So the bossiest mama herself,
Carol McBee, has put together what looks like one helluva social media conference!
She has pulled together local social media experts and is hosting the first-ever
iMedia Conference May 5 at the Fantasyland Hotel in Edmonton.
Why do I love this? Three reasons:
One: It goes beyond the blogging community.
I'm all for blogging, I'd be a hypocrite if I said otherwise, but if your only business is blogging, I see no relevance unless your name is
Perez Hilton. Yes, I'm sure I will be crucified for saying that out loud but I view blogging as a tool albeit a very important tool in your business tool box. Blogs, Twitter, Facebook, websites... they are all relevant in today's business world; it's like the margarita without the salt, tequila or ice.
Two: The experts are local!
Edmonton has a very rich pool of social media enthusiasts who have incorporated SM into building their business. For the most part, Carol has tapped some industry leaders like
Walter Schwabe, founder of
Fused Logic Inc. and
Sue Heuman, owner of
Focus Communications, who will bring a wealth of knowledge and expertise to this conference.
Three: It's cheap!
I know what it takes to pull together events, and Carol is becoming quite the efficient and creative event co-ordinator but it's a LOT of work and a LOT of money to make this happen. She has offered the event to her
Bossy Mama members for only $89 and had an early bird price of $99 (which is now over) but you can still get a ticket to the event for only $149.
If you think that's too expensive consider this: the
AWE puts on their annual conference for women at a rate of $600 for the 2-day event. If you choose to attend one day, it's $300. The AWE Opening Reception is $25 and iMedia's reception is $35.
Both conferences are GREAT, I'm not saying one is better than the other BUT to attend a full-day event for $149 is pretty damn inexpensive. Perspective.
Are you going to iMedia?
