Despite my usual procrastination, somehow I managed to get off the wait list for THE blogging event of the year, BlogHer 2010. Yay! I’m going to New York City, where mommy bloggers and bloggers who are not mommies will party like it’s 1999. Not I, however, and it’s my own damn fault for putting things off till the last minute.
Being new to this conference, which seems to be in a league of its own, I didn’t understand about BlogHer Progressive Parties. By the time I made sense of the party listings, with all its unicorns and cheeseburgers, spots in all the Saturday night parties were all taken. I’ll get to party alright, but not where sequins and paper bag hats are mandatory, and not on Saturday night. Maybe I’ll get lucky, or maybe I’ll be like the Christmas orphan with my face pressed against the window looking in.
While I’m waiting to see if I’ll make it off the party wait lists; here is my proposed BlogHer panel schedule for your amusement (and so I can remember what I planned to do!)
Friday, August 6, 2010
- 8:00am – 9:00am Day One Breakfast: Newbie Breakfast
- 9:00am – 9:30am Welcome and State of the Blogosphere, featuring BlogHer’s founders, Elisa Camahort Page, Jory Des Jardins and Lisa Stone
- 9:30am – 10:00am Speed Dating, BlogHer-style
- 10:00am – 10:30am Morning Break
- 10:30am – 11:45am Job Lab: Self-Marketing: Resume and Social Network Profile Writing Clinic
- 11:45am – 1:15pm Lunch
- 1:15pm – 2:30pm Personal: ROYO – Latinas in Social Media
- 2:45pm – 4:00pm Change Agents: ROYO – Resource Blogging: Serving Your Community One Post at a Time
- 4:00pm – 4:45pm Afternoon Break
- 4:45pm – 6:00pm Community Keynote: BlogHer Voices of the Year
- 6:00pm – 7:00pm Reception
- 7:00pm – 10:00pm Gala Welcome Party and Art Auction
Saturday, August 7, 2010
- 8:00am – 9:00am Day Two Breakfast
- 9:00am – 9:30am Day Two Recap
- 9:30am – 10:30am Morning Keynote: The International Activist Blogger Scholarship Recipients
- 10:45am – 12:00pm Writing Lab: How to Use Your Blogging to Make You a Better Writer
- 12:00pm – 1:30pm Lunch
- 1:30pm – 2:45pm Writing Lab: ROYO – The Evolving Publishing Ecosystem
- 3:00pm – 4:15pm Writing Lab: Humor Writing
- 4:15pm – 5:00pm Afternoon Break
- 5:00pm – 6:00pm Closing Keynote: How to Use Your Voice, Your Platform and Your PowerMore
- 6:00pm – 12:00am Progressive Parties
Now where will I wear my dragon costume?
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I love Blogher conferences!! I’m not going this year, but I went to the SF one two years ago. I am hoping that, after they’ve been focused on the eastern side of the continent for two years, they will come west once again next year.
Anyway, I’m so jealous! Have a terrific time!!
Annie, Thanks! Sounds like you’re due for a Blogher return! I’m thrilled that for once my summer schedule & the Blogher location coincided to allow me to attend it, after hearing everyone rave about it for so many years!
.-= Sandra Foyt´s last blog ..Wait Listed at BlogHer 2010 =-.
Good for you! Have a ball!
I’ve yet to make it to ANY conferences. They never seem to be where I am.
I’m also an extreme introvert in many ways (who loves people), so prefer to meet folks on a one to one if possible as I get overwhelmed in group things.
It will be fun to read your take on things.
.-= soultravelers3´s last blog ..Yuck! Smoking in Europe =-.
But the real question is…Where DID you wear your dragon costume?!?
.-= Jackie (WritRams)´s last blog ..Can I get a witness =-.
Ha! The dragon costume only comes out for very special occasions, when I can ensure maximum embarrassment for my children.
Dang. I was totally hoping for some Twitter/blog posts about “that lady wearing the dragon costume.” *sigh* There’s always next year…
.-= Jackie (WritRams)´s last blog ..Can I get a witness =-.