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Internet Retailer publisher Jack Love invites you to attend the world's largest conference in e-retailing at the San Jose Convention Center June 4-7, 2007, where more than 4,000 online merchants from retail chains, catalog firms, web-only merchants and consumer manufacturers will share ideas and experiences on the one thing they have in common: web-based retailing. In his invitation to online merchants to attend IRCE 2007, Jack explains what makes Internet Retailer 2007 Conference & Exhibition stand apart from all others in the e-retailing industry and why the conference theme (The Web: Powering the Reinvention of Retailing) makes this the must-attend event for all retailers. Click here to read his Publisher's Invitation.
We expect 4,300 total attendees for this third annual Internet Retailer Conference & Exhibition, or 25% more than last year, a conservative estimate based on the growth of the previous the two previous Internet Retailer events. One thing we do know: Merchants from every type of retail channel attend this event, making it the only show where you can get e-retailing ideas from every corner of the retail business. No other conference draws such a richly diverse group of retailing companies. Here are all the stats: 
Keynote speakers Jim McCann, the founder and CEO or 1-800-Flowers.com and Reed Hastings, the founder and CEO of Netflix, head up a faculty of 103 e-retailing pros who will speak at IRCE 2007 on a wide spectrum of web-based retailing trends, practices and issues. Two things distinguish this conference faculty from others in the e-retailing field. First, they are selected by Internet Retailer's editors based solely on their knowledge of the e-retailing topic they are addressing and not on their membership in an association holding the show or because of their patronage to a vendor sponsoring it. Second, as a group the speakers at IR2007 mirror the diversity of the entire e-retailing market and represent all players in that market, assuring that all experiences and points of view are aired. 
In addition to being by far the largest e-retailing conference in attendance, IRCE 2007 will host the largest display of e-retailing solutions under one roof: a 100,000-square-foot exhibit hall featuring 340 booths exhibiting the technology and services of every significant vendor to the online retailing industry. Nowhere on the planet is there an exhibition like this—one that matches the depth and breadth of the conference sessions. You learn from the best e-retailing practices discussed in the conference and you shop for the solution to execute them in the unrivaled IRCE 2007 Exhibit Hall. 
Early Bird rates apply through March 31, Standard rates apply from April 1 until June 1 and On Site Rates apply after June 1.
Are you wondering what an odd-looking spaceship, the 1903 Wright Flyer and IRCE 2007 have in common and why we put them
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The Web: Powering the Reinvention of Retailing
Internet Retailer Magazine
McEnery Convention Center
San Jose, California 
Seven Hotels Offering Conference Discounts
More than anything else, it is the conference agenda that attracts e-retailing executives to the Internet Retailer Conference & Exhibition year after year. The agenda is comprehensive, covering all important e-retailing topics. It features speakers who are recruited from all segments of the e-retailing market-retail chains, catalogers, pure-plays and consumer manufacturers. The speakers and topics are selected by Internet Retailer's editors who select topics they know are the hottest issues and trends in e-retailing today and who pick speakers that are most qualified to address those topics. This objective journalistic approach to creating a conference agenda yields rave reviews from attendees who are ask to rate the show's conference content. 
Four 90-Minute Sessions Per Workshop
Marketing Your Retail Web Site
Manage Online Payments to Maximize Profits 
The first day of the main conference is keynoted by Jim McCann, CEO of 1-800-Flowers.com and examines how the Internet creates a brand new retailing and merchandising model, one that is vastly different from conventional store and catalog businesses, which themselves are dramatically changed by the web. It reveals the latest strategies that are making online retailers more successful, studies the new online consumers and what they expect from retailers today, explains how retailers can make better use e-Bay and other shopping portals, and looks at how major chains use the web to grow in a changing retail market. Three breakout tracks in the afternoon examine how retailers should evaluate the latest e-retailing technology, what larger retailers need to know to create successful online businesses in a multi-channel environment, and the opportunities that smaller businesses have to thrive in online retailing market. 
The second day of the main conference is keynoted by Reed Hastings, founder and CEO of Netflix, and includes general sessions that analyze changes in the e-retail market identified by Internet Retailer's latest study of the Top 500 online retailers. Other general sessions examine how the Internet creates niche market opportunities, reveals the huge potential of mobile e-commerce, discusses the latest applications of the web in multi-channel retailing and looks at the tug of war over Internet regulation that has a profound impact on e-retailers. Three afternoon breakout tracks focus on advanced online merchandising techniques, new marketing and content imperatives for success online, and a continuation of the June 5 track on the opportunities for smaller e-retailers. 
Four 90-minute Sessions
Designing Retail Web Sites That Sell |
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