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If if you’re in San Francisco after the 4th you might want to check out the Social Networking Conference. The event is part mobile, enterprise and business networking. I’m thinking there will be a different crowd from the Miami event due to the fact that most companies are based in the SF Bay area.
http://www.socialnetworkingconference.com
Those that register before July 3 will save $100 -
http://www.socialnetworkingconference.com/register-sf-2008.php
The 4th annual event will focus on the following topics:
- MOBILE SOCIAL NETWORKING
- BUSINESS SOCIAL NETWORKING
- ENTERPRISE SOCIAL NETWORKING
This event will focus on mobile technology, enterprise social networking
applications and business models for business social networking. Interest
in this event is very high.
Attending will be senior level executives from: social networking business,
venture capitalists, mobile and wireless carriers, software companies,
fortune 1000 firms, mobile software companies, mobile marketing companies,
and others. ( Video from 2007:
http://www.snc2008.com/eventvideo-sf-2007.php )
Speakers include IBM, Visible Path, Sybase365, Deutcshe Telecom, Perey
Research, Social Networking Watch and others.
Partial Speaker list: http://www.snc2008.com/speakers-sf-2008.php
Interested in speaking? Click here:
http://www.snc2008.com/speaker-request-sf-2008.php
(Please note we are getting about a dozen requests a day to speak at this
event)
Please register early for this event as space is limited.
Registration:
http://www.socialnetworkingconference.com/register-sf-2008.php
Low hotel rate: The event is on the UCSF campus. We have a limited number
of rooms reserved at the nearby Mosser Hotel in San Francisco at $134 per
night.
See here for travel info: http://www.snc2008.com/venue-sf-2008.php
Thanks for your support and I look forward to seeing you at our events!
Also, please check out the industry message boards.
http://mb.socialnetworkingconference.com
I recommend you participate in the discussion. Its your business!
Marc Lesnick
Conference Organzier
http://www.socialnetworkingconference.com
Blog reactions
2 responses so far ↓
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Tim Rees (Check me out!)
// May 21, 2008 at 10:12 pm
I shall be there - obviously I shall be sat over in the dating section of the conference, which seems to be getting much less representation at this event than usual :(
Still it will be interesting to speak with mobile and business social networks to learn more about what is going on in their market.
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David Evans (Check me out!)
// May 22, 2008 at 12:06 am
Mark is trying to work both sides of the aisle with varying degrees of success depending on the location of his events. Just look at the popularity of the EU conferences compared to Asia or the juggernaut which is the Miami dating conference.
Miami should probably stay dating and drop the social networking focus.
I know most of the people running social networks in the Bay area and they all know what each other is doing. Otherwise you are a vendor selling into the space, in which case you want someone like me repping you. You’re not going to get inside the inner circle at a conference. That’s the way the social networking business works by and large.
SF is definitely not a dating conference and this year seems less focused on mobile than business networking.
I think consistency and clarity of what the shows are about and some top-notch talent are needed to make these shows a success. Otherwise I get this feeling of “whats the west coast show about this year?”
People will always pay a lot to be in proximity of the movers and shakers, if they are in attendance. The question is how many people will pay?
I always say it’s the conversation in the hallways that make a great conference, the speakers are a distraction unless you are new the the scene.
Curious what other people get out of these conferences?
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