Probably one of the few useful conventions you go can go to when it comes to mixing and meeting some of the more interesting folks in social media is upcoming in August, with some surprise bonuses along the way.

The best surprise bonus is that the ticket price has been lowered significantly because of the economy; you can pickup tickets to the actual convention for around 200 dollars, while you can wander the floor for 75 dollars and see who all will be showing off their cool new stuff. This is one of the bigger social media events in Seattle that draws a global audience, and is not quite like any other convention you have been to. Seattle 2.0 has some coverage (mostly meet up coverage), and the official web site is right here. The Gnomedex FAQ is right here and filled with great information you can use. You can also see the pictures I took of Gnomedex last year right here. Some of the coverage I did last year of the convention is here, and a video of Chris Pirillo talking about Human Circuitry is right here (via YouTube) when he did an interview for Techwag.

Honestly I had a great time last year and am looking forward to it this year. The guest speakers this year are Phil Plait from Bad Astronomer, Christine Peterson, Michael Manna from the T4 Show, Warren Etheredge from the Warren Report, Bre Bettis and a pile of others to go along with it. This year promises to be just as much fun as last year, although the two day event feels like you have been run through a marathon by the time you are done because there is so much information available to you at the convention. So might be time to check it out and see if this is the convention for you, if you go give a shout out, and let me know if you want to do a quick meetup and say hello.

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