ABOUT PUBCON

PUBCON OVERVIEW

PubCon, the premier search and social media conference and expo, holds multi-track events in various United States and European cities, always including a November conference at the Las Vegas Convention Center in sunny Las Vegas, Nevada.http://www.pubcon.com/blog/gfx/LVStrip200x150.png

PubCon, supported by the industry's leading businesses, speakers, exhibitors, and sponsors involved in social media, Internet marketing, search engines, and online advertising, will offer a week-long look at the future of technology presented by many of the world's top speakers.

PubCon conferences are some of the biggest and boldest gathering of search http://www.pubcon.com/blog/gfx/vegas3.jpgand social media innovators ever assembled, offering an unrivaled highly-productive conference experience at cost-effective rates, and with the leading technology and online marketing visionaries who take part in PubCon, every attendee comes away with valuable new ideas and solutions for theirhttp://www.pubcon.com/blog/gfx/LVCC200x150.png businesses.

PubCon truly starts where other search and social media conferences end, and during our Las Vegas conference in November a rare vision for the future will be presented by a virtual who's who of technology. Join thousands of leading search and social media professionals for a PubCon conference, and learn more about the event with the information on this page, including the following PubCon video.


PUBCON VIDEO


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TOP KEYNOTES

Some of the key players shaping the future of the Web and in particular social media have come to PubCon over the years to tell their stories and share their visions with our attendees.

Previous keynote speakers at PubCon have included Zappos chief executive Tony Hsieh, Craigslist founder Craig Newmark, authors Malcolm Gladwell, Guy Kawasaki and Robert X. Cringely, Demand Media co-founder Richard Rosenblatt, technology enthusiast John Battelle, and noted author and New York Times technology columnist David Pogue, who spoke at our highly successful PubCon Las Vegas 2010 conference, among many other top keynote personalities.

All of our keynote speakers will bring their inspiring and groundbreaking search and social media insight to PubCon. Look for announcements about very special keynote speakers for upcoming PubCon conferences.


PAST PUBCON KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

David Pogue PubCon Keynote Speaker
David Pogue
Technology Writer
New York Times
Tony Hsieh PubCon Keynote Speaker
Tony Hsieh

CEO
Zappos
Bob Brisco PubCon Keynote Speaker
Bob Brisco
CEO
Internet Brands
Craig Newmark PubCon Keynote Speaker
Craig Newmark
Founder
Craigslist
Guy Kawasaki PubCon Keynote Speaker
Guy Kawasaki
Managing Director, Garage Technology Ventures
Malcolm Gladwell PubCon Keynote Speaker
Malcolm Gladwell
Author,
"Tipping Point", "Blink"
Richard Rosenblatt PubCon Keynote Speaker
Richard Rosenblatt
Co-Founder, Chairman, CEO, Demand Media
Robert X. Cringely PubCon Keynote Speaker
Robert X. Cringely
Author, Producer, PBS Online,
The Pulpit
Sarah Evans PubCon Keynote Speaker
Sarah Evans
Founder
Sevans Strategy
Chris Brogan PubCon Keynote Speaker
Chris Brogan
President
New Marketing Labs
Scott Stratten PubCon Keynote Speaker
Scott Stratten
President
UnMarketing
George Wright PubCon Keynote Speaker
George Wright

VP Marketing and Sales, Blendtec
Brian Clark PubCon Keynote Speaker
Brian Clark
Founder
Copyblogger
David Pogue PubCon Keynote Speaker
Tim Mayer
Chief Strategy Officer
Trada
Matt Cutts PubCon Keynote Speaker
Matt Cutts
Google Search Quality Control

CUTTING-EDGE SESSIONS


PubCon typically features around eight full sub-conferences of cutting-edge sessions highlighting hundreds of the world's best technology speakers.

Many of these top speakers consider PubCon to be their favorite event, and their enthusiasm for PubCon will be apparent as attendees will be treated to insights and research that just won't be shared at any other conference but PubCon.

We feel that it's important for PubCon attendees to gain valuable "take-aways" from sessions, and that's why we provide every full conference pass holder with a CD containing the conference presentation files, mailed out immediately after the conclusion of PubCon, as a way to say thank you and to help you keep implementing the plans and insight presented in our sessions throughout the year and long into the future.


