The 2007 Affiliate Networking Dinner was a huge success. Over 100 affiliate and Internet marketers from as far away as Thailand made it to the Pacific Palisades hotel in Vancouver for a night of dining, drinking and social networking.
The event, now in its 4th year, is the brainchild of Ian Lee of the Affiliate Marketers Alliance. Ian did a masterful job putting the event together and was a great host. This is the first time we have attended the event and we look forward to doing it again next year.
Beside Sarah and me, fellow Saturday Pho Festers, Stephen Fung and Greg Morgan joined us. As for the rest of the 100+ people at the event. I didn’t know any of them (other than the host). However, some of them knew me because of the recent Vancouver Sun article. It is OK that I didn’t know anyone. That’s what a networking event is for. I met many like-minded affiliate marketers and got a chance to talk to some affiliate networks as well.
The Food
The dinner was a buffet created by Zin Restaurant. As buffet goes, it was better than average. If this were a Dine Out Vancouver experience, I would have score the food quality 2.5 out of 5 stars. Good thing we were not there for the food!
The Affiliate Marketer
Ian Lee of the Affiliate Marketers Alliance was nice enough to take some time out from his busy networking to take a picture with me. Ian’s a really nice guy and I’m sure I’ll be doing some business with him in the future.
Some Guys Have All The Luck
The event’s platinum sponsor, Millnic Media, offered up a 30GB Microsoft Zune as a draw prize. Of course, I won it. You know what they say: some guys have all the luck 
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Why is Ian on your lap?
He’s creating a “marketing alliance”
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LOL!
Hes not on his lap. LOL.
Hey John you dont really need a zune do you? Looks like a chance for a viral marketing giveaway if u ask me
And yeah, the food is never any good at those convention or networking venues.
Haha, I’d indeed also love to win a Zune
Looks like you’ve had a nice evening John, it’s cool to see a lot of ‘big guys’ together, I was already wondering how you got so many social contacts, but this explains some
me too!
That zune rocks !!
It really does look like Ian is sitting in your lap. No wonder you won the Zune (wanna give that to me? I know you’re interested in another viral marketing scheme).
Darn.. I got an invitation for this, I never remembered to follow up on this to attend and such.. damn it.
How is the microsoft Zune??
A Zune? Don’t these people like you?
If you smash the zune to pieces, then you can give it away to more than one person!
Haha, congratulations John you lucky bastard! You should put the Zune up as the prize for a contest hehe.
Perhaps to the person that gives you the best contest idea.
Yeah Zune to the crowd!
Make it the funniest comment win it.
“some guys have all the luck” is an understatement.
Perhaps you can give away the zune as a prize?
FT
Who would want to win that as a prize?
me!!!
I wouldn’t turn it down…haha
I wouldn’t turn it down either
John, can I have your Zune? I know you’ll end up giving it away as some sort of super-evil-linkback-scheme that we’ll be a part of. Mark my words.
I was just about to ask if he was going to do a contest to give it away. LOL!!!
Can see that some of the commentators have a problem with the Zune. Have tried it and it is great. I would love to win it as a prize.
Does this mean we’ll see a contest soon? You know, where a Zune is the top prize?
Thats really great JC, Congrats.
Congratulations John!
Congrats John. Seems like a fun evening, food, more connections, and a prize!! Enjoy the Zune, unless ofcourse it will be an upcoming prize
Man you have the best luck EVAR… you should go to the casino’s more often hah
But being smart about things, you can create your own luck.
From what I’ve heard about the Zune, use it in a giveaway or put it up on E-bay…
Is anyone even selling those up here in Canada, well mainly BC? Someone was telling me that FutureShop,Bestbuy don’t have them nor do London Drugs and A&B Sound.
Did someone try to steal your glory and claim the Zune for you?
Congrats on winning the Zune. That looks like some pretty serious hardware.
It was nice sharing a table with you and having you snap a pic of me working the Crackberry and perfectly showing my bald spot
Sorry all, I’m in possession of that exact Zune.
On a related note, Stephen Fung snapped a pic at the dinner that provides indisputable evidence that John Chow is the root of all evil.
Hows the zune John is it woth your luck or is it just another player