I ran across this listing today in a local events calender. I love the pitch
Art for the Masses is a one day event for local artists to sell their work directly to the public. No gallery, no middleman, no wine, no cheese, just hardcore capitalism.

There was a time when Mackin, NFFC, Oilman, I and a few others were driven to convert …in the forum trade that meant getting people to leave other forums (by, ummm, various means), join ours, and actively participate.
Then Mackin decided he wanted to go to London for a beer and a non-conference devoted to [...]

While there is a place for internet marketing conferences of all flavors, such as Danny Sullivan’s Search Engine Strategies, there are those who enjoy the free-form networking of the original-style PubConference. History buffs may wish to view this fine selection of internet web pages for background.
Agenda?