Our next Meetup will be a presenter's round table. We'll have experts answer questions you'll propose and vote on. (I'm humbled by the quality of the panel, thanks guys).

Submit and vote on questions through Google Moderator: SEM Meetup Questions

***The Panel***

Martin Wong (@smarttnet)
Chief Marketing Officer at SmarttNet

Martin has close to a decade of e-marketing experience including running his own company for 7 years before joining SmarttNet as a partner. Beyond his extensive knowledge of Internet marketing Martin oversees a solid client roster at SmarttNet.

Rob Woods (@robdwoods)
Director of Online Marketing at BuildDirect

Rob handles the online marketing for one of the biggest online construction supplies in North America, BuildDirect. Rob's strategies include all the avenues a big company that depends on the web can go after - including SEO, SEM and social media.

Guacira Naves (@onlinestrategy)
Owner at The Online Strategy House
Vice-President of Promotions of Social Media Club Vancouver

Guacira's career with search engine optimization and online marketing spans back to 1998. She has a great mind for developing what she calls "holistic online marketing strategies" and is well known for her ability to leverage social media for business while incorporating it with SEO and PPC. *Guacira was interviewed by the Georgia Straight earlier this year!*

Dmitriy Minenko (@dminenko)
Search Engine Marketing Manager at Wave Maker Marketing
SEMPO Board Member

Dmitriy has a proven track record when it comes to doing SEO and SEM, particularly for very large sites and campaigns. He has worked with very exciting companies in Vancouver including The Active Network and Tourism BC. Even more, Dmitriy is at the industry forefront as a current Board Member of the Search Engine Marketing Professional Organization (SEMPO).

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Agenda

* 6:00pm - 6:45pm - Relaxing, drinking, and talking with colleagues.
* 6:45pm - 7:30pm - Panel Q&A
* 7:30pm on - More relaxing, drinking and talking with colleagues.

Call For Sponsors

Get your company involved in the Vancouver community, help branding, and give back by sponsoring the Meetup! Contact me if you're interested :)

Toonie Contribution Commitment Test

This time around we're testing if encouraging a Toonie to RSVP will reduce the amount of no-shows. Collected funds will be used for Meetup expenses and thank you goodies for presenters.