Significance, Search & Information Architecture starts at 7 pm

We're very excited to feature two brief talks from local search experts Ruth Burr of SEOMoz and Ian Lurie of Portent.

They'll be speaking about the relationship of Search Engine Optimization (SEO) to Information Architecture and User Experience. So much of our work in IA & UX is about collaboration across departments and teams, so we invited people who really know SEO to speak directly to cross-discipline team work.

Details:

February 12, 2013 at Piecora's Pizza (http://www.piecoras.com/) in Capitol Hill: 1401 East Madison Street, Seattle, WA 98122 (https://maps.google.com/maps?q=1401+East+Madison+Street,+Seattle,+WA+98122) 7 pm Registration followed by two 20 minute presentations and Q&A with both speakers Parking is available at the venue, but you should arrive early to find a place Admission is $10 which includes both pizza and beverage. Additional donations are always welcome.

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About Ruth Burr
Ruth Burr (http://www.ruthburr.com/) (@RuthBurr (https://twitter.com/ruthburr)) is an SEO and data-driven marketer living in Seattle. She is currently the Lead SEO (http://www.seomoz.org/team/ruthburr) at SEOmoz, where she builds and executes SEO strategy for SEOmoz.org (http://www.seomoz.org) and related properties, as well as providing SEO subject-matter expertise internally and in the SEOmoz blog (http://www.seomoz.org/blog) and community. Ruth has been working in in-house and agency-side SEO and PPC since 2006. She's a firm believer in user education and in using data and testing to make better marketing decisions. Her passions include strong technical SEO, content planning and creation, SEO evangelism, karaoke and grilled cheese sandwiches. Prior to SEOmoz Ruth was the Senior Manager, Search Marketing at GameHouse.com, where she ran their paid and organic search marketing channels.

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About Ian Lurie

Ian Lurie (http://www.portent.com/author/ian/) (@Portentint (https://twitter.com/portentint)) is CEO at Portent (http://www.portent.com/), an internet marketing agency he started in 1995 on the belief that great marketing helps people make good decisions. At Portent, he leads and trains a team that covers SEO, PPC, social media and marketing strategy. Ian writes on the Portent Blog and speaks at various conferences, including MozCon, SMX, SES, Ad:Tech and Pubcon. He recently co-authored the 2nd Edition of the Web Marketing All-In-One Desk Reference for Dummies.