Sometimes when you register for a conference and you look at the schedule you see those painful words “Lunch on your own”.

You know what that means – rush to get out of the room as soon as the session is over so you can find a restaurant within walking distance before the line gets to long.

Well that won’t be a problem at SOBCon ’07! Just look at our schedule.

Our plan includes a reception on Friday evening during the Live Open Mic night. I had to ask our folks in charge what “reception” meant. They said, “We’ll have light hors d’oeuvres.”

My immediate response to that was, “Sounds French!” (Felt a little silly after I said that. Oops!)

Then on Saturday we’ll have what they call “Breaks” in the morning and the afternoon. The people in the know said there will be coffee available.

Can I get a cheer from all you caffeine addicts out there?!

But that’s not the best part. [Read more…]

We’ve had some requests for help here at SOBEvent.com.

Apparently there are some employers that are balking at the idea of sending their employees to SOBCon ’07. Or at least there are some employees who suspect their employers might balk a the idea.

Well we’re here to help. We’ve put together a little memorandum that’s guaranteed to convince your boss to send you to SOBCon ’07.

Oh. Wait. Well, it stands a chance…

Our legal department is balking about the guarantee thing.

How about we say you could just give it a whirl and see how it goes? You can’t get what you don’t ask for, right?

Just copy the below into your own document, change the particulars for your unique situation, print it out and pass it to your boss.

We sincerely hope you aren’t escorted back to your desk to howls of laughter… [Read more…]

We’re pleased to announce that Vernon Lun and folks over at TheGoodBlogs have agreed to join with SOBCon07 as a sponsor!

TheGoodBlogs is a company that is working to create community amongst bloggers so partnering with us here at SOBCon seems like a natural fit. Check out their Goal from their Concept page:

To create distributed communities of bloggers who actively promote each other every time readers visit their blogs.

You say you don’t know what TheGoodBlogs is all about? Take a look at this cool graphic they put together to explain what it is they do: [Read more…]