The Advance Program for WebSearch University in Washington DC in September (preconference workshops the 21st; conference the 22nd and 23rd) arrived in my mailbox today. It looks pretty slick, if I do say so myself. We’ve got 10 "faculty members" this year, tackling a bunch of both new and old topics. But in the wacky world of websearch, there are no old topics. There may be old titles, but what one says about the topic will be new. I’m particularly pleased that we’ve got subject experts like Christina Pikas, Laura Gordon-Murnane, and Bob Berkman joining us this year. Danny Sullivan is going to bring us up to date on what the search engine companies are doing. And expert searchers Mary Ellen Bates, Ran Hock, Greg Notess, Gary Price, and Genie Tyburski are back to share their knowledge.

I just know this is going to be one of the best WebSearch Universities ever!