It might sound odd but one of the biggest perks of having my own company is that I get to attend all sorts of cool conferences and meet all sorts of cool people. Ever since someone mistook me for Chris Anderson at a Mashable NY mixer, I have been interested in Meeting Chris Anderson. Well, that and WIRED and The Long Tail, of course. 

Now Geoff Livingston has turned me on to an upcoming conference in DC on September 29, GrowSmartBiz Conference. Of course, Chris Anderson isn’t the only luminary attending the event. Of the list of speakers, I know Anita Campbell (@smallbiztrends) and DC’s own Jill Foster (@jillfoster), but the rest look very fine and I hope to meet and enjoy them, too.Chris Abraham is a partner in Socialmedia.biz and president of Social Ally, a firm specializing in business intelligence and social media strategy. See his profile, contact Chris via email, follow him Twitter or leave a comment below.