The Search Engine Strategies conference returned to the Hilton Hotel in beautiful downtown Chicago. Seeing how my office is only 1 1/2 hours outside of the city, I was among the many who were in attendance.
Overall, I thought the show went quite well. I was able to jot down a few worthy notes, as well as pick the brains of some of the SEO industry's brightest minds. In addition to meeting up with some of my old conference buds, I also had the opportunity to meet a few other interesting people... which I guess is sort of the point of such conferences. Enjoy the pictures!

The "Ads In a Quality Score World" Session.

Shari Thurow Speaking at a "Search Engine Friendly Design" Session.

Dana Todd Speaking at SEMPO's General Meeting.

Matt Williams Speaking at a "Web Analyics and Measuring" Session.

Rand Fishkin Speaking at a "Social Media Optimization" Session.

The "Social Media Optimization" Panel.

The "Auditing Paid Listings and Click-Fraud" Panel.

Rob Snell Speaking at SES Chicago 2006

Yahoo!Store Developer Rob Snell

The Google Booth at SES Chicago.

A Random Shot of the Exhibit Hall.

The Yahoo! Search Booth at SES Chicago.

The Miva Search Booth at SES Chicago.

The Ask.com Booth at SES Chicago.

Michael Roebuck and David Burke.

A Shot at the Yahoo! Search Marketing Party.

A Shot at the Yahoo! Search Marketing Party.

A Shot at the Yahoo! Search Marketing Party.

The Gang from Search Marketing Gurus at SES Chicago.

A Shot at the Yahoo! Search Marketing Party.

A Shot at the Yahoo! Search Marketing Party.

A Shot at the Yahoo! Search Marketing Party.

A Shot at the Yahoo! Search Marketing Party.

Dinner Inside the Old Playboy Building

Kelly Wilson and Jessica Guadian at the Hotel Bar.

Team AWP (me, Kelly, and Jess) at SES Chicago 2006

Todd Malicoat, Justilien Gaspard, Neil Patel, and Lisa Barone