SOCIAL MEDIA

At PubCon Twitter and other social media services will play a larger role than ever.

All aspects of successfully using Twitter and location-aware services such as FourSquare and Gowalla will be covered by marketing, social media, search and programming experts, with multiple tracks featuring sessions such as "Killer Twitter Apps, Services, and API Trends," "Experts on PR and Twitter," and other unique offerings such as "Twitter Landscape - Hot Trends and Topics," that promise to take social media insight to new heights.

"PubCon is going to be so well-documented on Twitter," Google head of Web spam Matt Cutts said at our PubCon South event in Austin, Texas. His prediction came true as discussion about PubCon using the #PubCon hash tag became Twitter's most popular term for a period during that conference, and conference-goers enjoyed tweeting questions to speakers and fellow audience members during many sessions, a trend that has continued to an even greater extent during recent PubCon conferences.


EXHIBITORS AND SPONSORS

PubCon features many search and social media exhibitors andPubCon 2008 Las Vegas Exhibition Hall sponsors, with additional information available on the PubCon Sponsors and PubCon Exhibitors pages.

Prospective sponsors and exhibitors, please click here to request more information.

Space is limited and exhibition and sponsorship packages are on a first-come-first serve basis for upcoming PubCon events.


PRODUCT LAUNCHES

PubCon often serves as a launching ground for major new products and serviceshttp://www.searchengineworld.com/images/logos/googlefriendconnectlogo95.png from some of the largest Internet firms, such as Google's PubCon launch of its Friend Connect API initiative and similar product announcement from Microsoft, Twitter and other firms.

PubCon is the place to be when exciting new technologies are launched.


ADVISORY BOARD

PubCon has an extraordinarily diverse pool of talent helping to guide our conferences, led by the members of our PubCon Advisory Board that includes:

Guy Kawasaki Managing Director, Garage Technology Ventures
Tim Mayer Vice President of Product Management, Yahoo! Search
Justin Osmer Senior Product Manager, Bing, Microsoft Corporation
Melanie Mitchell SVP of Search Strategy, Digitas
Adam Lasnik Search Evangelist, Google
Gordon Hotchkiss President, Enquiro Search Solutions
Rick Schwartz Rick Schwartz, CEO Traffic Conference
Greg Boser President, WebGuerrilla LLC
Heather Lloyd Martin President and CEO, SuccessWorks
George Roberts President and CEO, Interjuncture.com
Jim Stobb CEO, Position Tech
Joe Laratro President, Tandem Interactive
Ted Ulle Partner, The MEWS Group
Jake Baillie Managing Director, STN Labs
Todd Friesen Vice President of Search, Position Technologies
Jim Boykin CEO, We Build Pages
Thomas Ball Venture Partner, Austin Ventures
Chris Tolles CEO, Topix

The PubCon Advisory Board will bring energy and variety to all upcoming PubCon conferences.


TIPS

If you are new to PubCon, we have several helpful guides and collections of tips available to make your experience smooth and efficient.

If you'd like to come to PubCon but are looking for ways to make it happen at your company, we show both the educational and monetary value of PubCon in "Top Tips to Get Your Boss to Send You to a Conference," by PubCon founder Brett Tabke, who takes a light-hearted look at why it is worthwhile to make an effort to attend.

PubCon has always been the premier search and social media conference, at a surprisingly affordable price, and Tabke explains how we manage to do it in his "Keeping Conferences Affordable and Fun" guide.

If you're already registered for PubCon and planning how to best organize your time during the busy November week, have a look at "Conference Survivor - Sports and Games: (PubCon fun)," a look at some of the creative ways you can get more from the PubCon experience.

If you'd like to know what PubCon holds in store, look no further than our PubCon History Archives, and check out our PubCon photo-retrospective piece called "You Never Know Who You'll Run Into At PubCon," highlighting some of the celebrities who have attended PubCon.

Each year a number of PubCon conference-goers write handy blog posts with their own tips and advice for getting the most out of the event, and some offerings are listed here:

Dr. Peter J. Meyers, or "Dr. Pete," president of User Effect has offered his "Seven Tips For Surviving PubCon" on the SEOmoz blog.

