The BlogOn Social Media Summit comes to New York in mid-October. The event is the place to meet for anyone working in the world of blogs, social networking, or RSS. With a month yet to go, a number of big names have already signed up to give presentations at the conference - including Jeff Jarvis, Steve Rubel of Micro Persuasion and Seth Godin.

OK, now ignore the boilerplate for a moment and focus on the essentials: the conference will take place at the Copacabana in New York City. (time to cue the Barry Manilow music) The Copa. The Copa-ca-ba-na... It's gonna be a mad hot blogroom once those bloggers show up at the Copa:

"Forget stuffy hotel ballrooms and conference centers! BlogOn 2005 will be held in style at the legendary Copacabana in New York City, on October 17-18, 2005. We’re transforming the upscale supper club – complete with palm trees – into a social media hub for two days of keynotes, conversations, panel discussions and networking that will be as entertaining as it is informative. All conference sessions and activities will take place at the Copacabana."

Corante is a media sponsor of the event, so look for upcoming announcements about cool things planned before and during the two-day event. Oh, and if Barry Manilow decides to make an appearance, we'll let you know.

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