2012 FOCUS: DEVELOPING AND MONETIZING FORUMSForumCon is a one-day event dedicated to sharing tips tools, and best practices for managing, growing, and monetizing your forum. The day is anchored by keynote presentations from industry experts, but also includes panel discussion and breakout sessions on content monetization, advertising, SEO and community management -- allowing for a high degree of interaction and collaboration.  Who Attends? ForumCon is your opportunity to connect with and learn from the world's leading forum and community managers. At ForumCon 2011 representatives from Internet Brands, Vertical Scope, VW Vortex, phpBB, eBay, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Boardreader, Groupon, and many, many more were in attendance.
It's the ultimate event for anyone involved in creating communities. Get a sneak peak by checking out the video below, shot at the most recent event, ForumCon San Francisco, held at Google's San Francisco offices.
2011 Speaker Highlights
Below are just a few of the speakers that joined us last year. Interested in speaking at ForumCon 2012? Contact us here. Jamie Vondruska
Founder & CEO, Vortex Media Group
Jamie has been involved in building forum communities for more than 13 years and is the founder of VWvortex, one of the largest and longest running automotive discussion forums. Jamie has been involved in the creation of a vast number of websites including VWvortex.com, Fourtitude.com, Swedespeed.com and Kilometermagazine.com.
| Carolyn Kmet
Director of Affiliate Marketing, Groupon
Carolyn Tang Kmet is the Director of Affiliate Marketing for Groupon, a Web site that features a daily deal on the best stuff to do, see, eat, and buy in more than 500 markets worldwide. Prior to joining Groupon, Kmet led the client services team at ShareASale.com, an award-winning affiliate network. Kmet has also led affiliate programs at Orbitz and CollectiblesToday.com. |
Jerry Orban
VP Business Development, VerticalScope
Jerry is a career digital media business developer who is responsible for leading VerticalScope’s aggressive growth through his work on acquisitions, strategic partnerships, marketing and sales development. VerticalScope’s wholly owned network now includes more than 300 forum communities, and several major content portals covering the auto, powersports, sports, and technology verticals. |
Alvin Fong
VP Business Operations, Internet Brands
Alvin Fong launched, integrated acquisitions, and grew the Auto Enthusiast Network of ~100 sites into one of the leading divisions at Internet Brands. His role includes managing the Lodging division and Ad Operations team. Prior to Internet Brands, Alvin spent 5 years at Yahoo and Overture (acquired by Yahoo) focused on monetization and international expansion into emerging markets. |
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