June 5th, 2008 |

If you’re having issues with using the online booking for the Hotel InterContinental, please contact Ms. Tiffany Thompson in the InterContinental reservations department. She is specifically working on the HostingCon group and she’d be happy to provide any assistance to people who are encountering challenges. She can reached via email at tiffany.thompson@ihg.com or via phone at 312-321-8888.

May 24th, 2008 |

Quite a bit of the session information is now available for the HostingCon 2008 conference program.  We have a few more slots that we’re still finalizing, but those should be up in a few days as well.  We already have our keynotes arranged as well, we’re just finalizing the titles and descriptions.

Please feel free to take a look and let us know what you think!

March 14th, 2008 |

If you’re interested in speaking at HostingCon 2008, you’ll be happy to note that we’re now accepting speaking proposals!

Please see our speaker information first to view information on our conference tracks, speaker rules, etc. Then you can use our new proposal submission system to submit your proposal.

Please let us know if you have any questions.  Deadline for proposals is April 11, 2008.

February 11th, 2008 |

Our phone service provider is experiencing intermittent issues causing us to be unable to receive inbound phone calls periodically.  If you receive a rapid busy signal or some type of recorded message saying our number is unavailable, please email info@hostingcon.com and request a callback.  Our outbound calling is not affected.

September 11th, 2007 |

Just a quick note to let everyone know that registration is now open for HostingCon 2008, to be held July 28-30, 2008 at Navy Pier in Chicago, IL.  Additionally, the hotel reservation systems are open as well from our Hotel and Travel page.

September 5th, 2007 |

We’ve posted all the session slides that we have available at this time on the Conference Grid page, which is linked on the Conference Sessions page.  These are available in PDF format for easy viewing.

July 31st, 2007 |

Congratulations to Adam Weissmuller from ServerBeach. Adam is the winner of this year’s SWsoft Nintendo Wii give away. Thank you to everyone who participated and we’ll see you again at HostingCon 2008.

July 27th, 2007 |

I had the opportunity to be interviewed by Brett Tabke of WebmasterWorld.com on the last day of the show.  Here’s the interview:

There is an accompanying article on WebmasterWorld.com.

July 27th, 2007 |

“Wow!”

That was all I could say while watching the incredible fireworks display from the rooftop barbecue at Navy Pier on the final evening of Hostingcon 2007. It pretty much summed up the entire experience at HostingCon this year.

The barbeque was sponsored by CRE Loaded, a company the provides value added ecommerce service to hosting companies. What a great event! A rockin’ band on the roof with a killer view of the entire lake and the Chicago skyline, plus authentic Chicago food, and drinks a’plenty. Thank you so much CRE Loaded!

The final day of the exhibit hall was very exciting as well - seeing tons of vendor drawings and giveaways including a few iPhones, Wii gaming consoles, and skateboards. The foot traffic to the floor continued its strong pace right up until the show staff started tearing up the carpet. In fact, I was having a meeting in one of the booths while the carpet was being ripped up around us!

The keynotes and sessions were informative and productive as well - the details will be published at a later date - and the speaker’s presentations will be available for download here at the HostingCon.com web site.

Many congratulations to George Roberts and his HostingCon staff for pulling off the best HostingCon ever!

A couple of final notes:

If you are contemplating exhibiting at HostingCon 2008 (July 28-30, 2008) when the event returns to Chicago next year, sign up now. If you commit to reserving your booth space by August 3, 2007 - you will save 10% off your booth fees. That can add up to real money. Also - the best spots and booth spaces are available now - they will start to get snapped up as time goes on. For any further details use the ‘contact’ info here at HostingCon.com.

And finally, if you EVER ride in a car that Frank Spaulding is driving - for goodness sakes - PUT ON YOUR SEATBELT!!

It’s been fun writing about things leading up to the show. I’ll keep touching base here from time to time to follow up on HostingCon 2007 and to look forward to HostingCon 2008!

This content was written by Derek Vaughan and is provided courtesy of the dedicated server experts at The Hosting News.

July 26th, 2007 |

The staff at Interjuncture would like to extend a thank you to all the exhibitors, speakers and attendees who helped to create another great HostingCon!

There are some pictures available at http://www.flickr.com/photos/sirtwist/sets/72157600985561496/.  I’ll post more as I get them in.

Thanks again and we look forward to seeing you at HostingCon 2008, July 28-30, 2008 at Navy Pier in Chicago!