PubCon speaker Heather Lloyd-Martin has written "15 Tips For A Successful PubCon Conference."

Chris Hooley, a PubCon speaker, has written a "PubCon Is Coming!" preview.

PubCon speaker Michael Dorausch has written about his "Five PubCon Badge Essentials."

The Hosting News has written about PubCon in his "Are You Heading To PubCon Las Vegas? You Should Be" blog post.

Jeff Tirey has written a "PubCon Survival Guide" for the beginner, including a second part. A large collection of media coverage from last year's PubCon Las Vegas can also help show how successfully PubCon works.

What you can do to prepare for PubCon:

  • Webmasters: Talk to the companies you already work with and arrange meetings while at PubCon. There is nothing like a face-to-face meeting to generate new leads, work new angles, and iron out any problems.
  • Affiliates: Talk to those running your current programs and ask if they are attending PubCon. Let them know that you are coming to PubCon, and ask to arrange time to talk.
  • Search Engine Marketers: PubCon will offer a rare chance to talk to representatives from the major search and social media firms, and to your clients.
  • Program managers: One-on-one customer support and client maintenance is a rare opportunity. Call your existing clients and invite them to PubCon.
  • Bring Your Friends: Be a hero. Invite them. After all, it is PubCon.

BANNERS AND AFFILIATE PROGRAM

If you'd like to share your enthusiasm for the upcoming PubCon show, try our PubCon Web banner images available to include on your website, social media pages or blogs.

Our PubCon Rewards Affiliate Program has been designed to thank our partners who help promote PubCon, by offering special discounts.


ITINERARY BUILDER

To help you pick from so many tracks at PubCon, comprising as many as 100 or more session choices, we encourage you to take advantage of our online "Build Your Show Itinerary" feature, which Tabke explains in detail in his "PubCon Conference Itinerary Builder" piece.


INDUSTRY PARTY AND EVENTS SCENE

To go along with PubCon's full slate of specialized session tracks, an intensive educational search and social media training program, and top-notch keynote speakers, we offer an unrivaled slate of after-hours parties, TweetUps and networking events.

In addition to our huge lineup of daytime conference events, the PubCon party scene also makes our events an ultra-marathon of nightlife, with a party lineup that always grows as PubCon draws near.

Put on your running shoes, or at least your party shoes, and plan your PubCon nighttime events using our handy events guide published before upcoming conferences, featuring times and locations for networking events.

In addition to PubCon's Ironman schedule of after-hours parties, PubCon features the famous PubCon Classic, an informal networking event giving attendees a chance to rub elbows with friends both new and old in a relaxed environment.

Expanding PubCon beyond the cutting-edge keynotes, training programs and PubCon Classic Networking Event sessions is PubCon's annual classic party, a tradition dating back to the very first PubCon. This traditional event gives PubCon attendees a great opportunity to network with new friends and business contacts in a relaxed, informal environment set in a Las Vegas pub-like environment.


INFORMAL BAR NETWORKING

As the official hotels for PubCon are announced, plans for great places to meet and network with fellow attendees 24 hours a day will become available on the PubCon blog.


PROFESSIONAL TRAINING WORKSHOPS

PubCon also holds day-long two-track slates of intensive educational search and social media training programs during PubCon conferences and as stand-alone events.

The PubCon Masters Group training program usually takes place the day before the full conference officially begins, with two simultaneous tracks of in-depth sessions led by some of the industry's most respected search and social media professionals.

Due to the intimate nature of this training, the size of the class will be limited.

This intensive full day of expert-led training is available for a special standalone low price. There are also additional discounts available with a full PubCon conference registration. Please see the registration page for more information on pricing.

Please note that this event sold out during all recent PubCon conferences, so register early to ensure a spot.


NETWORKING LUNCHES

PubCon typically offers a Networking Lunch Program hosted by a variety of top speakers leading PubCon 2008 Las Vegas Networkingconversations about more than 20 social media and Internet marketing subjects.

Our networking lunches give you the opportunity to get close to some of PubCon's top speakers and spend time discussing the industry topics they know the best, all in a relaxed shared environment around a lunch table.


AUTHOR BOOK SIGNINGS

Meet your favorite new media and optimization authors and have them sign copieshttp://www.pubcon.com/blog/gfx/booksignings.png of their books at a PubCon author book signing booth in the exhibition hall, tentatively scheduled to take place during the upcoming PubCon conferences.

