Photos from the 37th International Internet-Dating Kongress taking place on 14.-16. Januar 2014 in Las Vegas. The 11th Annual iDate2014 in Las Vegas is the largest collection social networking executives during the year and is the most successful event for the industry. Hundreds of internet dating industry executives, matchmakers, software providers, marketing / advertising firms, venture capitalists, affiliate managers, payment processors, background search companies and affiliates were in attendance.

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11TH Annual Internet Dating Industry Super Conference Las Vegas On January 14-16, 2014
Dr. Wendy Walsh (Reporter @ CNN)	Final Panel Debate	Together Networks (Platinum Sponsor)	Markus Frind (CEO of Plenty of Fish) SEE VIDEO
Audience Final Panel Debate	Sharon Jayson of USA today on Mobile Video Dating Technology Panel	Dating Factory (Gold Sponsor)	Party @ Foundation Room
Funbers (Exhibitor)	Matchmaker & Dating Coach Panel	Exhibit Hall	Buyers / Sellers (Sponsored by Ashley Madison)
Jacque Ried (NBC: Panel on Dating for Women over 40)	Post Event Party @ Gold Lounge	Audience	CFO of Jiayuan at iDate
Aaron Stein (Director of User Acquisition @ HowAboutWe)	Amanda Launcher (Sr. Consultant @ Neo4J)	Prof. Damon McCoy (George Mason University)	Dr. Wendy Walsh (Reporter @ CNN)
Christopher Pinnock (CEO of MateMingler)	Dating Affiliate Panel	Hub People (Silver Sponsor)	David Benoliel (Dir of Business Development @ Ashley Madison)
Networking	CNN's Dr. Wendy Walsh and Julie Spira (Pre-event Party @ Voodoo - Rio Hotel)	3rd Annual Eric Holzle Debate (on Dating Algorithms)	OPW Pre-Conference with Mark Brooks (Publisher of Online Personals Watch)
Networking	Neo4J (Beer Sponsor @ Final Panel Debate)	State of the Dating Industry with Mark Brooks (Publisher of Online Personals Watch)	Final Panel Debate (Questions from the Audience)
Mary Gorham Melia (CEO of Gay Girl Dating Coach)	Party @ Foundation Room	Continent 8 (Exhibitor)	Speed Networking
Adam Huie (CEO of Sway)	Matchmaking Debate	Jason Lee (CEO of DatingWebsiteReview.net)	Steve Dakota Happas (Moderator of Dating Affiliate Marketing Panel)
Audience	Deanna Lorraine & Max Trypp Kramer	Networking	Audience
Audience	Jessica Carbino (Sociologist @ ThreeDayRule)	Michael O'Sullivan (CEO of HubPeople)	Funbers (Exhibitor)
Audience	Lunch	Dating Affiliate Panel	Hub People (Silver Sponsor)
Sean Kelley (Vice President @ iHookup)	Mark Brooks (OPW Pre-Conference)	Final Panel Debate (Markus Frind of POF)	HubPeople (Partnership Conference)
Jeff Reichard (CEO of Aclispa)	Carlos Magalhaes (CEO of Mentis Dating)	Benoit Le Chevallier (Mobile Dating Super Affiliate)	Michael McQuown (CEO of ThunderRoad and Dating Algorithm Expert)
Final Panel Debate (Tanya Fathers of Dating Factory)	Buyers / Sellers (Sponsored by Ashley Madison)	Audience (Final Panel Debate)	Continent 8 (Exhibitor)
CNN's Dr. Wendy Walsh (Matchmaking Debate Moderator)	Markus Frind Interview (CEO of Plenty of Fish) SEE VIDEO	Carmelia Ray (Pre-event Party @ Voodoo - Rio Hotel)	Audience
Aaron Stein (Director of User Acquisition @ HowAboutWe)	Post Event Party @ Gold Lounge	OPW Pre-Conference with Mark Brooks (Publisher of Online Personals Watch)	Marian Avgitidis (Matchmaker & Dating Coach Panel)
Audience	Audience (Dating Affiliate Breakout Sessions)	Final Panel Debate	Final Panel Debate (Peter Christopher)
Maciej Koper (CEO of World Dating Company)	Meidad Sharon (Director of Business Development for Safecharge)	Tanya Fathers (CEO of Dating Factory)	Tai Lopez (CEO at Model Promoter)
