But this is Vegas, Bay-bee!

FIRST BLOGWORLD & NEW MEDIA EXPO TO BE WORLD’S LARGEST GATHERING OF BLOGGERS
Registration Now Open at www.blogworldexpo.com

LAS VEGAS - August 20, 2007 - Thousands of bloggers, vloggers and podcasters are set to descend on Las Vegas for BlogWorld & New Media Expo, the world’s first, industry-wide blogging tradeshow. The inaugural event, to be held at the Las Vegas Convention Center Thursday - Friday, Nov. 8 - 9, 2007, with pre-show seminars Wednesday, Nov. 7, will bring together professional to citizen journalists, entertainment icons, industry pundits, and popular social communities, as well as internet radio and TV producers and podcasters in the most important assembly of future new media moguls. Registration is now open.

Designed to help experienced content creators and newbie’s alike, BlogWorld & New Media Expo will feature more than 60 seminars, panel discussions and keynotes.

The Expo promises sessions on blogging basics, podcasting, video blogging, monetization strategies, increasing readership and blog site “stickiness,” use of RSS (really simple syndication), search engine optimization, blogging in the political arena, and other topics of interest to veteran and first-time bloggers.

The conference will host several major blogging communities, including business, technology, politics, sports, lifestyle and pop-culture, milbloggers, mommy bloggers and godbloggers.

Exhibitors will include blog publishing software, advertising networks, affiliate program providers, RSS syndication services, news readers, aggregators, computer hardware and software companies, Wi-Fi services, broadband ISPs, web hosting companies, podcasting services, pro audio and video recording equipment and blog consultants.

Research shows that more than 12 million American adults currently maintain a blog, while more than 57 million read blogs. Companies and individuals will be able to harness the latest developments in the blogosphere, all in one place-at BlogWorld.

“We’re witnessing a communication revolution. New media is rapidly changing the way people get their news and the way companies communicate with their customers,”

Rick Calvert, Founder and CEO, BlogWorld Expo, said. “This event is designed to give professional and aspiring bloggers the tools and education they need to take their brands to the next level and to bring the traditional communication world up to speed with the blogosphere.”

Additional information on BlogWorld, speaker topics, session descriptions and registration are all available at www.blogworldexpo.com.

I’ve already checked my calendar and the Predators aren’t playing in town those two nights, and the Titans don’t play until Sunday the 11th.

Yeah, I know Thursday the 8th is RUABelle and my anniversary, but we’ve already had sixteen of them and it’s not like we’re married or anything. <ducks flying flowerpot>

So who’s in? Anybody wanna share a room?