FAQs

The following services are available to everyone onsite, with no advanced request required:  

• Accessible seating
• All-gender restrooms
• Assistive listening devices
• Lactation room
• Live captioning
• Reflection room
• Translations for keynote

These additional services can be requested in advance:

• ASL (American Sign Language)
• Halal, Kosher, and vegan meals
• Mobility device rental
• Sighted guide

Learn more about your options on the accessibility services page. To request any of these services or inquire about a service you don't see listed, contact customer support. To properly coordinate services, all requests must be received by May 30th. Requests for services received after this date cannot be guaranteed.

An accessibility concierge will be available by phone or text during event hours. The phone number will be made available closer to the event. If you will need any assistance prior to being onsite, please reach out to customer support at awsreinforce-support@amazon.com to request services or accommodations. To properly coordinate services, all requests must be received by May 30th. Requests for services received after this date cannot be guaranteed.

Yes. Halal, kosher, and vegan meals will be available by pre-order while supplies last. Please contact awsreinforce-support@amazon.com to pre-order your meal.

Yes, you will be able to access exclusive discounted rates at select hotels after completing registration. These rates are limited, available to registered attendees only, and will be automatically reflected when you book one of our select hotels through your attendee portal; no code is needed.

After completing registration, select Book hotel from the confirmation page or Book or manage hotel from the attendee portal to make a reservation. We expect hotels to fill quickly and recommend booking early to secure the discounted rate.

Participating hotels can be reserved through the attendee portal at a discounted rate with no code needed through the block close date. Hotel reservations are intended only for registered attendees. Each attendee is allowed to book one single, consecutive reservation; the system does not support multiple reservations. Reservations are non-transferrable. Attendees will be charged a deposit to secure their reservation. Cancellation policies are outlined by each respective hotel. Housing blocks close approximately four weeks prior to the event and at that time, all changes must be made directly with the hotel. While AWS facilitates the discounted booking, the hotels are solely responsible for determining room assignments.

Yes. You are required to provide a credit card when booking a hotel reservation. Your card will be charged directly by the hotel prior to your check-in date.

You will receive a confirmation email after completing your hotel reservation.

Up to and through May 15th, you can make changes to your hotel reservation through your attendee portal by selecting Book or manage hotel, or email customer support at awsreinforce-support@amazon.com for assistance. For changes after May 15th, you will need to reach out directly to the hotel. 

All reservations made through the re:Inforce attendee portal follow the hotel cancellation policies. Please contact the hotel directly to inquire about their cancellation policy.

No, transportation is not included with your re:Inforce registration. Conference hotels are in close proximity to the convention center.

AWS re:Inforce is an immersive cloud security learning conference designed to accelerate your security on AWS. Learn with the AWS experts who designed the services you use every day. Move beyond theory as you build alongside these specialists in sessions designed for advanced practitioners. You’ll leave with actionable strategies to engineer security into every aspect of your organization’s culture.

AWS re:Inforce is for anyone who needs the deep, technical, expert-guided learning required to raise your cloud security posture, and the information for staying up-to-date on what you need to know today.

Security developers, engineers, and architects: Find highly technical learning paths for what you need to know today in order to accelerate innovation. Learn with AWS experts and peers about timely topics like how to tackle securing generative AI, automate security controls, and build resilient security programs at scale.

CISOs, CTOs, and other business decision-makers: Get individualized guidance from your AWS peers and technically validated partners to solve organization-specific challenges. You'll leave with new ways to think about how you can prioritize security in every aspect of your organization's culture.

At re:Inforce, you’ll join security professionals and leaders who are immersed in AWS cloud security in a collaborative learning environment not found anywhere else. Explore the complete AWS security landscape and discover actionable steps to strengthen your organization’s security posture.

Here are a few talking points you can use if you need to represent the value of re:Inforce to your employer:

1. AWS re:Inforce offers immersive learning, with more than 250 sessions available focused on in-depth AWS security learning—the most available at any event.
2. AWS re:Inforce offers expert-driven insights about how to secure Generative AI, which will give you actionable steps to lessen risk, and help you securely design your Generative AI strategy.
3. The Expo features trusted AWS partners, who can offer tools to support scaling our efforts, as well as direct, personalized access to technical AWS security experts.
4. Top AWS customers attend re:Inforce. Past customer speakers have included leaders from companies like Delta Air Lines, Salesforce, GE, HBO, and more.

Need help convincing your boss to let you attend re:Inforce 2025? Start by personalizing our sample email, which has all the information you need.

AWS re:Inforce will be held June 16–18, 2025, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. Learn more about this year’s location.