Final Panel Debate (Michael McQuown)	Networking	Lunch	Speed Networking
Final Panel Debate	Ophir Laizerovich (CEO of C2 Media)	Hunt Etheridge (IDCA Certification Course)	Networking
Dating Software Session (with Tanya Fathers, CEO of Dating Factory and Michael O'Sullivan CEO of Hub People)	Neo4J (Beer Sponsor @ Final Panel Debate)	Buyers / Sellers (Sponsored by Ashley Madison)	Pat Ness (CEO of SMB Master)
Final Panel Debate (Questions from the Audience)	Togerther Networks (Platinum Sponsor)	ChristianFilipina execs (Pre-event Party @ Voodoo - Rio Hotel)	Post Event Party @ Gold Lounge
Scott Valdez (CEO Virtual Dating Assistants)	Nick Bicanic (Co-Founder @ IDCA)	Dr. Jeff Collier (CEO of MateSafe)	Arthur Malov (Co-Founder @ IDCA)
Louie Felix (CEO Matchmaking VIP)	Networking	Dating Software Session (with Tanya Fathers, CEO of Dating Factory and Michael O'Sullivan CEO of Hub People)	Audience (CEO of Sway)
White Label Dating (Exhibitor)	Audience	Can Iscan (Head of Business Development for Neomobile / Onebip)	Doron Kim (CEO of eDating for Free)
Final Panel Debate (Meir Strahlberg of Date.com)	Lunch	Arthur Malov (IDCA Certification Course)	Panel on Online Payments for Dating
Deanna Lorraine & Max Trypp Kramer	Jessica Carbino (Sociologist @ ThreeDayRule)	Instant Chemistry (Exhibitor)	Frederick Vallaeys (CEO of Optomyzer)
Kevin Feng (Dating Super-Affiliate)	Israel Irenstein (IDCA Program Director)	Can Iscan (Head of Business Development for Neomobile / Onebip)	Dr. David Buss
Audience	Preparing for the OPW Course	Antonia Geno (IDCA Certification Course)	Frederick Vallaeys (CEO of Optomyzer)
Party @ Foundation Room	Audience	Final Panel Debate (Steve Dean)	Buyers / Sellers (Sponsored by Ashley Madison)
Carmelia Ray	Pre-event Party @ Voodoo (Rio Hotel)	Peter Christopher (CEO of ChristianFilipina.com)	Carlos Magalhaes (CEO of Mentis Dating)
Post Event Party @ Gold Lounge	NBC - Panel on Dating for Women over 40	Audience (Breakout Session)	Exhibit Hall
Oscar Estupian (Vice President @ Mentis Dating)	Steve Dean (CEO of Dateworking)	Ophir Laizerovich (CEO of C2 Media)	Aria Hotel (Post Event Party @ Gold Lounge)
Neo4J (Exhibitor)	Audience (CEO of Sway)	Kevin Feng (Dating Super-Affiliate)	Audience (Final Panel Debate)
Ethoca (Exhibitor)	Marcel Cafferata (CEO of Mobile Video Date)	Mark Brooks (OPW Pre-Conference)	Winner of the Neo4j Raffle
Kim Rosenberg (CEO of Mixology)	HubPeople (Partnership Conference)	Mobile Video Dating Technology Panel (Moderated by USA Today's Sharon Jayson)	Dating Factory (Gold Sponsor)
Exhibit Hall	Kevin Feng (Dating Super-Affiliate)	Dating Factory Partnership Pre-Conference	Audience
Kolja Reiss (CEO, Americas for Dimoco)	Marc Lesnick (iDate Confernece Organizer)	Carmelia Ray	Michael O'Sullivan (CEO of HubPeople)
State of the Dating Industry with Mark Brooks (Publisher of Online Personals Watch)	Neo4J (Beer Sponsor @ Final Panel Debate)	Buyers / Sellers (Sponsored by Ashley Madison)	Deanna Lorraine & Max Trypp Kramer
Dr. Wendy Walsh (Reporter @ CNN)	Lunch	Audience	Audience
Andrea Miller (Founder of Yourtango)	Dr. Jeff Collier (CEO of MateSafe)	View of Las Vegas Strip (Party @ Foundation Room)	Networking
Mark Brooks and Markus Frind (OPW Interview with Plenty of Fish) SEE VIDEO	Scamalytics (Exhibitor)	Networking	Jonathan Aslay (CEO Understand Men Now)
Julie Ferman (Moderator: Matchmaker & Dating Coach Panel)	Peter McGreevy (Attorney speaking on data sharing and liability)	Pre-event Party @ Voodoo (Rio Hotel)	Adam Huie (CEO of Sway)
OPW News being written live @ iDate	Andrea Miller (Founder of Yourtango)	White Label Dating (Exhibitor)

