Photos from the 网络社交产业会议 taking place on 一月 23 - 30, 2012 in Miami. iDate2012 in Miami 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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9TH Annual Internet Dating Industry Super Conference Miami Beach, Florida On January 23-30, 2012
Sam Yagan (CEO of OK Cupid) How a Dating Business is Sold	Dating Algorithms Panel and Debate	The iDate Audience
Exhibit Hall	Cupid.com (Platinum Sponsor)	The iDate Audience
The iDate Audience	Post event Dating Industry Networking Party (January 25, 2012 - Mangos)	Pre-Conference Networking Party (January 23, 2012 - Clevelander-Hotel Rooftop)
iDate2012 Digital Dating Industry Final Panel	Buyers & Sellers	Cupid.com (Platinum Sponsor)
Brian Bowman (CEO of TheComplete.me)	Beautiful Women.com (Exhibitor)	Gary Kremen (Founder of Match.com)
ULT Technologies (Exhibitor)	Pre-Conference Networking Party (January 23, 2012 - Clevelander-Hotel Rooftop)	Loky.me (Bronze Sponsor)
Dating Factory (Silver Sponsor)	Exhibit Hall	Lunch
Lorenz Bogaert (CEO of Twoo) iDate Startup Post Conference	Mark Brooks (CEO of Courtland Brooks) State of the Dating Industry	Cupid.com (Platinum Sponsor)
Brian Bowman (CEO of TheComplete.me) IDEA Session	IDEA Session Audience	Kolia Reiss (Managing Director of Mopay) Payments Panel
iDateCruise (January 27-30, 2012)	The iDate Audience	Duane Forrester (Senior Product Manager at Microsoft / Bing)
Evan Marc Katz (CEO of EvanMarcKatz.com) Matchmaker and Dating Coach Track	Erin Garcia (VP of CrushAds) Dating Affiliate Post-Conference	Vanae Tran (CEO of Vanae.com) Matchmaker and Dating Coach Track
Charisma Levonleigh (Advertising Manager at Google.com)	SmartApp Mobile (Exhibitor)	Pre-Conference Networking Party (January 23, 2012 - Clevelander-Hotel Rooftop)
Pre-Conference Networking Party (January 23, 2012 - Clevelander-Hotel Rooftop)	The iDate Audience	The iDate Audience
Josh Wexelbaum (CEO & Affiliate of LeadsMob) Dating Affiliate Post-Conference	Lunch	Sebastian Hofman Lauren (Gerente General of DatingChile) South American Dating Market
Cupid.com (Platinum Sponsor)	Dmitry Gritsenko (CEO of Master of Code)	iDate2012 Dating Industry Final Panel (Tanya Fathers)
The iDate Audience	Dating Industry Networking	Pre-Conference Networking Party (January 23, 2012 - Clevelander-Hotel Rooftop)
Dating Industry Networking	Post event Dating Industry Networking Party (January 25, 2012 - Mangos)	Mark Brooks (CEO of Courtland Brooks) State of the Dating Industry
ULT Technologies (Exhibitor)	Ryan Ivers (Senior Sales ManagerSkrill Payments Panel	iDateCruise (January 27-30, 2012)
iDate2012 Dating Industry Final Panel	Max McGuire (CEO of RedHotPie) Australian Dating Market	Audience for Gary Kremen
The iDate Audience	The iDate Audience	Dave Miller (Industry Manager at Google.com)
Business Networking	Jim Loser (Matchmaking Convention)	iDate2012 Post Conference Affiliate Session (Final Panel)
Markus Frind (Plenty of Fish) and Gary Kremen (Founder of Match.com)	PaymentWall (Exhibitor)	Paul Falzone (CEO of eLove) Matchmaking Convention
Maria Avgtidis (CEO of Agape Match) Matchmaker and Dating Coach Track	Josh Wexelbaum (CEO & Affiliate of LeadsMob) Dating Affiliate Post-Conference	Cupid.com (Platinum Sponsor)
Business Networking	The iDate Audience	Dating Hype (Exhibitor)
