The travelling bug has returned. After enjoying the summer ensconsed in Suffolk, I am delighted to be contributing to, and attending some great events during the Autumn.

October: Social Media in Business. London

This looks to be a great conference and I am delighted to be hosting a discussion panel on ‘the future’ which will be fantastic. You can read my earlier post about it here, or visit the conference page here.

November: Golden Dove DM 2.0. Budapest

I had the privilege of speaking at last year’s Golden Dove (you can see the presentation here) and I am delighted to be invited back. The Golden Dove conference is the leading DM conference in Hungary and across Eastern Europe. What I like about this conference is that Hungary, and most of Eastern Europe is still advancing in its use of web 2.0. The size and reach of social media and consumption of channels like Twitter is some way behind the UK so it makes interesting work to explain what is happening and what will happen abroad, and how they can harness it. I am still working on my talk outline so it is, as yet, untitled. No doubt you’ll hear about it when I start writing. www.goldedove.hu

December: Le Web. Paris

Ah Le Web. Two years ago, I went to Le Web 3 in Paris and found it to be better than anything I had seen on the West Coast USA. More forward thinking speakers, more content and more people to speak to. I guess, unlike Ad Tech or SES, Le Web has a lot less ‘agency’ people and a lot more of the people I connect with on Twitter, FriendFeed etc. So I am delighted to be going back. I’m not speaking, but look forward to sucking up the atmosphere, connecting with others and generally enjoying myself.

The great thing about all these conferences is that, for once, I have nothing to sell. I am not working, I’m not seeking employment but I still love the topics, so I can go and enjoy myself and hopefully learn something along the way.

See you there?