First Timers Guide for Affiliate Summit West 2010

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First Timers Guide to Affiliate Summit Shawn Collins, Co-founder, Affiliate Summit

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Advice for people attending the Affiliate Summit conference for the first time. Affiliate Summit West 2010 is taking place January 17-19, 2010 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.

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First Timers Guide to Affiliate Summit

Shawn Collins, Co-founder, Affiliate Summit

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When to Arrive and Leave

Saturday: 4:00 pm – 8:00 pmSunday: 8:00 am.Monday: 7:30 am.Tuesday: 8:00 am.

Networking goes as late as you’re willing to participate in the evenings.

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Dress Code: Corporate Casual

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Develop a Game Plan

What do you hope to accomplish?Whom to meet.Booths and tables to visit.Sessions to attend.

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What to Bring

Cough drops or gum – lots of talking.Luggage space for booth give-aways.Lots of business cards.Purell to keep clean.Comfortable shoes.15 second description of your

business.

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What You’ll Get

Bag.FeedFront Magazine

with speaker bios and session descriptions.

Exhibitor guide with map of exhibit hall and Affiliate Meet Market.

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Educational Sessions

See the agenda at AffiliateSummit.com for which sessions you’d like to attend.

Got a conflict – no worries, sessions are filmed and free to Gold and Platinum pass holders after the show.

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Cell Phones

Turn them off or set to vibrate.

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Name Badges

Color coded for type of attendee.Figure out the color of the people you

want to meet when you check-in.

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http://network.affiliatesummit.com

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http://affiliatesummit.sched.org

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Make Friends

Plan to meet with people you already know.

Initiate meetings with people you meet on forums and blogs.

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Orient Yourself

Register when you arrive.

Look through FeedFront Magazine to find rooms where events take place.

Find the rooms to make things easier when the conference starts.

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Follow on Twitter

http://www.twitter.com #asw10

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Speakers on Twitter

@affiliatetip/asw10-speakers

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Questions in Las Vegas

Visit the registration booths.Seek out staff members – wearing black

shirts labeled “Staff”.

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Feedback

Fill out the forms in each session.We can’t fix things unless you tell us

they’re broken.

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See you in Las Vegas!

Any questions? Contact us…[email protected] (278-6648)http://www.Twitter.com/affiliatesummithttp://www.Facebook.com/affiliatesummit