SEO Professional Observations by Tim Dineen

Updated 11/28/2007 4:00 pm

I'm headed to PubCon (and Las Vegas) for the first time next week... I want to make the most of my first PubCon experience so, since I haven't seen any special-event tracking threads elsewhere, I have started one:

Please add additional info on Sphinn or email me at tim -at- exposureonline -dot- com .

Sometime:

* Some Sphinners are planning to check out a buffet or two - no specific time/location determined yet.

* Lunch meetup for Sphinners on Wednesday??

* Dinner at the Grand Lux Cafe at Venetian 6:30 pm. See Facebook Group

* Natasha Robinson may gather a few for the Pinball Hall of Fame

* I'll check out the Star Trek: The Experience if no one else is around yet on Sunday. :)

Monday:

* UPDATED and OFFICIAL: "Bloggers night out" via Joe Morin announces Monday/Tuesday special reserved pricing for Vegas shows. See the Pubcon blog for the announcement

* Daytime - Golf tourney (per Facebook) ??

* Monday night - Wynn bars ?? As everyone arrives, the Wynn bars will be full of SEOs.

Tuesday:

8:45 - 9:00 am - Conference Introduction by Brett Tabke

9:00 - 10:00 am - Kickoff Keynote Address by Craig Newmark

5:30 - 6:30 pm - Cocktail Reception - Sponsored by DidIt - with book signing by Kevin Lee

7:00 - 8:30 pm - Special Event : Open Search Forum with The Engines and Special - Guest Moderator Guy Kawasaki

* PS: See Joe Morin and "Bloggers night out" above.

Wednesday:

9:00 - 10:00 am - Keynote Address by Richard Rosenblatt

3:00 - 5:30 pm - Special Event: **** Domain Name Auction by Moniker ****

3:00 - 5:00 pm - LinkConnector is hosting drinks on Wednesday afternoon at the Envy Bar in the Renaissance Hotel (across from the Convention Center) - (per Facebook)

7:00 - 9:00 - Special Event - Google Reception with the Google Engineers

8:00 - 10:00 - Unofficial - Special Event : WereWolf Tournament Sponsored by SEOMOZ
- UPDATE: More detail just revealed at seomoz 11/27

10:00 - eNom/Demand Media party (for eNom/Demand resellers). Per comment on Sphinn

Thursday:

9:00 - 10:00 am - Keynote Coffee Chat With Matt Cutts of Google On the Hot Seat

5:30 pm - Exposition Hall Closes

7:00 - 9:00 pm - Microsoft event (CONFIRMED)

9:00+ pm Unofficial SEO Poker tourney - The Players - Now a Facebook group too

Friday:

1:30p-whenever - PubCon - The Classic
This is a pure networking event held in the afternoon somewhere in Vegas :-)
Location to be announced at the conference.

Important Links:
PubCon
WebmasterWorld
WebmasterWorld group on Facebook
Facebook PubCon (Facebook Event)
Facebook PubCon 2007 (unofficial group)

by Tim Dineen

Posted 11/25/2007