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AOL Announces Fireside Chat With Search Executive Jim Riesenbach at the Kelsey Group's Interactive Local Media 2005 Conference on December 2, 2005

Posted on: Tuesday, 29 November 2005, 15:00 CST

AOL today announced that Jim Riesenbach, Senior Vice President of AOL Search and Directional Media, will be a featured keynote speaker at ILM:05, The Kelsey Group's upcoming Interactive Local Media 2005 conference, taking place November 30 - December 2, 2005, at the Hyatt Regency Reston in Reston, Virginia. Mr. Riesenbach will be participating in a fireside chat with The Kelsey Group's Greg Sterling on December 2nd, 2005, at 8:00am.

"The Kelsey Group has built a reputation on organizing truly interesting and relevant conferences, and I'm especially excited to have the opportunity to participate in a fireside chat on the current factors driving the growth of local search," said Mr. Riesenbach. "This event gives all of us in the industry a unique chance to learn, network and ultimately continue to drive the trends in this ever-evolving category."

"We have assembled the leading innovators and decision makers in local search, online directories, classifieds and social networking to discuss the challenges and opportunities of interactive local media at ILM:05," said Greg Sterling, Kelsey Group analyst and ILM:05 conference chair. "We are fortunate to have Jim Riesenbach and other AOL executives among our roster of speakers, and we look forward to their contribution to the conference."

Mr. Riesenbach directly oversees the following properties in the AOL Audience Group: AOL Search; AOL Local Search and Yellow Pages; Netscape Search; Singingfish Audio/Video Search; and AOL eCommerce Search products. During his tenure at AOL, Jim has overseen a period of dramatic growth in AOL's Search and Directional Media businesses, and has launched an extensive series of product innovations and revenue growth and optimization initiatives. He has also driven AOL Search's unique partnership strategy, which has been oriented toward selecting and working with multiple partners to develop and integrate new innovative technologies and business opportunities.

The following AOL executives will also serve as panel participants during the conference: ** Maps, "Mashups" and Monetization - Thursday, Dec. 1, 3:45 - 4:45pm Craig Barton, Director, Product Management, Mapquest ** Building the Ideal Local Destination - Thursday, Dec. 1, 5:00-5:45pm Mark Canon, VP, Technology Strategy, AOL ** The Revolution Will Be Available On Demand - Friday, Dec. 2, 8:45-9:30am Alex Blum, VP, Audience Product Management, AOL ** VoIP and IM: New Technologies and Local - Friday, Dec. 2, 9:45-10:30am Chamath Palihapitiya, VP & GM, AIM and ICQ ** Waiting for Wireless - Friday, Dec. 2, 11:30am-12:15pm Raine Bergstrom, Director, Emerging Technology, AOL Wireless Alan Beiagi, Senior Product Manager, Wireless Products, MapQuest

About ILM:05

Interactive Local Media 2005 (ILM:05) is The Kelsey Group's annual conference devoted to digital media with a local focus. This event provides a 360 degree view of the local marketplace, covering a range of important topics, including Local Search, Internet Yellow Pages, Vertical Directories, Online Classifieds, Social Networks and Mobile Search. For more information, contact The Kelsey Group by phone at (609) 921-7200 Ext. 10, by e-mail at tkg@kelseygroup.com, or visit www.kelseygroup.com/ilm2005/.

About America Online, Inc.

America Online, Inc. and its subsidiaries operate a leading network of Web brands and the largest Internet access subscription service in the United States. Brands include the AOL(R) service, the AOL.com(R) website, and the AIM(R), MapQuest(R), Moviefone(R), Netscape(R), CompuServe(R) and ICQ(R) services. America Online offers a range of digital services including the TotalTalk(R) voice service. The company also has operations in Canada and Europe. America Online, Inc. is based in Dulles, Virginia, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Time Warner Inc.

Source: Business Wire

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