Get up close with many of the outstanding authors who speak at PubCon.

Last year more than 30 authors signed books at the busy PubCon book signing booth, and for upcoming PubCon conferences even more are expected. Look for a detailing schedule of book signings before future PubCon shows.


CROSS-PROMOTIONAL OFFERS

We expect to once again team up with a number of search and social media firms  to offer special cross-promotional PubCon registration rates. These special deals have sold out quickly during past events, so keep posted to be notified when they become available by subscribing to the PubCon blog.


SPECIAL LUXURY HOTEL PRICING

PubCon has teamed up with numerous luxury hotels throughout thehttp://www.pubcon.com/images/wynn2.png years, and we announce special hotel partnership pricing before each conference. Look for the latest information to be posted on the PubCon hotel information page.

Keep posted to the PubCon blog for detailed information. After the official announcement is made, look for the latest information to be posted on the PubCon hotel information page.


AIRLINE DISCOUNTS

PubCon is often able to offer conference attendees discount airfares with certain airlines, and we will announce any such discounts for upcoming PubCon conferences on our blog.


CAR RENTAL DISCOUNTS

PubCon regularly offers attendees discount car rental rates for those who prefer driving to taxis, usually available up until the conference begins. Announcements about special car rental rates for upcoming PubCon events are posted to the PubCon blog before each event.


LAS VEGAS MONORAIL SPECIALS

Use the Las Vegas Monorail to get to and from PubCon at the Las Vegas Convention Center without the hassles of traffic and wasted time. Information about monorail tickets for PubCon Las Vegas is available here.http://www.pubcon.com/blog/gfx/LasVegasMonorail.png

Whether you’re in Las Vegas attending PubCon or traveling the Strip for any of the after-hours PubCon events throughout the week, the Monorail is quick and convenient, with trains arriving every few minutes.

The Las Vegas Monorail is fun to ride and at just 15 minutes or less away from any Las Vegas Boulevard Strip hotel (PDF Monorail Map) with a monorail stop, often even quicker than a cab ride.

The Las Vegas Convention Center stop is directly in front of the convention center where PubCon is located. An interactive route map is available on the Las Vegas Monorail Web site.

Hop on for a one-way trip or pick up an unlimited seven-day special pass for the freedom to travel at your leisure throughout PubCon.


LAS VEGAS TAXI SERVICE

Taxi cabs are another convenient way to get around Las Vegas during PubCon, withhttp://www.pubcon.com/blog/gfx/blueman-pubcon2007.png lines of taxi cabs and minivans regularly lined up at the front entrances to the Las Vegas Convention Center where PubCon is held, and at all the major hotels and casinos in Las Vegas.

The phone numbers of several of the major taxi cab companies in Las Vegas are listed here for your convenience:

  • Lucky Cab Co - www.luckylimolv.com - (702) 732-4400
  • Yellow-Checker-Star - www.ycstrans.com - (702) 873-2000
  • Henderson Taxi - www.bell-trans.com - (702) 384-2322
  • Desert Cab On Demand - www.desertcabinc.com - (702) 386-9102

Taxi cabs in Las Vegas are licensed by the State of Nevada under the authority of the Nevada Taxicab Authority, which maintains a list of all city taxi cab companies and rate information on it's official Web site.

The Las Vegas Convention Center is located at 3150 Paradise Road, Las Vegas, Nevada, 89109. (map)


LAS VEGAS LIMOUSINE SERVICE

Taking a ride in a luxurious stretch limousine can often be as economical as a trip in http://www.pubcon.com/blog/gfx/pubconnetworking1.pnga plain taxi cab when booked among a group of PubCon friends.

What better way to arrive in style at PubCon than in a specialty theme limousine that can be more affordable than many would imagine.

