Attending the Kelsey Conference in Santa Clara
March 16th, 2007 by Sebastien ProvencherNext week, I will be attending the Drilling Down on Local ‘07 conference from the Kelsey Group. This year (like last year I believe), it’s in Santa Clara, California at the Marriott. I’ve been attending the Kelsey Group’s conferences since 2001 and they’ve all been great, both from a learning and a networking opportunity. If anyone wants to connect in person while I’m there, leave me a comment or send me an e-mail.
Update: I’ve unfortunately caught my baby daughter’s latest flu bug and won’t be able to attend the conference. Hope to see everyone at the next Kelsey conference (DDC 2007 in Reston, Virginia).
Second update: was just chatting with my friend Ben Saren when he mentioned that he too would not go to the Kelsey conference because of the flu…Â Must be something in the water on the East coast…
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