I just finished making all the flight and accommodation arrangements for Search Engine Strategies (SES) New York, 2007 so there’s no turning back now—the loser will head to New York in a week.  I fly to New York on the 9^th and back home on the 13^th.  I was thinking of sticking around for the weekend following but figured I’d be pretty partied out by Friday. 

This will be my third conference since starting the SEO Loser blog.  For those who haven’t followed the whole saga, the first event and inspiration for SEO Loser was the Las Vegas PubCon 2006, where I had a number of funny, embarrassing and unexpectedly awkward experiences. 

Affiliate Summit, on the other hand, was much different.  The atmosphere was much more relaxed and welcoming—there weren’t as many plainly visible cliques and exclusive groups.  At the upcoming SES I’m expecting something more like my first experience.  I know this show is attended by nearly all of the SEO elite, including most (if not all) of the characters from PubCon.  I’m definitely looking forward to the show and will post as much coverage as I can live from the event—both on actual search related issues and on the social side.

Anyway, If you want to meet up with an SEO Loser and have a drink or a cup of coffee or maybe even check out some parties, leave me a comment or send me an e-mail at kris [at] seoloser.com.  Either tonight or in the next few days I’ll also post a rundown of the sessions/panels I plan on attending and what my expectations and hopes are.  Hope to meet some other SEO losers out in New York—and maybe even a few Rockstars :).