The phone numbers of several of the top Las Vegas limousine companies are listed here:

  • Presidential Limousine - www.presidentiallimolv.com - (702) 731-5577
  • Las Vegas Limousines - www.lasvegaslimo.com - (888) 696-4400
  • On Demand Sedan & Limousine - www.odslimo.com - (702) 876-2222
  • Limousines of Nevada LLC - www.limousinesofnevada.com - (702) 252-7212
  • Ambassador Limousine - www.lasvegas-limousine.com - (702) 362-6200
  • CLS Nevada - www.clsnevada.com - (702) 740-4545
  • Diamond Transportation Limousine Las Vegas - www.diamondlasvegas.com - (800) 690-1959

INTERVIEWS AND VIDEO BLOG

The PubCon Video Blog showcases past, present and potential future PubCon speakers in interviews by WebmasterWorld video content producer Vanessa Zamora and PubCon founder Brett Tabke.

Watch PubCon-produced video interviews with many of the "Who's Who" of top search and social media marketers, webmasters and technology innovators, and learn as they speak on a wide range of the Internet-related subjects that are the trademark of PubCon conferences, including many from our previous conferences.


PUBCON ON FACEBOOK, LINKEDIN, FOURSQUARE AND OTHER HOT SPOTS

Follow PubCon on Twitter, and subscribe to the PubCon blog mailing list to receive http://www.pubcon.com/images/twittericon.pnge-mail updates about upcoming show registration, keynote speakers, conference hotels and more. Other ways to keep up with PubCon include joining our PubCon Facebook group, LinkedIn page, and PubCon Flickr feed.

Users of Foursquare and Gowalla can also keep track of PubCon attendees who use these location-based services. See our PubCon social media contact page for more information.


DECADE-PLUS HISTORY OF SUCCESS

With more than a decade of success, the history of PubCon is virtually the story of search and social media itself. Explore PubCon's complete history archives, and watch some of our special tenth anniversary fun in the following PubCon video.


COME TO PUBCON

Full of energy and excitement, PubCon conferences are jam-packed with leading-edge sessions and one-of-a-kind presentations.

Whether you are a newbie or an anchored old school pro, there are big discoveries in store at PubCon.

Search engine and social media marketers, optimizers, marketing executives, webmasters, affiliate managers, program and channel managers, purchasing agents and affiliates are just some of the people who will make up the crowds at PubCon.

Register online early and save. Early sign-up periods may vary, so please check the registration page for the latest updates. Exhibitors are given discount coupons to hand out, so feel free to check with them for further savings. There are also additional discounts for WebmasterWorld supporters and for groups of four or more people.


TOP TEN REASONS TO ATTEND PUBCON

  1. High Level of Content : Each PubCon track or sub-conference is focused on a specific aspect of marketing featuring topics that are important to your marketing and traffic-acquisition strategies. We focus on some of the hottest trends and topics by asking speakers to prepare part of their presentation just prior to PubCon, resulting in discussions that cover the very latest trends.

  2. Networking : The WebmasterWorld community started PubCon in an English Pub where attendees got together to learn from and interact with others in their market space. Networking is readily available at breakfast, lunch, during session breaks, and well into the night at PubCon's many cocktail hours and parties.

  3. Prime-Time Speakers : PubCon attendees will hear and talk with the early adopting who's who of Internet marketing, at the conference widely recognized as the speakers conference, where speakers come to learn as well as to share their vast knowledge.

  4. Post-Conference Networking Resources : PubCon attendees receive a bound printed manual of the show, and a full CD of all PubCon presentation PowerPoints is mailed to all full conference attendees.

  5. Takeaways : PubCon presentations always end with at least one specific takeaway that you can apply to your business' own projects.

  6. Test Yourself : By spending time with others in your field at PubCon Las Vegas 2011, you'll get an accurate idea of how your skill set stacks up, and gain valuable insight into which areas of your work you may need to focus on for continued growth and success.

  7. Value : We realize how much you have invested in attending a conference. PubCon strives to provide the best value available in search and social media marketing conferences today, offering direct value in the form of education, new contacts, professional relationships, vendors and partnerships.

  8. Vendors : Use PubCon as an opportunity to talk with vendors about their services that you use or may wish to try, in the PubCon exhibit hall.

  9. Professional : PubCon is in it's tenth year, with event management roots running over 20 years. From registration to at-the-show services, PubCon engages in a professional yet personal touch that stands out in an oftentimes crowded field.

  10. Your Clients, customers, and especially your competitors will attend. 'Nuff said.

Need more reasons to attend? "101 Reasons For Coming To PubCon" offers many more.

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