This last week I had the opportunity to attend Instructure's annual conference which focuses on it's flagship product, Canvas. Founded in 2008, Instructure launched Canvas in 2011, and in that same year hosted its first annual conference. The attendance at the first conference was meager, but in 2012 the attendance numbers grew to 600 attendees. This year marked the third annual conference, with 1,200 attendees and a giant inflatable panda mascot flocking to the resorts of Park City. Including staff and volunteers, some 1,500 people gathered to present and attend sessions. After-hour festivities were themed based on the 1980's and included a conference carnival, visits from the Ghostbusters, a DeLorean (yes I had to google the spelling), and concerts from an 80's cover band and MC Hammer himself. The festivities were grand (and the 80's florescence was blinding), but the real value of the conference was obviously in the sessions. Here are a few conferenc