The New Communications Forum—NewComm Forum to the initiated—begins on April 20 in San Mateo, California. That’s just two weeks from tomorrow. I keep reiterating the same point about NewComm: If you’re already knowledgable about social media and you’re serious aboute more advanced learning, this is the conference to attend.

I’ve been to all four previous Forums, and have been a speaker at each. I’m always stunned at the quality of the sessions and the caliber of the speakers. I routinely hear this conference (along with SNCR’s annual research symposium) referred to as “the best conference you’ve never heard of.”

Time to change that. Time to get off the dime and attend. And, to make it easier, special discounts have been made available. You can come for the entire four-day event for under $1,000 or just for a day for as little as $395 All you need to know is below so read on.

The conference lineup is a veritable Who???s Who of social media experts and practitioners from leading companies presenting 40 sessions in five comprehensive tracks:

• Online Communications & Communities
• Social Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
• Markets are Conversations: From Theory to Practice
• Understanding the New Media Landscape
• NewComm Essentials

Keynoters include:

• Jackie Huba, online marketing expert and author
• Dave Carroll, singer/songwriter, ???United Breaks Guitars???
• Scott Monty, Ford
• Jack Holt, US Department of Defense
• Tim Westergren, Pandora
• Neville Hobson, WCG (my co-host on the podcast “For Immediate Release”)

(Neville and I plan to record a special FIR on Thursday, April 22, on-site at the Forum.)

Choose from a variety of intensive 1/2-day and full-day workshops on Tuesday, April 20. Details: http://www.newcommforum.com/Social-Media-Workshops. Use discount code NCFW100 to save $100 on a pre-conference workshop. Get a 1/2-day of education for just $195.

Wrap up your Forum experience on Friday, April 23 in the special one-on-one workshop with conference faculty and SNCR Fellows ???- included in your conference fee.  Details: http://www.newcommforum.com/Social-Media-Strategy

Register for the full conference now at http://www.newcommforum.com with special ???Friend of the Speaker??? (that’s me; I’ll be presenting on a topic near and dear to my heart, “Stop Blocking) discount code NCF500 to save $500 off your full conference fee
Or, just join us for one day on Wednesday, April 21 with the NewComm Forum 2010 One-day Pass, which includes:

• Three keynote Sessions: Jackie Huba, online marketing expert and author; Dave Carroll, singer/songwriter, ???United Breaks Guitars??? and Tim Westergren, founder, chief strategist, Pandora
• Access to all conference sessions ??? choose from 16 breakout sessions in five tracks. Featured presenters include:  me, Jen McClure,  Paul Chaney,  Eric Schwartzman, Francois Gossieaux, Brian Solis, Katie Paine, Dharmesh Shah, Beth Kanter, Kami Huyse and more
• Networking Activities and Food & Beverage Events: Breakfast, Luncheon featuring Dave Carroll of ???United Breaks Guitars??? and Cocktail Reception

Register now and use code NCF1D to attend for one day for just $395.

Download the brochure (PDF) for complete event information. Hope to see you there!