iDateCruise (January 27-30, 2012)	iDate2012 Dating Industry Final Panel (Tai Lopez)	iDate2012 Dating Industry Final Panel (Michael McQuown)
Gavin Potter (CTO of IntroAnalytics) Dating Algorithm Debate	Dmitry Gritsenko (CEO of Master of Code) Mobile Dating Session	Fabrice Dominioni (VP of Cupid.com) Platinum Sponsor
iDateCruise (January 27-30, 2012)	Sam Yagan (CEO of OK Cupid) How a Dating Business is Sold	The iDate Audience
Lunch	IDEA Session Panel (Max McGuire, Brian Bowman and Lorenz Bogaert)	Business Networking
Courtland Brooks (Gold Sponsor)	The iDate Audience	Caroline Kulczuga (Marketing Specialist at Google.com)
Dr. Eike Post (CEO of IQ Elite / Intelligent Elite)	Charisma Levonleigh (Advertising Manager at Google.com)	The iDate Audience
Jason Daley (Director of Bing Evangelism at Microsoft / Bing)	iDateCruise (January 27-30, 2012)	Google Presentation
The iDate Audience	Gavin Potter (CTO of IntroAnalytics) Dating Algorithm Debate	The iDate Audience
Sonny Palta (CEO & Affiliate of Affiliate Network) Dating Affiliate Post-Conference	Pre-Conference Networking Party (January 23, 2012 - Clevelander-Hotel Rooftop)	Tai Lopez (CEO of Dating Hype) Dating Software Track
iDate2012 Dating Industry Final Panel (Max McGuire, Tai Lopez and Tom Simon)	IDEA Session Audience	The iDate Audience
Cupid.com (Platinum Sponsor)	Loky.me (Mobile Application Sponsor)	Charisma Levonleigh (Advertising Manager at Google.com)
The iDate Audience	The iDate Audience	iDate2012 Post Conference Affiliate Session (Final Panel)
Pre-Conference Networking Party (January 23, 2012 - Clevelander-Hotel Rooftop)	Dating Hype Party (January 24, 2012 - W Hotel)	Paul Larsen (CEO of Paul Larsen Consulting) Payments Panel
Renee Piane (CEO of Rapid Networking) Matchmaking Convention	Mark Brooks (CEO of Courtland Brooks) State of the Dating Industry	A4D (Exhibitor)
Vindicia (Exhibitor)	Rachael DeAlto (CEO of Flipme) iDate Startup Post Conference	The iDate Audience
iDateCruise (Atlantis - January 27-30, 2012)	iDateCruise (January 27-30, 2012)	iDateCruise (January 27-30, 2012)
iDate2012 Post Conference Affiliate Session (Final Panel Bill Broadbent and Josh Wexelbaum)	Refreshments	Has Offers (Exhibitor)
Courtland Brooks (Gold Sponsor)	Yummy! (Lunch)	Paul Larsen (CEO of Paul Larsen Consulting) Payments Panel
The iDate Audience	Skrill (Silver Sponsor)	Mark Brooks (CEO of Courtland Brooks) OPW Pre-Conference
The iDate Audience	Dmitry Gritsenko (CEO of Master of Code) Mobile Dating Session	Julie Ferman (CEO of Cupid's Coach) Matchmaker and Dating Coach Track
iDate2012 Dating Industry Final Panel (Bill Broadbent)	iDate2012 Post Conference Audience	CouplesTrust.com (Exhibitor)
Exhibit Hall	Mopay (Bronze Sponsor)	The iDate Audience
John LaRosa (CEO of MarketData Enterprises)	Markus Frind and Max Polyakov Partying (January 23, 2012 - Clevelander-Hotel Rooftop)	Dave Miller (Industry Manager at Google.com)
Pre-Conference Networking Party (January 23, 2012 - Clevelander-Hotel Rooftop)	Tanya Fathers (CEO of Dating Factory) Dating Software Track	Mark Brooks (CEO of Courtland Brooks) State of the Dating Industry
Exhibit Hall	Max McGuire (CEO of RedHotPie) IDEA Session	Buyers & Sellers
The iDate Audience	A4D (Exhibitor)	iDate2012 Dating Industry Final Panel (Dr Pepper Schwartz)
