We’re coming up on another great Third Door Media conference — Search Marketing Expo – SMX Social Media. SMX is the sister company to Search Marketing Now (SMN), along with Search Engine Land (SEL) and the newest addition to our group, social networking site Sphinn.

If you haven’t yet attended an SMX show, look at it this way: take one SMN webcast, multiply the amount you’ll learn by a factor of at least 10, throw in the ability to network with the best minds in this industry *and* you’ll get some good food and drink along the way. In New York City, no less!

SMX Social Media – Tuesday, October 16 & Wednesday, October 17
The Metropolitan Pavilion, 123 West 18th Street
New York, New York 10011

I’m looking forward to several of the sessions, including A Marketer’s Guide to Social Bookmarking & Tagging and Wikipedia Clinic. The networking reception at Elmo’s is also on my list.

Attending a webcast is one thing, but come on, isn’t it time to meet some of your fellow audience members face to face? As moderator, I know you all by email, but I am looking forward to seeing you in person. Please feel free to come and introduce yourself at SMX Social Media — I promise not to ask *any* polling questions. — Claire Schoen