Was great to catch up with old faces, as well as meeting some new faces too. I think our a4uexpo stickers turned out to be a great way to remind all that were there last night about the Conference in October (there were some comedians who will not be named sticking them to the backs of attendees, which worked out well when they were queueing at the bar)

For those of you who have forgotten we were giving out a discount code for a4uexpo delegate passes, valid until the 14th August. Check your emails from the Affiliate Networking Event for the code or alternatively send us an email.

I was quite amazed how quickly the bar tab ran out last night, i’d only made it there twice in the first two hours and luckily overheard that the tab had just ended, as there was an unfortunate incident where one affiliate ordered about 10 3drinks not realising that he had to pay for them all - his face was a picture.

The food was very nice - BBQ outside with burgers, “spicy” chicken and sausages, along with potato salad and veg. Not too sure what was going on with the queue for the food however, don’t people get angry when they need to eat!!

Thanks to those networks who kept the drinks coming on their expense accounts :) - Next up for me is the a4uexpo roadshows in Manchester next Tuesday and Edinburgh next Wednesday. Register your place for free here - Commission Junction have kindly offered to place there card behind the bar
at the Manchester event for a while next week. Both roadshows are being held at The Living Room - getting there early? Vouchers available for dining there from our website restaurantvouchers.co.uk

Cheers for a good night, see those of you who are coming to Manchester on Tuesday

The two-day show will be in addition to London and will mirror our successful UK format. It will take place at the RAI Congress Centre in the Netherlands Capital from April 28 – 29, 2009.

The two day ‘a4uexpo Europe’ event will again be fully inclusive and provide a professional environment in which Affiliates, Advertisers, Agencies, Networks and Suppliers can come together, network and do business.

Attendance will therefore include access to all of the Conference sessions, Exhibition and Networking Parties.

We endeavour to bring together the crème of the industry from leading markets including, but not limited to the Netherlands, Germany, UK, Italy, Sweden, Spain, and France.

Facilitating the networking of Entrepreneurs, Leaders, Innovators and Key Figures from all of these markets in one place, at one time opens up a new networking and learning experience that will benefit everyone who embraces this event, as we discuss the hottest topics affecting our industry today.

For further information please see our official press release below

Ensure you book the dates in your diary! - 28th - 29th April 2009

Official Press Release

a4uexpo, the UK’s focussed and fully-inclusive Affiliate Marketing Conference and Exhibition event, is going overseas to mainland Europe next year with its first-ever pan-European conference.

The two-day show will mirror the successful UK format and take place at the RAI Congress Centre in the Netherlands capital from April 28 – 29, 2009.

Matthew Wood, founder of affiliates4u.com and organiser of a4uexpo, says: “The UK event is now an established date in the Affiliate Marketing calendar and following hot on the heels of this year’s return to ExCeL London, we’re taking the event over to Europe to meet the growing demand for cross-border Digital & Affiliate marketing activity.

“With major Advertisers looking at increased European presence, plus all of the leading Networks now spreading their reach and support, the European Affiliate market has thus far only been represented at generic Digital shows or via localised country events.

“It’s high time we brought the trusted resource of affiliates4u.com and the focus of a4uexpo to this market, and provided the same professional, educational event at which everyone involved in this channel can meet, learn and debate its very existence.”

The a4uexpo Europe event will again be fully inclusive and provide a professional environment in which Affiliates, Advertisers, Agencies, Networks and Suppliers can come together. Attendance will therefore include access to all of the Conference and Workshop sessions, Exhibition and Networking Parties.

Registrations are now flying in and it looks like we will surpass last year’s attendance.

It’s only seems like yesterday since we were at ExCeL for last year’s event, since then the 2nd annual a4uAwards took place at the Park Lane Hotel, London and we’ve seen the team here grow and company re-structure to service you better.

Next week’s conference looks set to be huge, we’ve over 80 speakers, that’s nearly doubled, new networking receptions and a new cruise along the Thames  - we just love giving you the opportunity to meet exciting speakers, friends and industry peers in a captured environment!

Thanks to everyone who has supported us in our journey so far, that’s everyone from our past and current delegates, sponsors, exhibitors and friends who have supported us along the way.

For everyone who has registered so far enjoy the show we look forward to seeing you all next week :) if you’ve not registered yet there are now just 4 days to go - Don’t miss out!

In addition this morning we have officially started to accept speaker proposals from the community. Full details can be found on the a4uexpo blog.

Register for a4uexpo now and Save £100

After arriving yesterday afternoon its been a really productive networking event so far, catching up with old friends and making new contacts too. CAP Spring break is light on sessions and stands but heavy on networking and parties.

The Gaming industry is a really exciting one to be involved with, and it’s spurred us on to get cracking again on our new poker site which is nearly 90% complete in the back-end. This will be a project for Chris to manage in the near future.

Last night we passed by the 888.com party by the pool and tonight we have an Arabian themed beach party sponsored by web route which I can see being set up from my room - it looks awesome, I had a chat with the guys from webroute last night they seem like they have big plans.

One of the highlights for me so far is seeing the ASOP (Affiliate Series of Poker) live in action with a 10k bracelet and a seat at the WSOP up for grabs. Sadly I was away when qualification took place online but I’ll have to get some practice in for the next tournament taking place in Barcelona in September. Our newly converted Bristol City fan Marcus Tandler who ironically already has a seat at WSOP went through to the final in dramatic style.

As we are talking about Marcus, CAP has been a great avenue to find people who are up for speaking at our own affiliate conference, a4uexpo in October and I’m really happy to welcome a few people onboard the roster.