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I Want to Be Release Ready!KEY DATES FOR WINTER ‘19 RELEASE

MAINTAIN YOUR SALESFORCE CREDENTIALS FOR FREE! As of Summer ‘18, Release exams have moved to Trailhead and need to be completed within one release cycle. For example, the Summer ‘18 release maintenance exams will be due by the end of the Summer ‘18 release cycle.

NOVEMBER 9

GLOBAL RELEASE OVERVIEWShttp://bit.ly/Winter19webinars Join our teams around the world as they demo key new features and share key resources to help you learn about Winter ‘19.

OCTOBER

WINTER ‘19 IS LIVEstatus.salesforce.com/status

See the detailed release schedule for your org on Trust.

There are 3 release weekends. Our Trust site has the latest info on the timing of the upgrade, but because it takes only five minutes, you should expect it to be pretty seamless.

SEPTEMBER 14 | OCTOBER 5 | OCTOBER 12

RELEASE READINESS LIVE sfdc.co/ReleaseReadinessHome

Our product management team are back live in studio discussing and demoing the new features for each cloud. Get a sneak peek into their roadmap for 2019 and join our live Q&A.

SEPTEMBER 17-20

RELEASE READINESS LIVE sfdc.co/ReleaseReadinessHome

Live - Developer Preview & Admin Preview

Live release highlights with our Developer and Admin Evangelist teams. Get the lowdown on all the key features for admins and devs in this release.

SEPTEMBER 14

REVIEW THE RELEASE OVERVIEW DECK (ROD) & RELEASE FEATURE MATRIXsfdc.co/ReleaseReadinessHome

Use this release highlights deck to train your users on the top features in each release. Go even deeper with the Release Feature Matrix - a handy tool you can use to plan how you’re going to incorporate new features in your roadmap

SEPTEMBER 11

DO THE RELEASE BADGE ON TRAILHEADsfdc.co/ReleaseModule

Explore highlights from each release and create your own release strategy.

SEPTEMBER 7

CHECK OUT THE RELEASE PREVIEW SITEsalesforce.com/newfeatures

Learn about the top 5 features per cloud. Watch short videos to get a high level overview of the features in this release.

Download the release preview to see the top features for Winter ‘19.

SEPTEMBER 7

SANDBOX PREVIEW STARTSstatus.salesforce.com

Check your sandbox instance on Trust for your sandbox upgrade window. Just like the pre-release program, the Sandbox preview gives you the opportunity to test new features without impacting your live environment.

SEPTEMBER 7

SANDBOX CUT-OFF DATEsfdc.co/SandboxPreviewBlog

Check out our blog post which gives you all the options if you want to take part in the Sandbox preview.

Remember you may need to take action before September 7, 2018 in order for your Sandbox to take part in the Winter ‘19 Preview.

SEPTEMBER 7

READ THE PREVIEW RELEASE NOTESsfdc.co/RR_ReleaseNotes

Your comprehensive guide to all the new features. Also comes as a HTML version with filters which allow you to compare between Lightning Experience and Salesforce Classic.

AUGUST 20

SIGN-UP FOR PRE-RELEASE ORGSsfdc.co/RR-Pre-Release

Pre-Release orgs available for sneak preview of the new features. Join the treasure hunt on sfdc.co/ReleaseReadinessHome to see what other customers are excited about.

AUGUST 16

You Are Now

Release Ready!Congratulations

Sandbox Preview Starts

Pre-Release Org Sign Up

Release Module

Release Weekends

Global Release Webinars

Release Overview Deck

& Feature Matrix

ReleaseSite

Release Notes

Release Readiness Live!

Release Exams on Trailhead

8/16 8/20 9/7 9/7 9/7 9/11 9/14 | 10/5 | 10/12 9/14-9/20 Oct / Nov Nov

Key Dates for Winter ‘19