They both have a good story behind them? They both use red as a primary colour? Actually, it is Kyle MacDonald who will be the keynote speaker in Calgary this May. If you have never heard of his story, check out the interview on 20/20! The best part is he is Canadian! We are excited to have him be part of this year’s conference
Well, we aren’t quite prepared to announce the opening keynote yet! However I can tell you we are working on someone very well known, very big and would be an amazing opportunity to see them speak live!
If all goes well, the announcement will come out next week. In the meantime…any guesses from our ORC supporters out there?
Registration opened this week and we have been really pleased at the initial registrations! Once again be sure to check out the amazing new workshops we have. Remember there is a citywide in Calgary and we are anticipating a sellout, so don’t hesitate to register!
The Canadian online travel and tourism conference, Online Revealed Canada opens registration for third annual event to be held May 12-14, 2008 at Calgary’s Hyatt Regency.
Toronto, On – February 5, 2008 — The 3rd annual Online Revealed Canada conference agenda has now been announced, with over 25 speakers and workshop leaders confirmed for the May 13-14th show to be held this year in Calgary, Alberta. The innovative educational workshops, which are a major draw for the event, have been enhanced for a more customized conference experience based on level of interest or expertise.
With speakers from Yahoo! Canada, The Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC), Orbitz, Marriott Canada, Travelzoo and many more, this innovative search marketing event will cover a variety of topics including, search engine optimization, paid search marketing, social media marketing, website analytics, new media technology and other trends in marketing tourism online.
For the first time since the online marketing conference launched in Ottawa in 2006, the 16 unique workshops will be divided into four learning levels. Workshop tracks can be customized to personal skill level and interest with tracks including beginner, intermediate, advanced e-marketing, and the new strategy development track, which will bring all of the pieces of web development together for Canadian tourism professionals.
Online Revealed has assembled the best of the best in online marketing professionals from across Canada to lead the workshops. Online marketing applications will be presented from such companies as Venture Communications, Massive Technology, ISL Inc, Epiar, Point B Marketing and Alpha Search.
“These Companies are well known in Canada but may not be the usual suspects at a National online travel conference,” said Patricia Brusha Co-Founder and Co-Chair of the event. “Through the development of the ORC Canadian regional workshops, the destination education leaders who assisted with content and speakers, and our strategic partner Yahoo! Canada, we have been able to gather together an amazing cross section of industry talent from all across Canada.”
In addition to the workshops, keynote presentations will feature industry leaders from Yahoo! Canada, Travelocity, and Ice Portal - with the panel discussions featuring speakers from major search engines, tourism marketing organizations, travel intermediaries and search marketing agencies.
Registration is now open and space is limited due to a city wide event in Calgary. Members of the media are invited to attend the Conference - please inquire for further information. For Conference Registration or Sponsorship information, visit www.onlinerevealed.com .
About Online Revealed Canada
The Online Revealed tourism marketing conference provides Canadian tourism professionals with unique and innovative online marketing education, with an innovative agenda including educational workshops, keynotes, panel discussions and a new technology showcase. Produced by A Couple of Chicks e-Marketing, www.acoupleofchicks.com and Yahoo! Canada, Online Revealed is an annual conference event with a mission to educate the travel industry to be successful on the World Wide Web through collaboration with leading industry professionals.
About Yahoo! Canada
Yahoo! Canada Co. is a leading Internet destination that provides online products and services to meet the needs of Canadians and offers a range of tools and marketing solutions for businesses to connect with Internet users. Yahoo! Canada services Canadians in both English and in French through its sites, www.yahoo.ca and http://francais.yahoo.ca. Yahoo! Canada is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario
###