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The CEPIC New Media Conference has been announced today. Our fearless leader, Tyler Olson (leaf), is on the program, along with Yuri and Andres and plenty of other microstock representatives. The big difference with this conference is that it's in Europe!

Here's the details:

Location: Dublin, Ireland (Aviva Stadium - www.avivastadium.ie )
Date:  June 9, 9am - 6pm
Price:  €190

So far there's five MSG members confirmed on the program: Tyler, Yuri, Andres, Jonathan Ross and myself.

A quick background on CEPIC - they're the European association of picture agencies. It's primarily macrostock agencies, though Dreamstime is a member and other microstock agencies have attended their events in the past. Bruce Livingstone spoke at the last one. Their website is www.cepic.org

Don't get confused by the Congress. Each year CEPIC runs a member "Congress" with around 1000 attendees from member agencies and visitors. This 'New Media Conference' runs adjacent to the 'Congress'.  The Conference is June 9 and the Congress is June 10 - 13.  They're also in the same venue.  The cost of the 'Congress' is much higher, starting at €490 if you booked early.

Just to be transparent about my involvement, I'm working with CEPIC to program the speaker roster and help promote the event, but I'm NOT on commission for ticket sales.  I'm more interested in seeing as many of our group there as possible, having really enjoyed similar gatherings in the past. I hope this time we can get a similar MSG crowd together at this one too.

(Tyler, thanks for moving the thread to the correct area)

Add to the list already:

Amos Struck - fotosverkaufen.de
Roberto Marinello - mystockphoto.org
Neustockimages - istockphoto.com/neustockimages

I also have 'maybe's from five or six other familiar names, which I'll add when I get them.

I was wondering the same thing myself. Is there an agenda of any sort?

My apologies. I had more detail on my blog but didn't want to draw people away from MSG with a link.

Here's the program so far:

Keynote - Yuri Arcurs
New Media session - Marco Oonk et al
Microstock session - Andres Rodriguez, Tyler Olson, Jonathan Ross, Lee Torrens (moderator)
IPTC metadata - Michael Steidl
Stock Video - Tom Bennett, Kelly Thompson, Andy Goetze (moderator)
Stock Future - Taylor Davdison, Shannon Fagan, Rahul Pathak, Ellen Boughn (moderator)

The full session descriptions and additional speakers will go up on the CEPIC website in the coming weeks. I'll ensure updates are brought in to this thread.

Doh - I'll blame you for not wanting to draw people away with a link 

Eventually found your part on the CEPIC site : http://www.cepic.info/congress/2010/programme/new_media_conference

Do you happen to know whether attendees to your day would benefit from the reduced hotel rates the 'congress' delegates get.

You'd think with Yuri's reports of falling profits that he wouldn't be out trying to actively drum up even more competition...  Ah well.  I'd love to visit Dublin.  Someday, when I can visit pubs without the kids .

Maybe that's the point - his reports of falling profits will deter competition.

wow, your ahead of me.  I gotta check out hotels before all the good (read cheap) rooms are sold out.  And agreed, it is very nice to finally meet new people I have chatted with for so long and re-meet those I got to meet at the last gtg's/conferences

@Lee - thanks.. I updated the list.

Jonathan, thanks to *you* for speaking. Given the setting and audience of this event your experience brings a much needed perspective to the table, so your participation is well appreciated. I'm very much looking forward to finally meeting you and hearing about your new venture.

Spooky indeed!

Tyler, we can add Serban to the list now too.

Tyler, please add Dittmar Frohmann, Senior Director Europe for iStockphoto

He'll be speaking on the Video session.

Ok, things are officially official for me as well.  

I'm flying in on the 6th, so if anyone wants to get together before the conference I am game for some shooting or supper or whatever.

I decided to stay at the Ballsbridge Inn for 53 Euro / night - booked at hotels.com

The page there says they have free wireless but I also called and they said it costs... who knows???  I will complain if it isn't free I suppose.  Anyhow, the hotel was close to Aviva stadium (5 minute walk) and cheap so it filled my requirements.  Just as long as Lee doesn't have too many parties at the Burlington without me