Advice for people attending the Affiliate Summit conference for the first time. Affiliate Summit East 2010 is taking place August 15-17, 2010 at the Hilton New York in New York City.

1. First Timers Guide to Affiliate Summit Shawn Collins, Co-founder, Affiliate Summit

2. Registration Opens Saturday Saturday: 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm Sunday: 8:00 am. Monday: 7:30 am. Tuesday: 8:00 am. Networking goes as late as you’re willing to participate in the evenings.

3. Dress Code: Corporate Casual

4. Develop a Game Plan What do you hope to accomplish? Whom to meet. Booths and tables to visit. Sessions to attend.

5. What to Bring Cough drops or gum – lots of talking. Luggage space for booth give-aways. Lots of business cards. Purell to keep clean. Comfortable shoes. 15 second description of your business.

6. What You’ll Get Attendee bag. FeedFront Magazine with speaker bios and session descriptions. Exhibitor guide with map of exhibit hall and Meet Market.

7. Educational Sessions See the agenda at AffiliateSummit.com for which sessions you’d like to attend. Got a conflict – no worries, sessions are filmed and free to Gold, Platinum & Diamond pass holders.

8. Prepare for Networking Opportunities Meet Market Affiliate Showcase Exhibit Hall Vertical Exchange Meals Ask the Experts Closing Session

9. Cell Phones Turn them off or set to vibrate.

10. Name Badges Color coded for type of attendee. Figure out the color of the people you want to meet when you check-in.

11. http://network.affiliatesummit.com

12. http://ase10.sched.org

13. Make Friends Plan to meet with people you already know. Initiate meetings with people you meet on forums and blogs.

14. Perfect Your Elevator Speech An elevator pitch (or elevator speech) is a brief overview of an idea for a product, service, or project. The pitch is so called because it can be delivered in the time span of an elevator ride (say, thirty seconds or 100-150 words). - Wikipedia

15. Orient Yourself Register when you arrive. Look through FeedFront Magazine to find rooms where events take place. Find the rooms to make things easier when the conference starts.

16. Follow on Twitter http://www.twitter.com#ASE10

17. Speakers on Twitter @affiliatesummit/ase10-speakers

18. K.I.S.S. Method Keep It Simple, Stupid. Surgical strike – be focused and concise. Leave the details for later.

19. Follow Up All the networking is for naught if you don’t follow up. Forget e-mail and phone – lead off with a hand-written note.

20. Questions in New York City Visit the registration booths. Seek out staff members – wearing black shirts labeled “Staff”.

21. Feedback Fill out the forms in each session. We can’t fix things unless you tell us they’re broken.

22. Here’s My Business Card

24. realdeal@affiliatesummit.com

25. 417-2SUMMIT (278-6648)

26. http://www.Twitter.com/affiliatesummit

27. http://www.Facebook.com/affiliatesummit