5TH Annual iDate Awards Ceremony At the Luxor Las Vegas Hotel On January 15, 2014
Michael O'Sullivan (Winner of Best Dating Software & SAAS)	Markus & Annie Frind	Renee Piane (Winner of Best Dating Coach)	Markus Frind (Winner of Best Dating Site)
Ceremony Dining Hall	Together Networks	Opening Performance VIDEO of performance	Ken Agee of AForiegnAffair.com (Winner of Best Affiliate Program)
Michael O'Sullivan of HubPeople (Winner of Best Dating Software & SAAS)	Maciej Koper of World Dating Company (Winner of Best New Technology)	Sean Kelley & Benoit Le Chevallier	Tanya Fathers
Sean Kelley	Dating Factory & RedHotPie Execs	Peter Christopher (Winner of Best Mobile Dating App)	Arthur Malov
The Crew from Britian	The iDate Dancers VIDEO of performance	Zoosk (Winner of Best Marketing Campaign)	Mary Haskett of beehiveID
Julie Ferman	Opening Performance VIDEO of performance	Maciej Koper	Sean Kelley & Michael O'Sullivan
Renee Piane (Winner of Best Dating Coach)	No entourage needed	Jason Lee	Anna Foster of eRomance (Winner of Best Up and Coming Dating Site)
Ceremony Dining Hall	Marcella Romaya & Sheri Grande (Gluten Free Desert @ iDate)	Luxury Excursions	Julie Spira & Renee Piane
Cheryl Besner	Tai Lopez	BeehiveID Management	Award accepted on behalf of Caroline Brealey (Winner of Best Matchmaker)
Zoosk.com (Winner of Best Marketing Campaign)	Friends Meet	Carmelia Ray	Honor Gunday (Winner of Best Payment System)
Arthur Malov & Damona Hoffman	Opening Performance VIDEO of performance	Have You Seen Her?…	eRomance
Jacob Kleinsasser	Marc Lesnick & Mark Brooks (iDate Awards Thanks You!)	iDate Conference Thanks You!	Ceremony Dining Hall
Mark Brooks & Markus Frind	Ken Agee & Renee Piane (Multiple iDateAward Winners)	Michael O'Sullivan (Winner of Best New Technology)	Ken Agee of Loveme.com (Winner of Best Niche Dating Site)
Opening Performance VIDEO of performance	Enjoying the scenery	Christopher Pinnock	Markus Frind of PlentyOfFish.com (Winner of the 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award)
Sean Kelley & Carmelia Ray	The founders of TwoAsianMatchmakers.com	Julie Spira & Carmelia Ray	Michelle Li of Successful Match (Winner of the DatingWebsiteReview.net Award for Best New Feature)
Arthur Malov & Kevin Feng	Peter Christopher	Michelle Li	Jeff Collier & Sheri Grande
Maciej Koper of World Dating Company (Winner of Best New Technology)	Julie Spira	Tatyana Seredyuk & Sean Kelley	Ken Agee of AForiegnAffair.com (Winner of Best Affiliate Program)
Angus Thody	Stevin Dahl	Feeling right at home	Everyone looking good!
Ceremony Dining Hall	BeehiveID at the ceremony	Opening Performance VIDEO of performance	Marc Lesnick

If you've never been to our events before, you will learn a lot about this industry while at the same time make a lot of friends in the business. We trust that you will find this event exciting, fun and a great learning experience. I hope to see you at our next event!

Marc Lesnick
The Conference Organizer

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