There has been a lot of buzz over at the SMX conference that SES (the big conference) is going to set up exclusivity requirements from the speakers.
So if you want to speak at SES, you cannot speak at SMX.
Those rumors, sparked recently by Rand, have been shot down by Search Engine Watch, sister-site to SES.
Let me assure you that Incisive Media (parent to both SEW and SES) has no such plans. There have not been, nor will there be any plans to institute any kind of exclusivity agreement for speakers at any of our events.Hopefully, this will dispel any rumors, and put the idea to rest.
Update: Well, maybe it is true. I just wrote a more researched article on this at the Search Engine Roundtable.
Comments
I believe the verb you're seeking is "reported" rather than "sparked." :) As you noted - they were circulating here before I talked about them on the blog....
Posted by: randfish | June 5, 2007 2:22 PM
Your post "sparked" a response from SES. Which is cool.
But I get your point. Rand did not start these rumors. Did not mean to imply that.
Posted by: Barry Schwartz | June 5, 2007 2:26 PM
Oh that Randfish guy causing problems again? It's the sneakers... they're distracting.
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Posted by: NeO | June 5, 2007 2:27 PM
"starting" vs "spreading", what's the difference?
Posted by: Lee Odden | June 5, 2007 3:54 PM
Why spread/report/start or whatever you want to call it when a quick phone call would have answered the question?
Made for good link bait though, eh?
Posted by: Jen | June 5, 2007 5:21 PM
(1) I did not blog it first.
(2) See my update to this post, you will see I spoke with several people who run the SES conferences. This is a personal blog, I post whatever I want here. At the Search Engine Roundtable, I do my research. Go there and see what I found on this.
Posted by: Barry Schwartz | June 5, 2007 5:25 PM