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title: "1. Attending an AWS hosted event"
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To complete this workshop, you are provided with an AWS account via the AWS Event Engine service. A team hash will be provided to you by event staff.

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If you are currently logged in to an AWS Account, you can logout using this [link](https://console.aws.amazon.com/console/logout!doLogout)
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### Create AWS Account

1. Connect to the portal by clicking the button or browsing to [https://dashboard.eventengine.run/](https://dashboard.eventengine.run/). The following screen shows up. Enter the provided hash in the text box. The button on the bottom right corner changes to **Accept Terms & Login**. Click on that button to continue.

    ![Event Engine](/images/10_prerequisites/event-engine-initial-screen.png)

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Leave the Event Engine tab open (A new tab will be used for the next step)
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2. Select Sign in method:

    Select **Email One-Time Password (OTP)**, enter your email address and click **Send passcode**. Use the passcode received at your email inbox and click **Sign-in**.

    ![Event Engine](/images/10_prerequisites/signin.png)

3. Choose **AWS Console**, then **Open AWS Console**.

    ![Event Engine Dashboard](/images/10_prerequisites/event-engine-dashboard.png)

4. Use a single region for the duration of this workshop. Please select **US East (N.Virginia)** in the top right corner in case it is not selected (it should be selected by default).

    ![Event Engine Region](/images/10_prerequisites/event-engine-region.png)

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This account will expire at the end of the workshop and the all the resources created will be automatically deprovision-ed. You will not be able to access this account after today.
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