The annual BlogWorld & New Media Expo will be held at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada from October 14-16, 2010.

If you’re interested in blogging and social media, then this is one of the big events you should try to get to this year.  The attendance is always excellent with many top bloggers and speakers who deliver insightful presentations, and the exhibit floor is always packed, too.

This year’s conference begins on October 14th with the Social Media Business Summit followed on the 15th and 16th with the BlogWorld & New Media Expo and Conference.

The event is open to anyone who participates in new media and wants to learn about tools, trends, and techniques to grow their business and reputation.

Whether you’re involved in blogging, podcasting, vlogging, broadcasting on Internet TV or radio, social media, or new media content, there is something for you to learn and people for you to network with at the BlogWorld & New Media Expo and Conference.

This year, Newstex is a Media Partner for the event.  You can follow the link to get the details about the 2010 BlogWorld & New Media Expo and Social Media Business Summit.

Congratulations to Katherine Reynolds Lewis who won an iPad from Newstex at the ASJA Writers Conference last week in New York City where Newstex demonstrated some of its new mobile applications.

Katherine is responsible for the writing team, editorial vision, content and management of the CurrentMom.com blog as well as conference programming.  CurrentMom is a blog and community for mothers balancing a business with family and all women who are interested in work-life issues and entrepreneurship.

Newstex Director of Publisher Relations, Aura Sujaritchan Novembre presented Katherine with her new iPad during the ASJA Writers Conference.

Congratulations, Katherine!

Newstex will exhibit at the 2010 ASJA Writer’s Conference in New York City on April 23rd and 24th where we’ll demo our new mobile apps on an Apple iPad.  We’ll also give away an iPad to one lucky winner in a special prize drawing at the conference!

The conference brings together writers from all nonfiction specialties (consumer, trade publications, custom publications, and memoirs) as well as editors and agents to take part in seminars and activities.

If you’ll be attending the conference, please drop by the Newstex booth to learn how you can syndicate your blog content for fun and profit, and say hello to Aura Sujaritchan Novembre, Director of Publisher Relations, and Phillip Baker, our Blog Acquisition Team member.

About the ASJA
Founded in 1948, the American Society of Journalists and Authors is the nation’s professional organization of independent nonfiction writers. Membership consists of more than 1,400 outstanding freelance writers of magazine articles, trade books, and many other forms of nonfiction writing, each of whom has met ASJA’s exacting standards of professional achievement.

Follow the links below to register for the conference:

• ASJA non-members registration
• ASJA members registration

The 2010 Software Information Industry Association (SIIA) Previews event will be held during the SIIA Information Industry Summit on January 26, 2010 held in New York City.

A panel of industry leaders, including Newstex President Larry Schwartz, selected the companies who will speak at the 2010 SIIA Previews from a pool of exceptional applicants.  The SIIA Previews event is a fantastic opportunity for early stage technology companies to get in front of key industry professionals.

The companies presenting at the 2010 SIIA Previews are:

• Boardroom Insiders
• Brand Thunder
• DeepDyve
• HaraBara
• HearPlanet
• NetProspex
• ORLive
• Parse.ly
• Snac Inc.

You can follow the link to read more about the companies presenting at the 2010 SIIA Previews.

If you haven’t signed up for the SIIA Information Industry Summit yet, you can learn more about the event and register here.

Newstex has been named a finalist in three categories of the 2010 CODiE Awards from the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA):

• Best Content Aggregation Service
• Best Social Media Aggregation Service
• Best Video Content Aggregation Service

The members of the SIIA vote for award winners in 15 categories with winners to be announced at a special CODiE Awards Dinner on January 26, 2010 at the 2010 SIIA Information Industry Summit.  Follow the link to view the full list of CODiE Award finalists.

Ken Wasch, President of SIIA explains, “This is the twenty-fifth year we have recognized excellence through the CODiE Awards program, and the ninth year we have offered awards in the content categories.  The competition is tough, as many companies are looking to make their products stand out from the competition.  The innovations in the content industry shine through in the products selected as finalists, and we are very excited to see how the voting goes this year.”

Be sure to look for Newstex at the 2010 Software Industry Information Summit from January 26-27, 2010.  Newstex President Larry Schwartz will be attending the event, including the CODiE Awards dinner.  He’ll also be chairing the SIIA Previews event during the 2010 SIIA Information Summit where up and coming companies have the opportunity to present in front of key industry influencers.

Have you registered for the 2010 SIIA Information Industry Summit yet?

The annual Software & Information Association event is coming.  The 2010 SIIA Information Industry Summit will be held on January 26 and 27, 2010 in New York City.

Newstex President Larry Schwartz is attending and chairing the annual SIIA Previews event where up and coming companies have the opportunity to present in front of key industry influencers.

The 2010 CODiE Awards recognizing leaders in the content industry will also be presented during the event at a special dinner.  Newstex is a finalist in three categories — Best Content Aggregation Service, Best Social Media Aggregation Service and Best Video Content Aggregation Service!

You can register for the SIIA Information Industry Summit here.  Registration includes entrance to the CODiE Awards dinner.

