If you’re serious about blogging, you’ll definitely want to check out two 2007 blogging conferences. Here’s the rundown:
SOBCon is organized by none other than Liz Strauss of Successful Blog. The Virtual Conference will have a series of 12 speakers all day long on Monday. There’ll be one speaker per hour presenting a topic for discussion which will take place in the comment section of that post. Space is limited.
When: Monday, May 12th, 2007
Where: Successful Blog
What: New Post and Speaker Every Hour 9a.m.-8p.m. CST (GMT -5hrs)
Who:
8:00 – Robyn McMaster on Laughter and Mistakes
9:00 – Sandra Renshaw on Graphics
10:00 – Mark McGuinness on Creativity
11:00 – Joe Hauckes on Navigation
12:00 – Rodney Rumford on Videoblogging
1:00 – Chris Garrett on Blogger Blunders
2:00 – Ellen Weber on Sleep and Music
3:00 – Wendy Piersall on Blogging Beyond the Blogosphere
4:00 – Mike Wagner on Branding
5:00 – Terry Starbucker on What to Look for
6:00 – Chris Cree on Business Blogging
7:00 – Phil Gerbyshak on Being a Relationship Geek
8:00 – David Armano on the 4 Cs of Blogging
BlogHer ’07: A World of Difference
July 27-28 in Chicago
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Six programming tracks and then some for women bloggers!
Art of Life Track (2-day)
Co-chairs: Kalyn Denny and Jenny Lauck
This track will be devoted to the passions about which so many of us blog…food, art, photography, crafts, knitting, writing, poetry, music and more.
Business of You Track (2-day)
Co-chairs: Jan Kabili and Lena West
This track will be devoted to personal and business advancement. We expect to discuss speaker and media training, self-branding and promotion, mentoring, turning your blog into a book or a business, and perhaps even managing your time, your finances, your blogging policies and practices…the business of you.
Community Track (1-day)
Co-chair: Nancy White
This track will explore the care and feeding of communities. Possible topics include building bridges between local for-profit and non-profit companies, continuing the discussion of community assistance and relief programs that was kicked off at BlogHer ’06, how to galvanize social change with your blogs, and wherever else the BlogHer community leads us!
Identity Track (2-day)
Co-chairs: Jory Des Jardins and Liz Henry
This track is about both the immutable and the dynamic aspects of our lives. Race, gender, age, sexuality, parenting, singledom, faith…many of us blog about who we are, not what we do, and this track will explore your many facets.
Politics Track (1-day)
Co-chair: Lisa Stone
While Election ’08 coverage and the drive to register women voters would be enough ground to cover, we’re also looking to expand the Politics track beyond the U.S…should we be talking about the politics of war, about gender equity worldwide, about how different regions of the world are drawing women into the political process? You tell us.
Technical Track (2-day)
Co-chairs: Barb Dybwad and Nelly Yusupova
We’re calling in some gurus to help us build two days of Deeply Geeky content. Last year we covered audio, video, photography, tagging, HTML & CSS, SEO and more acronyms galore. What should we focus on this year?
In addition to the tracks above we will have some general sessions, plus some alternative spaces, like an Internet Cafe and a Collaborative Workspace. We are also considering adding an optional Sunday half-day unconference, sort of a “BlogHerCamp” and would love your feedback on that. Let us have it!
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Actually, if I could clarify, the events listed were part of a “virtual” SOBCon that happened Monday March 12, with bloggers every hour. All of the great posts and comments are on Successful Blog, starting towards the bottom of this page with Mini-Session 1 with Robyn McMaster.
The on-site SOBCon is in Chicago May 11-12 2007 (there’s an evening event Fri the 11th, then all-day workshops and speakers Saturday the 12th.) It promises to be a powerhouse event for bloggers at every level, and I’m looking forward to attending myself.
Thanks!