the opportunity to celebrate and connect with our global community in-person.
Local Guides in Tokyo showed so much enthusiasm for Connect Live this year that we decided to surprise them with a pop-up event just for them!
Earlier this week, more than 80 top contributors joined us at Google Japan for Connect Live Tokyo. We invited Local Guides based on a variety of criteria including level, types of contributions, and activity on Connect.
During the event, these Local Guide superstars made real-life connections with one another. They listened to a panel discussion from Googlers who work on Maps and got answers to their most pressing questions about the LG program. Afterward, they enjoyed a sake tasting, participated in a food photography workshop, and more! Check out more photos from the event here.
This year, we may show up in your city, too. So, stay tuned!
Wow such splendor @brittym . Thanks for sharing with us, no doubt the attendees had a great event. I look forward to a similar event in Nigeria like this. I keep my fingers crossed :).
This is awesome @brittym , the Japanese local guides community especially the Tokyo local guides are very passionate about maps, they truly deserved having connect live in Tokyo!
We have a very active Local guides community in Hyderabad, india and had the video team shoot a few videos with us on our city’s food, culture, shopping etc.
I saw a photo tweeted by a Local Guide as it was starting and I was so confused as I hadn’t seen anything here about it, but this is really cool! l hope there is a Connect Live in Buenos Aires someday
Es tan lindo ver que Connect Live se está expandiendo a otros lugares tan importante como es el caso de Japon y ver que llevan esa alegría y c no icikienti a otros lugares del globo, felici acciones @brittym y gracias por compartir esto
Saludos Farid
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It’s really great idea to let people know directly in the city about the new event brand name, Connect Live 2018 . Hope to have it in my city, Phnom Penh, too .
. Hope to have it in my city, Phnom Penh, too 
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