The team from Newstex had a great time at the 2009 Blog World Expo.  Thanks to everyone who stopped by the Newstex booth!

Newstex hosted a giveaway at the booth where two lucky bloggers won iPod Touches!

Congratulations to the winners, Newstex Authoritative Content Blogger Dave Taylor from AskDaveTaylor.com and CJ Grisham from ASoldiersPerspective.us.  Check out the pictures of the lucky winners below!

Dave Taylor from AskDaveTaylor.com

Troy Steward of YouServed.com accepting for CJ Grisham of ASoldiersPerspective.us

The call for early-stage, innovative content and content technology companies to present pitches in front of an audience of industry experts and leaders at the 2010 Software Information Industry Association Summit’s SIIA Previews is open through November 18, 2009.

You can get more information about the SIIA Previews from Newstex President Larry Schwartz in the video below:

Chosen companies get the following:

• Your company CEO will provide a five-minute presentation at the Information Industry Summit and have five minutes of Q&A.
• A table-top exhibit display from which they can network with attendees. (Note: display area is available only during the 30-minute conference break immediately following their presentation).
• Promotion on the Information Industry Summit conference Web site and in the Summit program.
• 20-minute feedback session with the steering committee

Judges include:

• Larry Schwartz, President, Newstex
• Ed Keating, VP Content Division, SIIA
• Teri Mendelsohn, President, Mendelsohn Consulting
• Somak Chattopadhyay, VP, Greenhill SAVP
• Ed Reitler, Partner, Reitler Kailas & Rosenblatt
• Randy Marcinko, CEO, MEI
• Claudia Flowers, VP, Business Development, Outsell, Inc.

Vator.tv is partnering with the SIIA Previews to add an interactive element to the SIIA Previews judging!

Here are the details to submit your information to participate in the Vator.tv competition (get complete details here):

• If you’re already on Vator, sign-in and click the “participate in this competition” button on the top right of this competition page.
• If you’re not on Vator yet, Register for a free account, andthen create a profile for your company. The more comprehensive your company profile is, the more likely to get votes, followers, ratings and be reviewed.  Once you create your company profile, then just click the “participate in this competition” button on the top right of this competition page.

How to win:

• The VatorTV community will vote on the companies between October 21 and November 18 and help the judges select 20 semi-finalists. We encourage you to get as many people as possible to vote for you on the VatorTV site!

Get out the vote on Vator:

• More votes on Vator will drive up your chances of winning. The popular vote on Vator will be considered a significant factor in the judging process.
• Additionally, the criteria the judges will use include: novelty/innovation; commercial viability and media presence.
• Companies with a larger follower base and solid testimonies will also grab our attention.
• Get out the vote by using the hash tag #SIIA10 in your Vator and Twitter posts.

For more information about eligibility, the event, and so on visit the SIIA Previews site.

Newstex President Larry Schwartz is leading a session about cloud computing at the Association of Information and Dissemination Centers (ASIDIC) Fall 2009 Meeting to be held on October 13-15 at the Westin Arlington Gateway Hotel in Arlington, Virginia.

Joining Larry on the panel are:

• Michele Kimpton, Chief Business Officer, DuraSpace
• Steve O’Keeffe, Founder and President, Meritalk
• George Landau, President, NewsEngin

About the Panel

Most people have at least heard about “cloud computing” and how the cloud will be revolutionary in terms of how we use and interact with computers, our content and the world-wide web. This panel will take the discussion of cloud computing to the next level, identifying who’s the new who in cloud computing and also discuss how new enterprises or companies are changing/updating their business model(s) to support the cloud. Additionally, the panel will discuss whether this type of computing will be relevant or applicable for government use. Lastly, they will address the financial implications of adopting such a model and the associated ROI’s.

About the Event

The ASIDIC Fall Meeting is all about change.  Panelists and attendees will focus on:

• The opportunities found in Cloud Computing
• Why Innovation is still important
• Why you must Integrate your content into the workflow of your customers
• The ramifications of eGovernment to your business
• Why you should (or not) care about Social Media Platform

You can learn more about the event here.

Newstex will be at the Blog World and New Media Expo again this year.  This is the event for bloggers and online publishers, and we hope to see you there!

The 2009 BlogWorld & New Media Expo is taking place at the Las Vegas Convention Center, beginning with the exclusive “Social Media Business Summit” conference on October 15th and continuing with the Blog World & New Media Expo and Conference October 16th-17th.

This will be Newtsex’s third year attending and exhibiting at Blog World and we are creating some cool giveaways for Newstex Bloggers – so please drop by the Newstex exhibit and say hello!

If you haven’t registered for the 2009 Blog World & New Media Expo, don’t worry, because there is still time.  To make things even better, Newstex is offering a special 20% discount off of your registration.  You just need to use the discount code, NTVIP, when you register.

Save 20% off of Your 2009 Blog World & New Media Expo Registration Courtesy of Newstex

Follow this link to register for Blog World and save 20% by using this special Newstex VIP code – NTVIP.

See you in Vegas!