A full conference pass costs $1,099 and discounts are available. We recommend registering early to take advantage of discounted hotel rates (reservations are limited and available first-come-first-served in the attendee portal after completing registration). Register now.

The keynote and innovation talks will be viewable via livestream during the event, and available to watch on demand after the event. AWS re:Inforce breakout content is highly interactive and designed for in-person participation, so we aren’t able to make the majority of learning sessions available virtually.

Please contact our sponsorship team. They’ll be able to answer any questions and guide you through next steps. 

Please email us and our team will respond to you within 24 business hours.

AWS re:Inforce offers the most AWS Security-focused content of any AWS event, with more than 250 scheduled learning sessions. Formats include breakout sessions, builders' sessions, chalk talks, code talks, lightning talks, and workshops. Content levels range from intermediate to expert. Self-paced labs and gamified learning opportunities are also available.

The event catalog is now available and will be updated regularly leading up to re:Inforce.

There won't be reserved seating for re:Inforce; all sessions are filled on a first-come, first-seated basis.

For workshops and builders' sessions you will be required to have a laptop. For all other session types, there are no requirements to join, but we recommend reviewing the session level and bringing something you can take notes with.

Yes, the keynote and innovation talks will be available to watch live. Registration for the livestream will be available at a later date.

Select slide decks and videos will be available on the event website after re:Inforce 2025. The keynote and innovation talks will be available 24-48 hours after the live broadcasts; all other videos and slide decks will be posted within two weeks of the event.

The AWS re:Inforce conference pass is $1,099. Bringing a team? You can purchase 5 full conference passes at a discounted rate of $949 per ticket and get the 6th pass free.

Your re:Inforce 2025 conference pass includes access to all the learning content available at re:Inforce, including the keynote, innovation talks, breakout content, and self-paced builder labs. In addition, your pass gives you admission to the Expo, breakfast, lunch, and snacks on full conference days, and other event activities including the closing reception.

Yes. All attendees must be at least 18 years of age to receive their conference badge at the event.

No. A full conference pass must be purchased to attend re:Inforce.

Yes. You need to be registered for the conference in order to attend any event sessions or functions. A valid conference badge and lanyard are required when in the designated event spaces.

Register now to join us in Philadelphia for re:Inforce 2025. If you previously registered for re:Invent 2024, please select Log in and enter the credentials used for that event. If not, select Create account to begin your registration.

Group passes allow you to purchase two or more passes in a single transaction, and provide the purchaser with insight into who is registered under their passes. They do not provide a group discount or additional conference perks. You will need to purchase a group pass for each person attending.

Groups of 5 or more can take advantage of Group Pass Offers which provide a $150 discount off of the Full Conference Pass and one free pass every 5 passes purchased. Terms and conditions apply.

During registration, you’ll see the option to purchase group passes. If you plan to attend the event, you’ll be able to apply a pass to yourself after you complete the purchase.

If you are planning to bring a group of 5 or more attendees, you can take advantage of Group Pass Offers. Group Pass Offers provide a $150 discount off of the full conference pass and one free pass for every 5 passes purchased. Terms and conditions apply. 

Upon completing the purchase, your group codes will be available in the attendee portal under the Pass management tab. Provide the registration code to each person attending and they will apply the code when registering to remove the cost of the conference pass. Each person must register and book a hotel room through their own account.

Profile information can be updated through your attendee portal under the Event profile tab. To make any other changes, email customer support. Note that email addresses cannot be changed in your account after registration is complete.

Resend your receipt and confirmation email through the Pass management tab in your attendee portal.

Contact us at awsreinforce-support@amazon.com to transfer your event registration. We are not able to transfer hotel reservations. Transfers are approved by AWS at its sole discretion.

If AWS receives your cancellation notice by May 4, 2025, you will be issued a full refund of your registration fees via the original payment method.

If AWS receives your cancellation notice between May 5, 2025, and June 9, 2025, AWS will issue you a 50% refund of your registration fees via the original payment method.

If AWS receives your cancellation notice after June 9, 2025, you will not be eligible for a refund.

Event registrations may be transferred to another participant upon approval by AWS. To request a transfer of your event registration, contact us at awsreinforce-support@amazon.com.

Your safety and security are important to us. Additional details about security measures and behavior expectations for re:Inforce attendees may be found in the AWS Event Terms and Conditions, and AWS Code of Conduct. All attendees at re:Inforce commit to the AWS Event Terms and Conditions and AWS Code of Conduct as part of the registration process.

We firmly believe in the value and importance of an environment where all AWS community members feel welcome and safe. This Code of Conduct explains the behavior we expect from AWS community members at interactive AWS events and programs, and across AWS blogs, online forums, and social media platforms. All attendees must comply with the AWS Code of Conduct.