Pre-Conference Networking Party (January 23, 2012 - Clevelander-Hotel Rooftop)	Audience for Gary Kremen	iDate2012 eDating Business Final Panel
iDateCruise (January 27-30, 2012)	Dr. Eike Post (CEO of IQ Elite / Intelligent Elite) iDate Startup Post Conference	Peter Schmid (CEO of Parship) European Dating Market
Vanae Tran (CEO of Vanae.com) Matchmaker and Dating Coach Track	Sonny Palta (CEO & Affiliate of Affiliate Network) Dating Affiliate Post-Conference	Dating Hype Party (January 24, 2012 - W Hotel)
Mopay (Bronze Sponsor)	The iDate Audience	iDate2012 Post Conference Audience
Gordon Knowles (CEO of Lions and Kittens)	iDateCruise (January 27-30, 2012)	Dating Industry Networking
Rachael DeAlto (CEO of Flipme) iDate Startup Post Conference	The iDate Audience	Dating Industry Networking
Exhibit Hall	Vindicia (Exhibitor)	Lunch
iDate2012 Post Conference Audience	iDate2012 Post Conference Audience	Audience for Sam Yagan (CEO of OK Cupid) How a Dating Business is Sold
Lydia Van Liempt (Co-Founder of Soul2Match) Matchmaker and Dating Coach Track	iDate2012 Post Conference Affiliate Session (Final Panel)	Sean Kelly (VP Business Development) The Astrologer
iDate2012 Post Conference Audience	iDateCruise (January 27-30, 2012)	The iDate Audience
Pre-Conference Networking Party (January 23, 2012 - Clevelander-Hotel Rooftop)	Rapid Networking (Dating Industry Networking Events)	The iDate Audience
Post event Dating Industry Networking Party (January 25, 2012 - Mangos)	Rapid Networking (Dating Industry Networking Events)	IDEA Session Audience
Hadley Finch (CEO of Tribe of Singles) Matchmaker and Dating Coach Track	Lunch	Lunch
Lunch	Lorenz Bogaert (CEO of Twoo) iDate Startup Post Conference	iDateCruise (January 27-30, 2012)
iDate2012 Dating Industry Final Panel	The iDate Audience	iDate2012 Dating Industry Final Panel (Tom Simon)
Bronze Sposor (Mopay)	iDateCruise (January 27-30, 2012)	Dr Eli Finkel (Professor of Sociology at Northwestern University) Dating Algorithms Debate
Post event Dating Industry Networking Party (January 25, 2012 - Mangos)	Buyers & Sellers	Dating Industry Networking
Platinum Sponsor (Cupid.com)	iDate2012 Dating Industry Final Panel (Pepper Scwhwartz, Martin Bysh, Markus Frind and Sam Yagan)	Intro Analytics (Exhibitor)
iDateCruise (January 27-30, 2012)	iDateCruise (January 27-30, 2012)	Larry Michel (CEO of Match Matrix) Matchmaker and Dating Coach Track
Cupid.com (Platinum Sponsor)	iDate2012 Miami Sponsors	The iDate Audience
Dating Hype Party (January 24, 2012 - W Hotel)	Adam Gilad (CEO of Gilad Creative Media) Dating Tips for Men	The iDate Audience
Gary Kremen (Founder of Match.com)	Pre-Conference Networking Party (January 23, 2012 - Clevelander-Hotel Rooftop)	Dating Hype (Exhibitor)
Pre-Conference Networking Party (January 23, 2012 - Clevelander-Hotel Rooftop)	The iDate Audience	Buyers & Sellers
Payments Panel	IDEA Session Audience	Post event Dating Industry Networking Party (January 25, 2012 - Mangos)
Daniel Gudema (CEO of Oops I'm Single)	iDate2012 Post Conference Affiliate Session (Bill Broadbent)	Dating Industry Networking
Sonny Palta (CEO & Affiliate of Affiliate Network) Dating Affiliate Post-Conference	Pre-Conference Networking Party (January 23, 2012 - Clevelander-Hotel Rooftop)	Chance Barnett (Matchmaking Convention)
Pre-Conference Networking Party (January 23, 2012 - Clevelander-Hotel Rooftop)	BeautifulPeople.com (Exhibitor)	The iDate Audience
