SAN JOSE, Calif. -- June 19, 2003 -- Attendance for the upcoming eBay Live! community conference, which starts one week from today in Orlando, Florida, has currently reached 7,500 registrants, with more people signing up each day. Conference attendees come from all 50 states and 21 countries total. Building on the success of last year's event, this year's eBay Live! is sure to provide community members with a fun-filled two-and-a-half days of eBay University classes, panels, exhibitors, presentations by eBay executives, special guest speakers, and a keynote speech from president and CEO Meg Whitman.
eBay Live! provides common ground for eBay buyers and sellers, eBay employees, sponsor companies, exhibitors, and guest speakers to engage and learn from one another, have fun, and learn about new solutions that will help everyone to become more effective buying and selling within the eBay marketplace.
The Title Sponsor is United Parcel Service. Premier Sponsors are IBM, Nikon, and Member Sponsors include Sun Microsystems and Schwan's Foods. Small business experts from Entrepreneur Magazine and the Small Business Administration are also participating in the event, lending their expertise in helping eBay sellers grow their businesses.
eBay Live! gives attendees the opportunity to meet with more than 100 exhibitors and choose from more than 75 classes, panels, and seminars. Special guest highlights and sponsored seminars at eBay Live include:
- Town Hall Meeting by Hector Barreto, administrator for the Small Business Administration
- Doug Hall, motivational speaker and author of Jumpstart Your Brain
- A series of classes hosted by Entrepreneur Magazine
- "UPS--What can Brown do for you?" hosted by UPS
- "Using digital photography to pump your sales" hosted by Nikon
- "Technology for Powersellers" hosted by IBM
"We are excited to offer a broad range of educational seminars and advice from leading business experts at eBay Live! which will help our community of users achieve their eBay goals," said Kevin McSpadden, director of eBay Marketing Education. "All of this is made possible with the support of our top-notch corporate sponsors, exhibitors and guest speakers who we proudly welcome to the eBay Live! community event."
To pre-register and for a complete agenda, go to www.ebay.com/ebaylive. The event is open to everyone, age 18 and over. People can also register onsite at Orlando's Orange County Convention Center, beginning June 26.
About eBay:
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