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"I was in Phoenix last month, and people were talking to me about the show," Qwebec Expo CEO Michael P told XBIZ. "In the first year, we had to go to people to talk to them. Now they're coming to us."

Scheduled workshops and seminars include a "New-bee" workshop for novice webmasters, a legal seminar focusing on U.S. and Canadian regulations, and discussions on content production and management, movie rental and VOD sites, webcam and dating sites and marketing and traffic.

Quebec Expo also offers networking opportunities and a show floor where industry technologies, products and services are marketed and displayed.

"It's an intimate gathering," Michael P said. "And there are some European webmasters who don't want to go to the U.S. with visa hassles. Europeans love Montreal because we're very European — we speak French and English — so if you want to meet European webmasters without flying to Europe, come to Montreal and you can meet these guys."

Registration is $75 per person until June 20, a $50 discount. Online registration ends Aug. 8. A special model registration price of $50 is available to solo girls who are running their own websites and companies that want to bring their female models to help them promote their programs. Registration information is available here.

A block of rooms at Marriott Chateau Champlain has been reserved for show attendees at $199, a discount from the regular $259 price.

Exhibitor booth spaces are available at $999, a 50 percent discount, until July 4 or they are sold out. Most of the main sponsorship packages are already sold on long-term agreements, but some sponsorship opportunities are still available.

For more information, visit Qwebec.com.