Jim Sterne is coming to Ottawa!

January 22, 2008

If you are in marketing or communications, private or public sector, and responsible for your organization’s website, you need to make room on your calendar on February 7th, 2008, as Jim Sterne, Chairman of the Web Analytics Association, Founder & Chairman, eMetrics and all around web analytics guru, is speaking in Ottawa on February 7th, 2008.

His session is called “An Industry in Transition: Web Analytics to Marketing Optimization” and as per OCRI‘s recent email, the session overview is:

  • “Keynote presenter Jim Sterne will deliver insight into the maturity of the web analytics industry, the level of expertise among practitioners today; challenges and opportunities; and the role we – web managers, marketers and analysts – play as companies adopt the continuous improvement method of marketing optimization.
  • Jonathan Levitt of iPerceptions will follow with a 20-minute case study showcasing the benefits of capturing and measuring the perceptions and attitudes of your website visitors and customers.
  • Alex Langshur of PublicInsite will complete the event by delivering a 20-minute case study featuring the benefits of web analytics at work.”

Event details

Date: Thursday, February 7, 2008

Time: Registration 7:00 a.m. – 7:30 a.m, Breakfast & presentation: 7:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m

Location: Sheraton Ottawa Hotel, Rideau Room, 150 Albert Street

Cost: Early Registration: $35.00 – OCRI / WAA members* (plus 5% GST), $60.00 – Non-members (plus 5% GST), late (after 5:00 PM February 5th) / on site: $45.00 – OCRI / WAA members* (plus 5% GST), $70.00 – Non-members (plus 5% GST). *WAA members please email amcmanus@ocri.ca to register.

Register online or contact Allison McManus, Conference Administrator, tel 613-828-6274 ext. 224, fax: 613-726-3444 or amcmanus@ocri.ca.

Measure for Measure: CASLIS Ottawa

January 22, 2008

Are you a member of the Canadian library and information community? Are you interested in how to measure and communicate the value of your specialized library’s website?

If so, please join Kelly Kubrick of Online Authority on Thursday January 24th, 2008 at by registering for the 2008 CASLIS Ottawa Seminar held at Library and Archives Canada (395 Wellington Street, Ottawa, Ontario).

Kelly will present “Measure for Measure – an Internet Comedy of [T]errors: Web Performance Measurement” from 1:30 – 3:00 PM. She’ll discuss:

  • What Internet performance measurement means;
  • Why to bother with it; and
  • How to develop an Internet performance measurement framework

The seminar is hosted by CASLIS Ottawa, the Ottawa chapter of the Canadian Association of Special Libraries and Information Services (CASLIS), a division of the Canadian Library Association / Association canadienne des bibliotheques: “An award-winning not-for-profit organization, serving as the national voice of the Canadian library and information community and delivering a range of value-added services to professional librarians, library technicians, and the organizations that employ them.”

Help! My website is a dud!

January 10, 2008

Is your business part of the residential construction industry in Ontario? Will you be attending “Ontario Forum 2008“, presented by the Ontario Home Builder’s Association (OHBA)?

If so, please join Kelly Kubrick of Online Authority for a two-hour seminar about how to diagnose if your website is a dud:

“Ever wondered why your website traffic is so low? Have you wanted to ask for an evaluation, but were afraid of what people might say? Most websites share common mistakes that are easily fixed. Come to this session to find out what you might be doing right…or wrong.”

Event details:

Ontario Forum 2008
Weston Prince Hotel
900 York Mills Road, Toronto, Ontario M3B 3H2
“Help! My website is a dud!”
January 17th, 2008 – 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM

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