Publisher Forum US XVIII

Registration opens October 23, 2007

Registration ends January 11, 2008 at 12:00 am

Early Bird Deadline: November 24, 2007


see also: sponsorshipagendaPublisher Forum Overview

Publisher Forum US XVIII was held 2008-02-17


AdMonsters is the only professional association exclusively dedicated to online advertising operations and technology.

AdMonsters bi-annual US Publisher Forums
bring together over 100 senior leaders in online ad operations to address common issues facing the
entirety of the advertising operations community in a unique round-table format.

Publisher Forum US XVIII is currently SOLD OUT.

2008 Season Passes are now available.
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Agenda

The conference format for Publisher Forum US XVIII will run three full days,
beginning with a Sunday evening reception on 2008-02-17 and concluding on Wednesday about 5pm.

The agenda for the Publisher Forum is comprised of attendee-led sessions on a wide variety of ad operations and technology topics.

Past topics:

  • Monetizing Remnant Yield & Inventory Management
  • Buy vs. Build Case Study looking at sales tools and Dart Sales Manager
  • Workflow Automation Challenges and Solutions
  • Building a Successful Ad Ops Team / Ad Ops Team Management
  • Examples of other topics include: ad serving technology, inventory
    management, organizational structure, business process automation, ad operations
    policies, rich/streaming media, and case studies.

    Agenda

    The conference format for Publisher Forum US XVIII will run three full days,
    beginning with a Sunday evening reception on 2008-02-17 and concluding on Wednesday about 5pm.

    The agenda for the Publisher Forum is comprised of attendee-led sessions on a wide variety of ad operations and technology topics.

    Past topics:

  • Monetizing Remnant Yield & Inventory Management
  • Buy vs. Build Case Study looking at sales tools and Dart Sales Manager
  • Workflow Automation Challenges and Solutions
  • Building a Successful Ad Ops Team / Ad Ops Team Management
  • Examples of other topics include: ad serving technology, inventory
    management, organizational structure, business process automation, ad operations
    policies, rich/streaming media, and case studies.

    Conference Agenda

    Sun, February 17  
    5:15 – 6:00 PM   Session Leaders Pre-Meeting
    6:00 – 8:00 PM   Welcome Reception
    Mon, February 18  
    8:00 – 9:00 AM   Breakfast
    9:00 – 9:30 AM   Welcome to AdMonsters
    9:30 – 10:15 AM   Group Introductions
    10:15 – 10:50 AM   Executive Summit “My Story” Session
    10:50 – 11:15 AM   Morning Break
    11:15 – 12:00 PM   Bigger Budgets, Same People: Managing Scale
    12:00 – 12:30 PM   Ad Insertion Technologies in Emerging Platforms
    12:30 – 1:30 PM  

    Lunch with Executive Summit Attendees

    1:30 – 1:45 PM  

    Organize Wednesday Breakout Sessions

    1:45 – 2:30 PM  

    Half Group Sessions
    – Account Management Best Practices

    – Rich Media Challenges in “Web 2.0”

    2:30 – 3:15 PM  

    Half Group Sessions

    – 3rd Party Billing Best Practices

    – Campaign Optimization Case Study

    3:15 – 3:45 PM   Afternoon Break
    3:45 – 4:30 PM  

    Half Group Sessions
    – Building Constructive Relations with Sales

    – Ad Tagging Best Practices: OAS Case Study

    4:30 – 5:15 PM   Report in from Executive Summit & Half Group Sessions
    6:00 – 8:00 PM   “Speed Dating” Reception
    8:00 – 10:00 PM   Dinner w/ Sponsors
    Tues., February 19  
    8:00 – 9:00 AM  

    Breakfast

    9:00 – 10:00 AM   RightMedia Platinum Sponsor Workshop
    10:05 – 10:25 AM   Atlas Ruby Sponsor Technical Flash Session
    10:25 – 10:45 AM   Morning Break
    10:45 – 11:05 AM   DoubleClick Ruby Sponsor Technical Flash Session
    11:15 – 12:00 PM  

    Platinum, Ruby & Gold Sponsor Breakouts

    RightMedia: Platinum
    Atlas & DoubleClick: Ruby
    Medio & Operative: Gold

    12:00 – 1:00 PM   Lunch
    1:30 – 5:00 PM  

    Off-site Activity

    7:15 – 10:30 PM   Members’ Dinner
    Wed., February 20  
    8:00 – 9:00 AM   Breakfast
    9:00 – 9:45 AM   AdMonsters Group Business
    9:45 – 10:30 AM   Optimizing Remant Inventory & Network Deals
    10:30 – 11:15 AM   Small-Group Breakouts
    11:15 – 11:45 PM   Morning Break: Check out of hotel if leaving today
    11:45 – 12:30 PM   Small-Group Breakouts
    12:30 – 1:30 PM  

    Lunch

    1:30 – 2:15 PM  

    Small-Group Breakouts

    2:15 – 2:30 PM   Afternonn Break
    2:30 – 3:30 PM   Reporting in from Breakouts & Tying It All Together
    3:30- 4:00 PM   Wrap up/Any Other Business
    4:00 PM  

    Conference Concludes

    Conference proceedings are open to members only (i.e. closed to sponsors) unless specifically noted. All conference events will be held at the hotel unless otherwise noted.

    Location and Travel:

    Registration:

    Attendance at Publisher Forum US XVIII is open to senior leaders in online advertising operations and technology employed by online media publishing companies. Participation is by invitation and/or review and approval. Those seeking approval to participate should be at the Senior Manager, Director or VP level of seniority.