October 31, 2008

Advanced SES Chicago 2008 blog coverage!

A big thank you to our fans for featuring advanced coverage of SES Chicago 2008! More to come so keep watching!

Ad Operations Online, Search Engine Strategies (SES) Chicago 2008 to Spark Discussions on Viral Campaigns, Social Media and Search around the World
seowebtips.com, SES Chicago offers discount!
digital inspiration, Search Engine Strategies - SES Conference 2008 Chicago
Aslan Interactive, Interview with Michael Kiefer, BrandProtect
SEOGroup, SEOGroup at the SES Chicago Conference
Search Engine Watch, Just in time planning for SES Chicago 2008
Acquisio, An Ode to SES Chicago, Buddy Guy, Chicken Fried Steak, and Towlie
Marketinghelpnet.com, Search Engine Strategies is Coming to Chicago
Web Marketing Watch, SES Chicago 2008 Be there!
Urban Mapping, Urban Mapping to Present at SES Chicago
Search Engine Watch, SEO covered at PRSA International Conference in Detroit
Metamend, SES Chicago - Professor Lawrence Lessig Keynote!
Personal Life Media, DishyMix: Susan Bratton Podcasts & Blogs Famous Executives
Webbed Marketing, SES Chicago
Natural Search and Mobile SEO blog, Speaking at SES Chicago 2008
Shinji Kuwayama, Attending SES Chicago?
SEO Design, Search Engine Strategies (SES) Chicago Draws Near
SEMpdx, 3 Questions With Matt McGowan
Mel Carson, SMX London – PubCon - SES Chicago 2008
SubmitEdge, SES Expo Chicago - 2008
Search Engine Watch, We are what we search

---

October 21, 2008

Update: SES Chicago Speakers and Sessions

First of all, a hearty thank you to those of you who took the time to submit new and compelling session ideas. Some of the topics were especially captivating and have been chosen for the Chicago agenda. Thank you also to everyone who has sent in a proposal to speak. We received a record number of submissions and are now in the process of confirming selected speakers. Please remember – the deadline for submitting a speaking proposal is October 30th!

Timelines:

Event: December 8-12, 2008
Deadline for pitching new sessions: Deadline has passed
Deadline for pitching to speak at existing sessions: October 30, 2008

Speaking Guidelines are here.

The Speaker Submission Form is here.

As always, priority consideration is given to practitioner case studies, especially when they are presented by a representative of the organization. Please find below some of the panels where we still have openings and welcome speaker suggestions:

“Social Responsibility in a 2.0 World” – For this session we are looking for a non-profit organization or an organization with a recognized corporate social responsibility policy.

“Search & Packaged Goods” – For this session we are looking for a brand dealing in packaged goods online.

“SEO Through Blogs & Feeds”

“Getting Vertical Search Right”

“Shopping Search Tactics” - For this session we are looking for speakers from a brand.

“eCommerce 101: Optimizing Your Shopping Cart for Search”

---