Mesh, the Canadian web2.0 conference has finalized its keynote speaker list and is ready to roll — including early bird registrations. The main site is over here, with registration information over here. Basically its $399 per person with an ultra cheap (and reasonable) $25 ticket for post secondary students — although the student priced tickets are limited to 30 in total, so if you’re thinking about saving yourself a bundle of cash (and have a student card to prove it), there’s no better time to book your tickets.
The keynotes will include a couple of gents that I’ve blogged about at some length here at DJI: Richard Edelman, of Edelman International [and Wal-mart flog fame], and Mike Arrington, of — well, web2.0 fame. Its a pity I wasn’t really into blogging a *year* ago, as last year’s conference featured two other blogging and web2.0 luminaries, Om Malik and Steve Reubel.
I personally plan to go in *some* fashion (attendee, blogger, or who knows what else), and it would be great to finally meet some of you if you happen to be in the area. The rare times I have done so, I have found that meeting other bloggers and like-minded individuals to be an incredibly good experience — and its funny how congenial most (all?) bloggers are in person, even if their blogs tend to have rather sharp opinions.
A big hand needs to go to the founders of the Mesh Conference who must have (and continue to) work their tails off to bring a little taste of Silicon Valley to Toronto: Rob Hyndman, Mark Evans, Stuart MacDonald, Mike McDerment, and of course, Mathew Ingram.