IDEA Session Audience	CouplesTrust.com (Exhibitor)	iDate2012 Post Conference Affiliate Session (Final Panel Bill Broadbent, Josh Wexelbaum and Erin Garcia)
Dating Industry Networking	Exhibit Hall	iDate2012 Dating Industry Final Panel Audience
The iDate Audience	Dating Factory (Silver Sponsor)	Erin Garcia (VP of CrushAds)
Larry Michel (CEO of Match Matrix) Dating Algorithm Debate	Post event Dating Industry Networking Party (January 25, 2012 - Mangos)	Lunch
Michael McQuown (CEO of ThunderRoad)	Sonny Palta (CEO & Affiliate of Affiliate Network) Dating Affiliate Post-Conference	The iDate Audience
Chair Cover Sponsor (Loky.me)	The iDate Audience	Post event Dating Industry Networking Party (January 25, 2012 - Mangos)
iDateCruise (January 27-30, 2012)	iDateCruise (January 27-30, 2012)	Has Offers (Exhibitor)
iDate2012 Post Conference Affiliate Session (Erin Garcia)	iDate2012 Post Conference Audience	iDate2012 Post Conference Affiliate Session (Joshua Wexelbaum)
iDate2012 Dating Business Final Panel	ULT Technologies (Exhibitor)	IDEA Session Audience
iDateCruise (January 27-30, 2012)	Pre-Conference Networking Party (January 23, 2012 - Clevelander-Hotel Rooftop)	Lydia Belton (CEO of Dr Tranquility) Matchmaking Convention
Exhibit Hall	CouplesTrust.com (Exhibitor)	Pre-Conference Networking Party (January 23, 2012 - Clevelander-Hotel Rooftop)
iDate2012 Dating Industry Final Panel	The iDate Audience	Brian Bowman (CEO of TheComplete.me) IDEA Session
iDate2012 Post Conference Affiliate Session (Michael McQuown)	Caroline Kulczuga (Marketing Specialist at Google.com)	The iDate Audience
Lunch	Business Networking	Dating Industry Networking
Shai Pritz (CEO of Unique Leads) Dating Affiliate Post-Conference	iDateCruise (January 27-30, 2012)	The iDate Audience
iDate2012 Dating Business Final Panel Audience	Fabrice Dominioni (VP of Cupid.com) Platinum Sponsor	Josh Wexelbaum (CEO & Affiliate of LeadsMob) Dating Affiliate Post-Conference
Dr. Eike Post (CEO of IQ Elite / Intelligent Elite) iDate Startup Post Conference	Fabrice Dominioni (VP of Cupid.com) Platinum Sponsor	Funky Awesome Lanyards! (from PaymentWall)
Lydia Belton (CEO of Dr Tranquility) Matchmaking Convention	The iDate Audience	Chance Barnett (Matchmaking Convention)
iDate2012 Dating Business Final Panel	Lunch	Dating Industry Networking
Pre-Conference Networking Party (January 23, 2012 - Clevelander-Hotel Rooftop)	Welcome to iDate	The iDate Audience
Todd Malicoat (CEO of Stuntdubl) Google Panda Survival Tips	Registration Desk (iDate2012 Miami)	Dating Industry Networking
Jim Loser (Matchmaking Convention)	Josh Wexelbaum (CEO & Affiliate of LeadsMob) Dating Affiliate Post-Conference	Business of Dating Algorithms Panel and Debate (Northwestern University, Match Matrix, Intro Analytics and PerfectMatch)
Pre-Conference Networking Party (January 23, 2012 - Clevelander-Hotel Rooftop)	Sherri Langburt (CEO of SingleEdition) Social Media Marketing	Erin Garcia (VP of CrushAds) Dating Affiliate Post-Conference
Dating Hype (Exhibitor)	iDateCruise (January 27-30, 2012)	The iDate Audience
Mark Brooks (CEO of Courtland Brooks) OPW Pre-Conference	Pre-Conference Networking Party (January 23, 2012 - Clevelander-Hotel Rooftop)	Lunch
