Top 10 Interactive Marketing Conferences you should attend in 2008

As a follow-up to my post last week on the top 10 Mobile conferences you should be considering for 2008, here’s a list of Interactive Marketing conferences you need to consider in order to stay current:

1. Marketing Sherpa’s Email Summit ‘08, Februrary 24-26, Miami. Email may be for old people, but unlike print, it’s not dead. Yet. Stay current with the ever-changing email marketing landscape and discover Email tactics and strategies that really worked from
   47 seasoned marketing professionals at world’s largest email conference.
2. F.O.W.A – future of web apps, February 28 – March 1st, Miami. Coming to the east coast for the first time, the agenda covers a wide array of topics including open social and applications that go beyond the web browser.
3. SXSW Interactive, March 7-11, Austin, Texas. Attracting digital creatives as well as visionary technology entrepreneurs, the event celebrates the best minds and the brightest personalities of emerging technology.
4. Media Summit, March 12-13, New York.  The International conference on Media, Advertising, Mobile, Interactive and marketing. Produced by digital hollywood, this conference has something for everybody.
5. Advertising Age Digital Marketing Conference, March 18-19, New York. Ad Age’s Digital Marketing Conference brings technology down-to-earth with real world case studies and compelling dialogues between prestigious speakers and panelists who are the thought-leaders in the field of digital marketing.
6. Web 2.0 Expo, April 22-25, San Francisco. Conference and tradeshow for the rapidly growing ranks of designers and developers, product managers, entrepreneurs, VCs, marketers, and business strategists who are embracing the opportunities created by Web 2.0 technologies.
7. Internet World, April 29-May 1, London, UK. Seminar streams covering key areas including Search, Email, Web 2.0, IPTV, Online Advertising, eCommerce, Mobile Marketing, Connectivity, Content Management, Analytics, Usability, Affiliate Marketing and much more. Awarded best business exhibition at the 2007 Event Awards.
8. Mesh, May, Toronto. Connect, share, and inspire at Canada’s premier web conference.
9. Gnomedex, August, Seatle. The Blogosphere’s conference! Featuring hundreds of the world’s leading bloggers, podcasters, and tech-savvy enthusiasts.
10. CMA digital marketing conference, October, Toronto. Information has not been posted on the CMA website yet – but this is a key event to participate in every Fall.

Have I missed any conferences that you consider critical for any Interactive marketer looking to stay current…or even a bit ahead of the curve? Comment, SMS, or send me an email with your suggestions.