Are You Going to SES Chicago or PubCon Vegas?

November 28th, 2007 by Loren Baker, Editor | 33 Comments

This may be my shortest blog post in a long time, but here’s a quick question :

Are you going to Search Engine Strategies Chicago or PubCon 2007 in Vegas?

And why?

Comments

33 responses so far ↓

Ken Savage on Nov 28, 2007 at 12:33 pm

come on people, who’s going to what?

hey Loren, maybe people can’t do the math above. :)
Michael on Nov 28, 2007 at 12:33 pm

None, because I’m not from USA.
Bill Hartzer on Nov 28, 2007 at 12:33 pm

I arrive on Monday and am really looking forward to seeing everyone again. I speak on Tuesday about social media and Search.
Loren Baker on Nov 28, 2007 at 12:41 pm

Where are you arriving Bill? ;)
Frank Antonellis on Nov 28, 2007 at 12:45 pm

Pubcon 2007 all the way! SEOpranos will be in da house!

Hope to see you all there!
Michael D on Nov 28, 2007 at 12:53 pm

I’m going to Vegas because I heard Bill Hartzer was speaking. :)

Also, it’s close to Los Angeles and there will be good times in the pub.
Marci on Nov 28, 2007 at 12:55 pm

> Pubcon and I cannot wait…
Hope to see you in Las Vegas next week!
Lisa Barone on Nov 28, 2007 at 1:18 pm

Pubcon.
TheMadHat on Nov 28, 2007 at 1:32 pm

Pubcon of course…
Rhea Drysdale on Nov 28, 2007 at 1:46 pm

I’m going to Pubcon because I went to SES Chicago last year and have never been to Pubcon before.
Everett from Denver on Nov 28, 2007 at 1:52 pm

Neither. Probably going to an SMX next time around. Might check out Shoemoney’s thing too if I get the time. Bug Pubcon Vegas sounds fun this year. Hope you have have a blast. Drink a few down for me. :-)
Jonathan Dingman on Nov 28, 2007 at 1:52 pm

Sadly, no…the company doesn’t want to go so I can’t go :(
Nick Wilsdon on Nov 28, 2007 at 1:58 pm

PubCon for us - all the way from Russia.
David Wallace on Nov 28, 2007 at 2:07 pm

SES because I am speaking. Otherwise, would have opted for PubCon - closer to me and not as cold!
Dave Davis on Nov 28, 2007 at 3:02 pm

Pubcon from Ireland because there are more poeple going to Vegas that I want to meet and well Vegas is just plain buckets of fun anyway.
Bill Hartzer on Nov 28, 2007 at 3:13 pm

>>arriving

PubCon Vegas, baby. It’s the only show in town. ;)
Justin Davy on Nov 28, 2007 at 3:47 pm

SES Chicago. Will be helping SERoundtable with coverage. Looking forward to SMX Advanced next year though.
Urbanist on Nov 28, 2007 at 4:01 pm

Nope, though I look forward to seeing some liveblogging out of there :)
Arnie - Link Building Pro on Nov 28, 2007 at 5:24 pm

PubCon because it is about 1500 miles closer, warmer and have use of a free condo! I also like the tracks a little better. But, will be attending an SES early next year.
kid disco on Nov 28, 2007 at 7:21 pm

PubCon! Cuz all the cool peeps will be there… :P
Joseph Morin on Nov 28, 2007 at 10:00 pm

If you are headed out to PubCon, I have around 500 tickets to Las Vegas shows that I am giving out to Bloggers.
chris boggs on Nov 29, 2007 at 7:56 am

SES Chicago since it’s right around the lake from here. Also the truly cool people will be there, CK got the wrong memo…

I actually wish I could do both but Brett was hatin’ on “special day to speak requests” so I could not fulfill my master plan of SES M-W and Pubcon Th-Sat.
suresh on Nov 29, 2007 at 2:31 pm

Of Course Pubcon, Had a real good time last year and had a chance to meet some of the cool people in our industry. Cant wait to hang out there. This time I am trying to talk to almost everyone who is there. It will be interesting to see How Online Social Media friends interact in Person. Lots of them Who I havent met in person
See you all there
Suresh
Matt McGowan on Nov 29, 2007 at 5:20 pm

SES Chicago… of course!
Ryan Lash (LA Search Guy) on Nov 30, 2007 at 10:24 pm

Vegas Baby, Vegas.

-RL

PS: I can’t think of a better way to break my new M6 than a Road Trip!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryanlash/2076555371/

:).
AgentSully on Nov 30, 2007 at 10:28 pm

Maybe next year.
Doug Heil on Dec 1, 2007 at 6:54 am

Neither of them. Only a small percentage of the industry goes and even wants to go. I can’t blame them either. Simply not worth it…. not by any stretch.

This thread needed something different.
chris boggs on Dec 1, 2007 at 8:23 am

lol what a surprise mr heil bashing everyone again. season’s greetings doug! :)
Greg Jarboe on Dec 1, 2007 at 9:09 am

I’ll be at SES Chicago. Here’s my schedule:
Here’s my schedule at SES Chicago:

Monday, Dec. 3, from 10:15 to 11:15 a.m., I’m moderating “The Human Equation: Giving Back Internet Style” session.

Monday, Dec. 3, from 2:45pm to 3:45pm, I’ll be covering the “Orion Panel: Universal, Blended and Vertical Search” for the Search Engine Watch Blog.

Tuesday, Dec. 4, from 10:15 to 11:15 a.m., I’m speaking along with Kevin Ryan at the “Introduction to Search Marketing” session.

Tuesday, Dec. 4, from 11:30am to 12:30pm, I’m moderating “Meet the Bloggers Who Can Make Your Cash Register Ring!”

Wednesday, Dec. 5, from 10:15 to 11:15 a.m., I’m moderating the “Personalization, User Data & Search” session.

Wednesday, Dec. 5, from 3:30 to 4:30pm, I’m moderating the “PPC Advertising on Influential Blogs and Social Media” session.

Friday, Dec. 7, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., I’m teaching a training class along with Amanda Watlington of Searching for Profit: “Getting Found in All the Right Places.”

If you’re attending SES Chicago, drop by and say hello.
Patrick Sexton on Dec 1, 2007 at 10:10 am

I am flying over 2500 miles of Pacific to attend PubCon.
Dr. Pete on Dec 1, 2007 at 10:24 am

Looking forward to my first PubCon. Even we Chicagoans don’t want to be in Chicago in December :)

Actually, I did SES Chicago last year and it was great. Two in a row just seemed like overkill.
Doug Heil on Dec 1, 2007 at 1:13 pm

Hi Chris, Well, I simply state what MANY more would never state publically even though they think it. You should respect someone who will stand up for what they believe and not do the kiss-kiss-face-face-ass-ass thang.
Jon Kelly on Dec 1, 2007 at 4:42 pm

pubcon for me, Loren. Monday to Friday.