iDate2012 Post Conference Audience	Sonny Palta (CEO & Affiliate of Affiliate Network) Dating Affiliate Post-Conference	The iDate Audience
Pre-Conference Networking Party (January 23, 2012 - Clevelander-Hotel Rooftop)	Lunch	Sam Yagan (CEO of OK Cupid) How a Dating Business is Sold
iDateCruise (January 27-30, 2012)	Exhibit Hall	Dating Hype Party (January 24, 2012 - W Hotel)
Jasbina Ahluwalia (CEO of Intersections Match)	Exhibit Hall	Audience for Mark Brooks (CEO of Courtland Brooks)

3RD Annual iDate Awards Ceremony At the Royal Palm Hotel in Miami Beach On January 24, 2012
Reception	Julie Ferman (Cupid's Coach/eLove - Winner of Best Matchmaker 2012)	Reception
Gary Kremen (Winner of Lifetime Achievement Award 2012)	Reception	The iDate Award Trophy
Julie Spira	Sam Yagan (OKCupid.com won 3 iDateAwards for 2012)	Reception
Brian Schechter (HowAboutWe.com - Winner of Best Up And Coming Dating Site 2012)	Reception	Lance Barton (IAC/ Match.com - Winner of Best Marketing Campaign 2012)
Reception	Reception	Awards Dining Room
Reception	Joel Simkhai (Grindr.com - Winner of Best Mobile Dating App 2012)	Reception
White Label Dating (Best Dating Software Award 2012)	Reception	Reception
Sam Yagan (OKCupid - Winner of Most Innovativee Company 2012)	iDate Award Fans	Reception
Lance Barton (IAC/ Match.com - Winner of Best Marketing Campaign 2012)	Sam Yagan & Joel Simkhai	Reception
Reception	Honor Gunday (PaymentWall - Winner of Best Payment System 2012)	Reception
Reception	Reception	Paul Falzone and Renee Piane
Joel Simkhai (Grindr.com - Winner of 2 Awards in 2012)	Reception	Reception
Julie Ferman (Cupid's Coach/eLove - Winner of Best Matchmaker 2012)	Evan Marc Katz (Winner of Best Dating Coach 2012)	Reception
Evan Marc Katz (Winner of Best Dating Coach 2012)	Reception	Reception
Reception	Awards Dining Room	Joel Simkhai (Grindr.com - Winner of Best Mobile Dating App 2012)
Sam Yagan (OKCupid - Winner of Best Dating Site Design 2012)	iDate Award Trophies	Reception
Honor Gunday & Benoit Boisset (PaymentWall won Best Payment System for 2012)	Reception	Reception
Reception	Reception	Reception
Sam Yagan (OKCupid.com - Winner of Best Dating Site 2012)	Reception	Awards Stage
Joel Simkhai (Grindr.com - Winner of Best New Technology 2012)	Reception	Reception
Awards Dining Room	Reception	Julie Ferman and Paul Falzone (Best Matchmaker 2012)
Reception	Reception	Reception
Reception	Reception	Sam Yagan (OKCupid.com - Winner of Best Dating Site 2012)
Julie Ferman (Cupid's Coach/eLove - Winner of Best Matchmaker 2012)	Reception	Any Tinoco (Comedienne)
Brian Schechter (HowAboutWe.com - Winner of Best Up and Coming Dating Site 2012)	Reception	Reception
Reception	Mark Brooks and Marc Lesnick	Welcome to the 3rd Annual iDate Awards Ceremony
Julie Spira	Amy Tinoco (Comedienne)	Reception
Reception	Joel Simkhai (Grindr.com - Winner of Best Mobile Dating App 2012)	Matthew Pitt (White Label Dating - Winner of Best Dating Software 2012)
Reception	The Awards and Andrea Ocampo	Gary Kremen (Winner of Lifetime Achievement Award 2012)
Awards Dining Room	Mark Brooks (Announcing Best Mobile Dating Site Winner for 2012)	Joel Simkhai (Grindr.com - Winner of Best New Technology 2012)
Evan Marc Katz (Winner of Best Dating Coach 2012)	Reception	Reception

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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