The first day of WebmasterWorld PubCon Vegas 2008 was a busy day. Monday night there was a little gathering for some WebmasterWorld folks way up high in a room with a view of the whole strip. Brett Tabke and the WebmasterWorld staff hosted the event and there were around 30 moderators, S/O’s and speakers there. It’s become an annual event and a great chance to catch up with some of the new moderators, touch base with people you haven’t seen in a while and have a great meal and enjoy the first of many open bars during PubCon events.
Following the dinner, everyone hung around for a while, chatted, had a beer or two and got to know one another. Later in the night, a few of us headed up higher to the observation deck to get an even better view of Vegas. While this particular event can sometimes turn into a late night, I had to retire rather early after the dinner. One affiliate presentation was done well in advance of the Tuesday presentation track, the other one, well much of it came down to the last minute. There always seems to be one presentation that keeps me up till 3am the night before it is supposed to be given.
Fortunately, the rooms at Treasure Island Las Vegas are nice and comfortable and provide a good working space. By 3:30am the presentation was finished, by 4am I was asleep and by 11:30am I was on the podium giving it. It wasn’t one of my better presentations but it went ok.
