If you are looking to learn more about the online dating industry then you have to check out the Internet Dating Conference (iDate) that is put on by a friend of mine Mark Lesnick. Mark has been putting on the Internet Dating Conference for about 6 years now and it’s the mecca for the online dating industry. Anyone who is anyone shows up there.

If you are interested in going then you should check out the iDate Conference in January 2009 in Miami. iDate2009 Miami is the largest gathering of executives from the Online Dating and Social Networking business. The event will discuss: global business strategies, mobile technologies, online and traditional marketing, venture capital, dating software, partnerships, legal issues, background search and payments. You can get more information by going to iDate2009.com.

Here is how the conference will be broken down:

Preconference - Mark Brooks will give an intense 3 hour session on how to start an online dating business.  It will include Metrics, financials, business models, software choices, etc.

Matchmaking Pre-Conference - We’ve been getting a lot of members over the years so we decided to have a 3+ hour pre-event led by Julie Ferman on the business of matchmaking.

Mark is also putting on the Social Networking Conference in Miami and is expected to be the largest gathering of executives from the social networking industry. The event will discuss: social networking business models, global business strategies, venture capital, new mobile technologies, marketing of social networks, social networking software, partnerships, legal issues, background search and payment systems. For more information, check out SocialNetworkingConference.com

People who register for iDate also are allowed to attend the Social Networking Conference as well. The pre-conferences require a separate registration.

If you have any questions regarding the event, be sure to let us know or check out the links below.
iDate2009.com
SocialNetworkingConference.com

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