Great show and this time I actually was not stressed as before so I had time to let my hair down and enjoy myself. I arrived just in time for the ICE party and started meeting old faces here and used Thursday as a relaxation day. On Friday morning I went to register and it was a line that can only be described as being similar to mexicans trying to enter the US (it was long and took a while to get my badge, but once again hats off as this shows a true sign of progression from a small show to what now is considered an industry landmark convention).
I walked around the stands on both floors and saw many old faces there as well several newbies to the industry. I personally did not have a stand and instead inserted my brochures inside the conference bags (a glossy EarnReal brochure promoting the SPORTSBETTING.COM and RaceBook.com affiliate programs).
In the evening I went for a bite to eat in China Town followed by attending the Friday night party which was open bar till 12am. I did not get wasted at this party as I was sitting on the forex and sports betting panel the following morning.
On Friday I sat on both panels and was pleasantly surprised how many people are interested in promoting the forex biz, and how few are actually involved in this industry as affiliates (my site for those interested is forex-rates.biz). The sports betting panel was a success but some of the questions asked to me could of been harder.
In the evening I had a meal with the guys from BetUS (and thanks Erin for buying me dinner!), followed by attending the Casino Coins party. Casino Coins truly new how to have a good party and I was there till gone 4am, followed by going back to the hotel and drinking with managers and affiliates till 9am (yes 9am!).
Sunday was a lazy day for me as you can imagine and in the evening I watched the Super Bowl. The snow in London was unbelievable even for a seasoned brit like me and Monday saw several delays on the train and at the airport, but luckily my train ran on time and was not affected.
See you at the next show,