Internet Summit 2008

Internet Summit major success...thanks to all!

We'd like to thank all 700 attendees who came out to Internet Summit 08!

The sold out event was packed from start to finish. From panelists taking questions live via twitter to Facebook's lead attorney in the crowd keeping tabs on the ConnectU founders, the day was full of a educational and entertaining material.

In addition, networking was front and center throughout the event...from the networking breakfast, to the time in between the panels, the lunch and the ending reception.

Thanks again, to all IS08 sponsors, attendees, speakers and partners for making this happen!

For those of you who weren't able to sign up before it was sold out, make sure you sign up early for IS09! We'll be announcing dates and venues by Spring 09.

Event SOLD OUT!

Registration has closed early due to reaching maximum capacity of 700 attendees. Thanks to everyone whose signed up, we look forward to an incredible event!

For those who didn't sign up in time, make sure you note to sign up early for IS09!

Conference in 2 weeks, sell out crowd

The inaugural Internet Summit is almost upon us! We are expecting a sell out crowd of over 600, with less than 40 seats left as of today before we close registration.

The Friday Center will have free wi-fi throughout, so feel free to bring your laptop and take a "break" from the action, catch up on emails, etc.

If you're coming in from out of town and need a hotel, there are still a number of options within a short drive from the Friday Center. Find a list of nearby hotels here:

http://www.fridaycenter.unc.edu/fc/hotels.html#

We'll see you there!

Less than 100 seats left

We're expecting a sell out for the inaugural Internet Summit with less than 100 seats left.

Due to facility capacity we max out the event at 600 (we are already over 500), so for those who haven't signed up but are interested in attending, you should register soon to avoid missing the event.

Marketers using the web to grow in a downturn

As Google showed with last week's earnings report, marketers are turning to the cost efficiencies of the internet to boost their revenue and grow their brand in the tight economy.  

Learn how to maximize opportunites within a market downturn at Internet Summit 08, November 19th in Chapel Hill, NC.

Several of the panels will be directly discussing how smart companies are using the web to grab marketshare and increase sales.

We hope to see you there!

Cofounder of Bandwidth.com to speak at IS08

Henry Kaestner, co-founder and Executive Chairman of Bandwidth.com, will be participating at IS.

As Executive Chairman, Henry presides over the strategy, financing and marketing functions of Bandwidth.com, and has overseen the growth of the company from a startup to what INC Magazine rated as the 4th fastest growing privately held company in the country over the last 5 years. Bandwidth.com is a nationwide provider of voice, data and business applications to businesses across the country.

Cofounder of comScore added to speaker list

Gian Fulgoniis is the latest speaker added to the Internet Summit 08 speaker list.

Gian is the executive chairman and co-founder of comScore, a global Internet information provider offering consumer behavior insight based on a massive, global cross-section of more than 2 million consumers.

comScore measures what matters across a broad spectrum of behavior and attitudes delivering seamlessly integrated behavioral and attitudinal research.

Gian has long been involved with the growth of hugely successful technology businesses, previously serving on the boards of U.S. Robotics, Platinum Technology and YesMail.com prior to their respective acquisitions by 3Com, Computer Associates and CMGI in multi-billion dollar transactions.

ShareThis CEO to speak at IS08

                   

 Tim Schigel will be joining us as speaker at the Internet Summit.

Tim is CEO of ShareThis, a viral sharing tool that makes it simple and easy to share any online content.

After launching less than a year ago, ShareThis can now be found on 50,000 websites with a 40% monthly growth rate reaching over 100 million monthly unique visitors.

Previously, Tim led technology investing at Blue Chip Venture Company, an early stage venture firm with $600 million under management, investing in leading companies such as Advertising.com, Nielsen Buzzmetrics and Third Screen Media.

Welcome Tim!

CEO of Blogads.com joins the speaker lineup

Henry Copeland, CEO of Blogads.com, will be joining the IS08 Blog Panel discussion.

Blogads.com represents leading blogs like PerezHilton, DailyKos and CuteOverload to advertisers.

Launched in 2002, Blogads.com was one of the first services to focus on advertising in social media, and pioneered many of the technologies and attitudes that make social media advertising work.

Today Blogads.com represents over 1500 bloggers.

Google Operations Manager on board for IS08

Thomas Jacobik, Operations Manager for Google, will participate in the Internet Summit 08 Infrastructure Panel, discussing trends revolving around data management and security.

Google is all about data and having instant reliable access to it. That's Tom's job.

Tom oversees Google's State of the Art Datacenter located in Lenior, North Carolina, where he is responsible for ensuring the accessibility of critical infrastructure systems.

Prior to joining Google, Jacobik was the director of tactical operations for Oracle Corp. in Austin, Texas. He also spent time with Cisco and served in the US Airforce.