I heard about the Web 3.0 conference in NYC in May so I went over to their site to check out what the conference has to offer. I like attending these kinds of things because it helps me to understand how other people view the web. I already know how I view the web and I know that I think will happen in the future. But it is important to know what “industry analysts” say is going to happen and how they are telling companies to prepare.
For whatever reason I wanted to attend. But I can never seem to absorb the fees that these conferences charge for a pass, so I usually try to get in as press. It usually isn’t very hard, I write a blog about social media, I produce a show about online sites, services, tools and communities, so getting a press pass to cover the Web 3.0 conference should be easy. But listen to their qualifications for press.
To qualify for press credentials, you must:
- be affiliated with a nationally or regionally recognized media outlet and;
- hold an editorial title or;
- hold a position as an industry analyst
To obtain your press credentials at the show, you must present either:
- a business card, or
- copy of masthead show name and title, or
- letter from editor or publisher assigning bearer to cover the event
You do not qualify for press credentials if you are:
- a publisher
- a sales rep
- any other non-editorial personnel
To request a press pass, please email events@mediabistro.com, and include: name, title, publication, URL, and full contact information.
Umm, what qualifies as a nationally recognized media outlet these days? I produce an online show, seen all over the world. I am the only editor of this blog, which is read all over the world, I don’t know what you want from me.
For a conference talking about Web 3.0 they don’t seem to be very open to online media as a press outlet. Or am I just misunderstanding them.