My blogging friend Rick from The Real Ugly American has some great news. He has been instrumental in putting together the first ever Blogger Expo which will be held in the Las Vegas Convention Center next November. Here is the official press release that will be issued to the press across the country in one hour. Being friends and all he has allowed me to get a bit of a jump on the news:
Blogging, the increasingly popular form of online communications, will assume a new level of importance in the business community next year with the launch of the inaugural BlogWorld & New Media Expo, slated for the Las Vegas Convention Center, Nov. 8-9, 2007. The event, which will combine elements of the corporate communications world with the needs of active, individual “bloggers” will be the first gathering of its kind.
According to show producer, Libby Durfee, the event will provide a platform for businesses to connect with established corporate and mainstream bloggers, vloggers (video bloggers), podcasters, Internet radio broadcasters, and other new media outlets seeking the latest technologies. She said it is the only tradeshow, exhibition and conference designed to support the dynamic industry and business of blogging.
The event will also feature a comprehensive seminar program, led by experts in each field, appealing to specific blogging needs, such as increasing readership, monetizing a blog, and the influence of blogs in politics. One of the conference tracks will address the needs of businesses that are already active in the blogosphere or are interested in taking advantage of the tremendous opportunities blogging offers as this form of communication gains recognition as an increasingly significant factor in the coming years.
[...]BlogWorld, which will encompass 40 thousand square feet of space at the Las Vegas venue, will also host the Weblog Awards, recognizing the best blogs of the year from several categories.
[...]Exhibitors will be drawn from the ranks of web hosting companies, blog publishing software, design companies, wireless services, hardware and software brands, RSS syndication services, podcast services, online advertising networks and other products directly involved with this growing communications phenomenon.
Go to their official website here.
There will be some big name bloggers there, which is still a secret so unless I’m waterboarded I will not devulge them to you.
Make plans to be there.
