As you’ve probably noticed, things have been a little quiet on the blog while we prepare for this year’s annual user conference, Insight Live 2007, which kicks off this coming Sunday, April 29. So, while I expect the light posting trend to continue for the remainder of the week, that will change radically next Monday when we start live blogging select sessions (see below) from the conference.

In addition to the session summaries we will be providing, we will also have several Internet kiosks with the blog up, so attendees can post their comments immediately, as well. All posts from and related to the conference will be tagged and categorized as Insight Live 2007.

While nothing can replace being there, we hope you’ll take this opporunity to share in what is sure to be our best Insight Live yet!

We expect to blog from the following sessions:

Monday, April 30

  • Opening General Session – Bob Burke, President and CEO, ATG
  • Keynote: The Open Brand - Kelly Mooney, President and Chief Experience Officer, Resource Interactive
  • Keynote: Next Generation e-Commerce – yours truly
  • e-Commerce Trends and ATG New Product Preview - ATG
  • When Every Minute Counts: How Inspired Customer Service Turned Around a 24×7 User Community – Genentech
  • Panel: Leveraging Web 2.0 – New Technologies to Maximize Web Selling – Gartner (moderator), PowerReviews, BazaarVoice, Scene7, The Finish Line, Vitamin Shoppe Direct
  • The Future of Communities and e-Commerce – Blast Radius

Tuesday, May 1

  • Keynote: The Long Tail – Chris Anderson, Editor-in-Chief, Wired
  • Executive Panel: Sustaining e-Commerce Growth in an Extremely Competitive Environment – Chris Anderson (moderator), CVS.com, Handango, Neiman Marcus, Bluefly
  • Keynote: Best Practices in Click to Call Solutions – John Federman, CEO, eStara
  • Mobile Computing and the Digital Media Business – Handango
  • Panel: Maximizing Investments to Attract the Right Visitors – Casual Male, Irwin Union Bank, Channel Advisor, Sapient

Wednesday, May 2

  • eStara Click to Call and Click to Chat: Best Practices and Customers in Action – ATG eStara
  • A Pragmatic Approach to Personalization: Implementation Best Practices – eStara ATG
  • Closing General Session – Bob Steelhammer, Vice President/Chief Web Executive, AT&T/Cingular Wireless
  • Keynote: The Evolving Expectations of Today’s Online Shopper – Tamara Mendelsohn, Senior Analyst, Forrester Research
  • Keynote: ATG Product and Technology Directions – Robert Brazile, Chief Technology Officer, ATG

[UPDATE: I inadvertently switched the presenters of two of the Wednesday sessions. Corrected above.]

[tags] Insight Live, e-commerce [/tags]