Agenda : INTERNET DATING & DATING INDUSTRY CONFERENCE (Miami 2005)

Two Conferences!: Registered delegates to the Internet Dating Conference also receive complimentary admission to the Social Networking Conference, also taking place at the Wyndham Miami Beach Resort. Click here for the Social Networking Conference Agenda.


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Wednesday - January 19, 2005 Mediterranean Rooms (West and Center) - Wyndham Miami Beach Resort
08:00 AM	-=-=-=-=-	Registration / Exhibit Hall opens
08:20 AM	Marc Lesnick (The Conference Organizer)	Opening remarks
08:30 AM	Meir Strahlberg (CEO) Date.com	Keynote Address: The State of the Industry
09:00 AM	Yoav Cohen (Executive Vice President for Strategic Business Development) Matchnet PLC	Keynote Address: The State of the Industry
09:15 AM	Josh Power Stevens (General Manager of AOL Personals) Love.com America Online	The Development of Instant Messaging and its Future in the Online Dating/Social Networking Space
09:45 AM	-=-=-=-=-	Networking Break (Grand Promenade Exhibit Area)
10:30 AM	Judith Meskill (Senior Editor) Weblogs Inc	Online Dating: The Next Generation
11:00 AM	Michael Jones (CEO) Userplane	Building Online Community Beyond Dating; Blogs, Social Networks and the Convergence of the Meta-Identity
11:30 AM	Samuel Kim (Chief Manager) Korea Datahouse	The Internet Dating Industry in Korea: A Mobile Market
12:00 PM	-=-=-=-=-	Lunch
	WORKSHOP A Mediterranean Room (West) - Wyndham Miami Beach Resort
01:30 PM	Alex Panelli (CEO) Trilibis	Mobile Technology Solutions for Dating and Social Networking: Trends and Developments
	WORKSHOP B Mediterranean Room (Center) - Wyndham Miami Beach Resort
01:30 PM	Dr. Bonny Brown (Director of Research and Public Services) Keynote (Formerly Vividence) John LaRosa (President) Market Data Enterprises Mike Sinco (Director of Premium Services) ComScore Networks Bill Tancer (VP of Research) Hitwise	Metrics and Statistics for the Online Dating and Social Networking Industries: Various Perspectives
3:00 PM	-=-=-=-=-	Networking Break (Grand Promenade Exhibit Area)
	WORKSHOP A Mediterranean Room (West) - Wyndham Miami Beach Resort
03:30 PM	Brad Hogg (CEO) Relationship Exchange Jason Allan (President) DatingRev, Inc. Louis Kanganis (VP Corporate Development) Spring Street Networks	Back-End Software for Dating: System Platforms, Accessories/Options and New Technologies
	WORKSHOP B Mediterranean Room (Center) - Wyndham Miami Beach Resort
03:30 PM	Manuel Delgado (CEO) One Real World	Marketing Internet Dating to the Latin-American and Spanish Speaking Demographic
05:45 PM	-=-=-=-=-	Cocktail Reception (Complimentary Hors D'ouvres with 2 Drink Tickets)
07:45 PM	-=-=-=-=-	End of Day 1
Thursday - January 20, 2005 Mediterranean Rooms (West and Center) - Wyndham Miami Beach Resort
08:30 AM	Mark Brooks (Publisher) Online Personals Watch	OPW Industry News Highlights from 2004
09:00 AM	David Coy (Partner) Look Better Online	Photo Improvements and Photo Enhancements: Increasing Customer Retention and Revenue
09:45 AM	-=-=-=-=-	Networking Break (Grand Promenade Exhibit Area)
10:30 AM	Kevin Lee (CEO) Did-It.com	Search Marketing for Dating: Latest Developments in Maximizing Profits with Proven Strategies
11:00 AM	Paul Nute (Principal & Executive Vice President) SoHo Digital	Contextually Targeted Messages for Internet Dating / Social Networking : Methods to Increase Conversion Rates
11:30 AM	Pat Mangiacotti (Vice President of Corporate Development) Trufina	Identity Verification and Online Dating: Methods and Techniques for Validating Identity in North America
12:00 PM	-=-=-=-=-	Lunch
	WORKSHOP A Mediterranean Room (West) - Wyndham Miami Beach Resort
01:30 PM	Scott Butler (CEO) Boehm-Ritter	Workshop: Customer Acquisition and Retention for Online Subscription Businesses
	WORKSHOP B Mediterranean Room (Center) - Wyndham Miami Beach Resort
01:30 PM	Kirsten Flanik (Joint Head of Account Management) Bartle Bogle Hegarty Shireen Jiwan (Senior Account Planner) Bartle Bogle Hegarty	WORKSHOP: Television Advertising for Successful Promotion of an Online Dating Site
03:00 PM	-=-=-=-=-	Networking Break (Grand Promenade Exhibit Area)
	PANEL Mediterranean Rooms (West and Center) - Wyndham Miami Beach Resort
03:30 PM	Josh Power Stevens (General Manager) AOL / Love.com Yoav Cohen (Executive Vice President for Strategic Business Development) Matchnet PLC Eric Straus (President) Cupid.com Jack Mardack (Vice President) Friendfinder, Inc. Ben Peterson (President) MingleMatch, Inc. Ruben Buell (President) True.com Meir Strahlberg (CEO) Date.com	The Online Dating Industry - Issues from Executives and Management
05:30 PM	-=-=-=-=-	Conference Adjourns
Friday - January 21, 2005 Sea Breeze Area - Wyndham Miami Beach Resort
10:00 AM	-=-=-=-=-	IDEA OASIS Membership Meeting This meeting is open for all conference delegates and IDEA OASIS organization members to attend.
10:30 AM to 12:00 Noon	-=-=-=-=-	IDEA OASIS Board of Directors Meeting This meeting is also open for all conference delegates and IDEA OASIS organization members to attend.

Miami January 19-20, 2005