Austin, Texas - (Website Hosting Directory) - October 30, 2006 - The Yahoo! Publisher Network, has signed on to sponsor WebmasterWorld’s PubCon Search Engine and Internet Marketing conferences through 2007. The deal includes this November’s search conference at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

Brett Tabke, PubCon Chairman and WebmasterWorld Founder commented, ”We are excited about expanding our ongoing relationship with Yahoo! They have been with us for many years and their support has been critical to the success of PubCon and WebmasterWorld series of conferences. This is a milestone sign that the conference has grown professionally and that it delivers the alpha level web professional to sponsors.”

John Battelle, author of The Search, editor of the Searchblog, and Chairman of the Web 2.0 Conference added, ”I’ve been to hundreds of conferences over the years. The ones that are still around today are those that can provide long term value to sponsors and attendees. Multi-year sponsorship contracts prove that conferences have lasting and durable value for all concerned.”

Guy Kawasaki, the author of The Art of the Start and Managing Director of Garage Technology Ventures remarked, ”There are milestones in every business. Acquiring long term major sponsors is a clear sign that a conference has stepped to the next level.”

WebmasterWorld’s PubCon events are for thought leaders in search engine and Internet marketing professionals to gather to share best practices in the, design, development, promotion and marketing of their businesses and brands. The Search Engine and Internet Marketing event will feature over 40 sessions during the week, with more than 115 speakers. Scheduled to take place in Las Vegas, November 14th to 17th, 2006, the educational conference and industry trade show will feature sessions and tracks designed for the search engine industry, the online advertising industry, affiliates, webmasters, web site marketing, corporate IT development and technology business management, and consultants involved in any business with an Internet presence.

For more information about the conference, contact Brett Tabke at 512-231-8107. In the UK, contact Neil Marshall Tel: (+44) 118 988 0288 or engine at webmasterworld.com. For more details about sponsorship and exhibition opportunities contact Strategic Marketing Director Joseph Morin at 512-497-6856 or joe at webmasterworld.com.

WebmasterWorld is the leading source for Search Engine and Internet marketing news, best practices and educational events. Founded by Brett Tabke, an early ’80s innovator in running BBS (Bulletin Board Systems), the WebmasterWorld Forum began in 1996 and is now the largest community of online marketing professionals with more than 2 million posts and more than 100 discussion topics. WebmasterWorld Conference and PubCon events are for thought leaders in search engine and Internet marketing professionals to gather to share best practices in the, design, development, promotion and marketing of businesses and brands.

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