Ahhhh... it sure does feel real good to be back in the office today. I know how weird that must sound seeing how most people would love to be away from their day-job, but just like the saying goes... "There's no place like home". And with that, I found myself returning to a mountain of work that all seemed to be screaming out for my immediate attention. That's not how one should be ending their work week, but what am I going to do. I guess that's why there are weekends.

Overall, I thought the show went quite well. I was able to jot down a few worthy notes, as well as pick the brains of some of the SEO industry's brightest minds. I'm sure like everyone else who attends these conferences... I have my likes and dislikes:

Likes:

• Meeting Some New and Interesting People.
• Watching Californians Deal with 6 Degree Weather.
• Meeting-Up with Conference Buds.
• The HatBait Project.
• The Yahoo! Search Marketing Party.
• The Yahoo! Panama Review.
• Ending each Day with a Cigar and Drink in Hand.

Dislikes:

• A Lack of Public Sponsored Parties.
• A Lack of Public Sponsored Parties.
• A Smaller than normal Exhibit Hall.
• Many Speakers with Repeat Presentations.
• Being in Chicago in December.
• Less SEO's and More In-house Marketers Attending

On a side note, I took about 25 - 30 or so pictures while at the conference, and was able to get them up on my Flickr account. I am hoping to get them up on my site here really soon. If it suits you, please have a look.

I hope you've enjoyed the four day coverage that I provided of this year's Search Engine Strategies Conference in Chicago. If you didn't catch my daily notes, you may do so here:

• SES Chicago 2006: Day 1 Notes
• SES Chicago 2006: Day 2 Notes
• SES Chicago 2006: Day 3 Notes
• SES Chicago 2006: Day 4 Notes