Adobe CF Summit 2023 (ACF 2023, certification, annual releases and more) with Kishore Balakrishnan

Kishore Balakrishnan talks about “Adobe CF Summit 2023” in this episode of ColdFusion Alive Podcast, with host Michaela Light.

“We’re going to be talking about CF summit in Las Vegas and what’s new and what you need to know about that.”
Show notes
What are you looking forward to at CF Summit in Las Vegas in October 2023?
ACF 2023 released – detailed sessions on new features
Networking with other CFers and Adobe CF engineering team
What performance improvements will be presented?
AI-powered solutions coming in ACF 2024
Adobe is moving to annual release cycle due to the speed of tech change, including AI
Adobe are looking for customers to give ideas for new features too
What is the importance of the summit for CFers?
Becoming a certified CFer
Access to 50+ training videos and take an exam during the Summit or later at a time of your choosing
24 hours of video-on-demand training
Constant updates of new topics are added
Topics and Speakers
Keynote speaker –  Vivek Kumar, Senior Director of Engineering
Call for speakers is open
Sponsors
FusionReactor
xByte
Media3
TeraTech
Dates
Mon 2 – Tue 3 October 2023 main conference
Monday evening event
Wed 4th for the certification
Location
The Mirage Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada
Student pass
Free to high school and college students
Includes all the conference sessions, networking and t-shirts etc
Need student id
Does not include the evening event (due to alcohol being served there)
Does not include hotel room
Application form on the CF Summit website coming soon
Cost
Session Pass – $99
Access to all sessions & workshops on October 2nd and 3rd
Access to all keynotes, panels, workshops & speaker Q&A
Access to first-day party 
Professional Pass – $199
Access to all sessions & workshops on October 2nd and 3rd
Access to all keynotes, panels, workshops & speaker Q&A
Access to first-day party 
Access to ColdFusion Certification training on October 4th
Registration
Register | CF Summit 2023 (adobeevents.com)
CF Summit India
This is returning!
In early December in Bengaluru, India