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Affiliate Summit West 2011 is taking place January 9-11, 2011 in Las Vegas. We’re moving to the Wynn Las Vegas.

This will be the 16th Affiliate Summit and it is expected to be the largest Affiliate Summit to date.

More details to come shortly. Registration will open in August 2010.

See http://www.affiliatesummit.com/about/ for the history and growth of the premier affiliate marketing conference.

And for any folks also interested in the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), this event is taking place January 6-9, 2011.

The ninth issue of FeedFront Magazine is out, so we’re on to issue 10.

The next issue of FeedFront will be coming out in April 2010, and the deadline for articles for issue 10 of FeedFront is March 1, 2010.

If you are interested in writing an article, go to the FeedFront proposal form to submit a one sentence summary on what you’d like to cover.

Articles are a maximum of 500 words – no exceptions. Anything longer will not be considered.

Do not submit a complete article now – just a one sentence summary.

We receive a large volume of requests for Affiliate Summit passes to give away in contest and promotions and a limited number available.

So we’ve created a form for anybody that would like to request passes.

Note that if you are granted passes to give away, you must notify the recipients that they cannot be transferred, and the pass codes become invalid in the event the conference sells out.

Also, tell them that anybody registering for a complimentary pass who neither checks in at the conference nor cancels will be ineligible for future complimentary passes.

Submit your request at http://www.affiliatesummit.com/want-affiliate-summit-tickets-to-give-away/.

Keynote address at Affiliate Summit West 2010 from Brian Clark, a ten-year-veteran of Internet publishing and marketing.

Brian’s companies produce millions of dollars in annual revenue thanks to a mix of online educational content and direct response copywriting, and his influential blog Copyblogger is read by over 67,000 people.

Brian is also the co-founder of DIY Themes, creator of the innovative Thesis Theme for WordPress; the Teaching Sells interactive training program; and the creativity blog Lateral Action.

Keynote description:

Entreproducer: The Affiliate Marketer as Media Mogul
Thin affiliate sites are disappearing from search engines, while social media is powered by content sharing, not sales pitches. It’s time to start thinking like a new media producer first and foremost, with affiliate relationships as just one form of monetization.

Video: Brian Clark Keynote from Affiliate Summit West 2010
Audio: Brian Clark Keynote Audio from Affiliate Summit West 2010

Speaking proposals for Affiliate Summit East 2010, taking place August 15-17, 2010 in New York City, are now being accepted.

The submission deadline is April 30, 2010.

Accepted speakers will be notified no later than May 14, 2010. Due to the volume of submissions, we will not notify applicants if they have not been accepted. Therefore, if you have not been contacted by May 14, 2010, your proposal was not accepted.

Submit your speaking proposal at http://www.affiliatesummit.com/10e-speakers.

The tally is in and it is official - Affiliate Summit helped raised $25,470 for National Breast Cancer Foundation from the various efforts during the Vegas show.  We thank everyone for your generosity and efforts to make this donation possible.  THANK YOU!  THANK YOU!  THANK YOU!

Congrats to the top 3 poker tournament winners:

1st place – Nathaniel McNamara
2nd place – Carl Knight
3rd place – Elliot Pittman

Donation breakdown:

$15,670 – Affiliate Summit Poker Tournament - Thanks Purpose, Inc and Sandals Resorts for making it possible!
$2,300 - Strike Out for Breast Cancer Event – Thanks GTO Management!   Check out the photos from GTO’s bowling event:   http://gtomanagement.com/strike-out-breast-cancer-event-photos/
$7,500 - Thanks DIYthemes – Affiliate Summit T-shirt Sponsor

Note: if you do not know what place you came in at the Poker Tournament, please contact us to find out.

Affiliate Summit East 2010 is taking place August 15-17, 2010 at the Hilton New York in New York City.

The special group rate is $229/night, plus tax & service (single or double occupancy).  The discount code for this rate is:  ASC.

This rate is refundable and is based on block availability until July 22, 2010.

There is also a lower, nonrefundable rate of $189/night, plus tax & service  (single or double occupancy)  This  rate is valid through June 10, 2010 and requires code: ASEBNF.

Contact Affiliate Summit with any registration questions.

The address for the Hilton New York is 1335 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY, USA 10019.

To book the refundable $229 rate, click here.

To book the $189 non-refundable rate, click here.

The photos from Affiliate Summit West 2010 are now up on Flickr.

They have been sorted out to the following categories:

• Affiliate Summit West 2010 Speakers
• Affiliate Summit West 2010 Meet Market and Exhibit Hall
• Dr. Robert Cialdini keynotes Affiliate Summit West 2010
• Brian Clark keynotes Affiliate Summit West 2010
• Pinnacle Awards at Affiliate Summit West 2010
• Affiliate Summit West 2010 Misc.
• Affiliate Summit West 2010 Trivia Tweetup
• Affiliate Summit West 2010 Charity Poker Tournament
• Strike Out Breast Cancer Midnight Bowling Fundraiser
• Parties at Affiliate Summit West 2010

Feel free to download and use these pictures on your site, but if you do so, please link back to the Affiliate Summit site.

There are also three sets of Affiliate Summit photos on Facebook set one / set two / set three – please visit and tag anybody who hasn’t been tagged.

The photos were taken by Brad Crooks – more on Brad at www.TrippingTheGlobe.com.

ASW10 was full of fantastic opportunities to network, learn and connect for new revenue growth. Once again I had the opportunity to coordinate the mentor program, and once again I was overwhelmed with the generosity and involvement of the mentors who volunteered their time and know-how to help new comers to the show. This program wouldn’t happen if it weren’t for all the fabulous people that get involved to lend a helping hand. I had a number of Affiliate Summit first time attendees come up to me throughout the show thanking me for connecting them to their mentor.

I couldn’t do this without all of these fantastic people – Big thanks to:

Brent Elias, Brett Bumeter, Brian Hawkins, Brian Williams, Cari Birkner, Daniel M. Clark, Dina Riccobono, Enock Belony, Eric Nagel, Erica Myones, Ian Fernando, Jason Rubacky, Jeannine Crooks, Joe Sousa, Karen Garcia, Kendyl Leverton, Kim Salvino, Kristin Kinsey, Kyle Murphy, Lisa Picarille, Melanie Seery, Michael Pomposello, Rey Pasinli, Robert Adler, Sal Conca, Stephanie Lichtenstein, Stephen Robinson, Todd Farmer, Tom Wozniak, Tricia Meyer, Trisha Lyn Fawver, Wade Tonkin, Erik Hom, Gilad Somjen

Additionally thanks to Buy.at for providing the delicious food and the following people who stepped up to share ideas and insight about the industry during our discussion group time at the mentor meetup:
Jay Berkowitz, Trisha Lyn Fawver, Lisa Picarille, Lisa Riolo, Scott Jangro, Stephanie Lichtenstein, Tricia Meyer

The second Audience Conference is currently being planned, and I am excited to announce that Missy Ward and myself are teaming up with Loren Feldman of 1938 Media to put it on.

The Audience Conference is a different kind of event. As the name implies, it’s about the audience, and that’s an important focus for any marketer.

I went to the first Audience Conference in New York City last November, and really enjoyed the unique vibe and approach.

The theme for this next Audience Conference is comedy, and more details will be coming soon. It is tentatively scheduled for August 14, 2010 in NYC – the day before Affiliate Summit East 2010.

More details at http://www.1938media.com/the-audience-conference-2/.

And check out an interview Missy Ward did with Loren Feldman for a recent issue of FeedFront magazine.