Wednesday, June 4 @ 7:30 am – 4:30 pm
Early registration ends May 2
Bell Harbor International Conference Center
Pier 66, Seattle
Web developers who build search-friendly code and infrastructure can thank us now. Registration for the Developer Day at Search Marketing Expo is the cheapest it’ll ever be from now until Friday, May 2. Procrastinators will pay $100 more for waiting until May 3rd to register, and the extremely disorganized (or rashly impulsive) will take an almost $200 hit for waiting until the day of the Expo to sign up.
Developer Day @ SMX Advanced is an in-depth exploration of strategies, best practices, and techniques for building search-friendly architecture. SEO expert Vanessa Fox is assembling a program that includes discussions on search-friendly development and platform considerations for the Microsoft stack and LAMP stack. There will even be an opportunity for expert technical review of your website. You can read more at Vanessa’s blog. And, for heaven’s sake, save some cash and sign up now!
Thursday, August 9 thru Saturday, August 11
Bell Harbor Conference Center
2211 Alaskan Way, Pier 66
I have a soft spot in my heart for Gnomedex. Two years ago I walked in to the Thursday night pre-conference party and immediately felt like I was among friends. This year, I volunteered to help conference organizers Chris and Ponzi Pirillo with registrations and some of the other myriad details that go into planning one of the premiere geek events in the country. From the little bit of insider’s insight I’ve gleaned, Gnomedex 7 is shaping up to be another humdinger of a geek gathering.
Billing itself as “the crossroads between producers and observers, between users and developers,” Chris and Ponzi really know how to set the stage for great conversations and discovery. Gnomedex is a single-track conference, so everyone experiences the talks together. Session leaders are encouraged to interact with and engage the audience, so boring PowerPoint presentations are few and far between. There are no separate rooms or VIP lounges, so there’s a real sense of a level playing field among attendees.
This year’s “session leaders” include former Apple evangelist Guy Kawasaki, Justin.tv’s Justin Kan, SEO guru Vanessa Fox, and a dozen other fascinating individuals. As I write this, there are fewer than 20 tickets left in the overflow room, so if you think you can possibly make the time, go register now!
