Register for InstructureCon25 • Passes include access to all sessions, the expo hall, entertainment and networking events, meals, and extraterrestrial encounters.
Noah is on the right track with the ranking stuff. You'll need to do a few more things in order to "rank up" (which I compare to "leveling up" in video games or even some board games that have that kind of mechanism). Here are a couple Guides for you to look at:
