New Free App Helps Tech Attendees Navigate Huge Las Vegas Conference Venues
Amsterdam, Wednesday 7 October 2026
Launched today, SessionStack solves AWS re:Invent scheduling conflicts by calculating real-world walking times between Las Vegas venues, ensuring attendees never miss back-to-back sessions.
Solving the Las Vegas Logistics Problem
The sheer scale of AWS re:Invent presents a unique logistical challenge for attendees. The event comprises more than 2,200 sessions hosted across six massive hotel venues along the Las Vegas Strip, drawing tens of thousands of global tech professionals [1]. Navigating these spread-out locations within tight schedules often proves nearly impossible, as standard maps do not account for the extensive walking times required to move between specific presentation rooms inside the vast conference centres [1].
A Grassroots Solution to Conference Congestion
Having attended the conference four consecutive times in the past, Jim van Eijk, a Frontend Developer at Dutch software company 23G, repeatedly experienced the frustration of missing scheduled sessions due to unrealistic transit estimates [1]. Determined to recapture those lost hours, van Eijk developed SessionStack as a tool for his own team’s upcoming trip to the October 2026 event [1]. Recognising its broader utility for the global developer community, he chose to launch the application publicly and free of charge [1].
AI Integration and Real-Time Feasibility Metrics
Released on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store on 6 October 2026, SessionStack (version 1.6.0) addresses venue transit issues by calculating precise walking times between specific conference rooms [1]. The application dynamically analyses schedules and labels transitions with clear feasibility statuses: “ruim op tijd” (plenty of time), “krap” (tight), or “niet haalbaar” (unfeasible) [1]. To streamline navigation through the massive event catalogue, the tool integrates artificial intelligence to support natural language search queries [1].
Privacy-First Architecture and Gamified Engagement
In contrast to many modern software-as-a-service (SaaS) platforms, SessionStack prioritises user privacy by operating entirely without user registration, account creation, advertisements, or tracking SDKs [1]. Despite this lightweight footprint, it features two-way synchronisation with the official AWS Events app for direct seat reservations [1]. Additional features include schedule sharing via six-character codes, Markdown trip report exports, thirteen collectable badges, and a personalised “re:Invent Wrapped” summary at the end of the conference week [1].