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2007 Affiliate Networking Dinner

written by John Chow on February 21st, 2007

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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

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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

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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

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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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  1. 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 :D

    And yeah, the food is never any good at those convention or networking venues.

  2. ian

    Of course, all Ian’s are really nice guys.

  3. 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).

  4. 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??

  5. If you smash the zune to pieces, then you can give it away to more than one person!

  6. Jon

    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. :o

  7. Yeah Zune to the crowd!

    Make it the funniest comment win it.

  8. “some guys have all the luck” is an understatement.

  9. Perhaps you can give away the zune as a prize? :)

    FT

  10. 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.

  11. 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.

  12. Does this mean we’ll see a contest soon? You know, where a Zune is the top prize?

    :D

  13. Congrats John. Seems like a fun evening, food, more connections, and a prize!! Enjoy the Zune, unless ofcourse it will be an upcoming prize ;)

  14. Man you have the best luck EVAR… you should go to the casino’s more often hah

  15. From what I’ve heard about the Zune, use it in a giveaway or put it up on E-bay…

  16. 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.

  17. Did someone try to steal your glory and claim the Zune for you?

  18. 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 ;)

  19. Sorry all, I’m in possession of that exact Zune. :)

  20. 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.

  21. Hows the zune John is it woth your luck or is it just another player

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