After some discussion and sharing on Twitter, I pulled together this list of some of the upcoming conferences and events for those wanting to expand their horizons in marketing and social media (and a little Web 2.0 thrown in for good measure). This list is by no means exhaustive; if you know of a great event that marketing folks should know about, please include it in the comments with a link.
TechnoMarketing – Oct 6-7, 2008, Chicago and Oct 20-21, Newport Beach
Corporate Communications in a Web 2.0 World – Oct 14-16, 2008, Cary, NC
New Marketing Summit – Oct 14-15, 2008 – Foxboro, MA (2009 dates too)
MarketingProfs DMM – Oct 22-23, 2008, Scottsdale, AZ
PRSA International – Oct 25-28, 2008, Detroit
BlogWell – October 28, 2008, San Jose, CA
Forrester’s Consumer Forum – Oct 28-29, Dallas, TX
SWOMFest – October 30, 2008, Austin, TX
Ad:Tech New York – November 3-6, 2008, NYC (int’l dates year round)
PubCon Search Marketing Conference – Nov 11-14, Las Vegas
AdAge 360 Marketing Conference – Nov 12, 2008, NYC
WOM Crash Courses – Nov 6, Dec 10, and Jan 21 in Chicago
SES Chicago (dates and locations worldwide) – December 8-12, Chicago
Affiliate Summit – Jan 11-13, 2009 in Las Vegas
SXSW Interactive – March 13-17, 2009, Austin, TX
Web 2.0 Expo – March 31 – April 3, 2009, San Francisco
SBMU – TBD in April 2009, Houston, TX
SOBCon – May 1-3, 2009, Chicago
SMX (Search Marketing Expo) – International Dates
If you missed these events from last month, be sure and watch their sites to catch them in 2009:
BlogWorld Expo – September
Interact – September
If big formal conferences aren’t your thing, check out these unconferences that are happening all the time, maybe in your area (or host your own):
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