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It was officially announced yesterday that Elisabeth plans to step down from her role as Editor at Search Engine Watch on Friday, to concentrate on her new career in the travel sector. I couldn’t believe it when I was first told over the phone, although the reasons for her departure became clear to me when I found out about the fantastic oppurtunity ahead of her. I’ve had the honour of sitting on SES conference panels, which Elis has moderated, and the passion and knowledge she has shown for the travel vertical is unequivocal. There’s no doubt that Zonder will be a big hit with her on-board to manage their online marketing.

Elis was the person who gave me the oppurtunity to moderate on SEW, she also provided the solid backbone from which the forum grew and that the moderators took inspiration from. Her senior role at a promising start-up will no doubt require a lot of time and work, although I have been told that she will still be hanging out in the forums when she can - just not so prominently.

After chatting with Rory (MD at Incisive) and Rebecca (Editor-in-Chief of SEW/ClickZ), I was thrilled to be offered the chance manage the Search Engine Watch forums after Elisabeth’s departure. As Elis said, the forum is her baby, and I really appreciate that she is entrusting it to me.

I officially begin my role as SEW Forums Editor on Monday and am currently building a list of ideas for how the forums could evolve. Hopefully my close proximity to Incisive Media’s headquarters in London will aid in progressing the development of the site. If you’ve got idea’s of your own for the forum, I’d love to hear your suggestions

Oh, and you know where to go when looking for vacation rentals now, don’t you!