And We're A-go! BlogHerVancity Details!

Van-City BlogHers Unite!

BlogHerVancity is all set to go, kids!

Caffe Artigiano has graciously offered us accommodations for our event. (I'd like to mention that Dane at Workspace in Gastown was also eager and willing to get on board as well, but he had a prior engagement there on June 13th. But thanks to Dane for appreciating what we do and offering to help in whatever way he could! And thanks to ZoeyJane and Hummbirdbird 604 for sending me in his direction.)

Caffe Artigiano is an award winning locally owned and operated coffee house, with locations all over metro Vancouver. We're still hashing out which location will host our event, but all signs are pointing towards the Granville Street shop, which is just steps away from the Granville Street skytrain station. Click here for the Google Map. I'm aiming for a 1pm start time, mostly because I don't function AND smell good before noon.

The first time I'd ever set foot in one of their cafe's, I was with my 3 year old and Rozalita on our first date, and what I learned from this is that they can totally roll with a screaming banshee of a child. But that it's not Chuck E Cheese, either. Win win, I'd say.

And no one has to cook. Which is AWESOME.

For those of you who are able, my husband's restaurant (which we need to keep shhhh; I'm a paranoid freak about personal info being googlable) is more than happy to accommodate us after 5 pm for cocktails. Really freaking fantastic cocktails. And I might even be able to persuade him to throw in some free snacks. I have my ways.

They are hoping for an as-close-to-accurate-as-we-can-give estimate of attendees, so please leave your name in the comments with how many people are coming with you. And mention if you're available for drinks after, so I can warn The Donor. Remember, this is NOT a mom blogger event, it's not a WOMEN blogger event, it's not a BLOGHER ONLY event. This is just for all of us to meet an get to know one another, with the added perk being that if you're going to the conference, you'll know some faces and if you're not but you wish you were, you can still be a part of it, even if on a smaller scale. EVERYONE is welcome.

And if you need any help in planning for or gearing up to the conference, I am but an email away at heymrlady {at} gmail {dot} com, or a tweet away @mrlady, or easily found by the hashtag #BlogHerVancity, and I am totally at your service. And if you get me drunk enough, I'll probably give you my digits.

Can't wait to see you all on June 13th!

Submitted by shanbrentris (view blog

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I'll Be There

Plus my 3 year old, and *maybe* my two boys. Because hot damn to they love Zoeyjane's kid.

Submitted by shanbrentris on Tue, 05/26/2009 - 10:42

I don't think I can explain

How much she loves them. Like, her dad wants to buy a shotgun, loves them.

Submitted by Terra Atrill on Tue, 05/26/2009 - 19:32

I'm there

I mean, we're there. Also, we need to get Rosie there, too!

Submitted by Terra Atrill on Tue, 05/26/2009 - 10:44

I'm ther and I'ma so gonna

I'm there and I'ma so gonna get you drunk. ;)

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Submitted by colleencoplick on Tue, 05/26/2009 - 10:46

I'm in...

... especially since I bailed on BlogHer last year.

That, and I want to watch Colleen get people drunk ;-)

Submitted by miss604 on Tue, 05/26/2009 - 11:43

She's damn good at it.

Submitted by shanbrentris on Tue, 05/26/2009 - 11:48

I'm a coming

I will be there. I may need to bring my sons, and I think I will drag my hubby as well. I am definitly in for drinks afterward. (I think by then it will be just me, and then Colleen can get me drunk too.)

Submitted by leftcoastmama on Tue, 05/26/2009 - 12:28

SWEET!

Submitted by shanbrentris on Tue, 05/26/2009 - 12:54

1pm it is!

See you at 1pm, thanks!

www.bloorb.com

Submitted by bloorb on Tue, 05/26/2009 - 13:42

I'm still not ABSOLUTELY

I'm still not ABSOLUTELY certain, seeing as I'll be on Eastern time and God knows what the jetlag going to do to my kids, but I plan to be there with one l'il baby and hopefully my older girl can have some quality time with her Auntie. Because I'm selfish and it would be easier for me that way. ;) But probably not for drinks -- I can stretch the bounds of sisterly love only so far, after all...

Submitted by Fawnahareo on Tue, 05/26/2009 - 18:42

I am IN. WOO!

Submitted by Angella on Tue, 05/26/2009 - 19:37

i'm 70% in right now

i think i might come too. the networking and leaving the house might be good for me.

terra will vouch for me to join your community of awesome bloggingness, right?

Submitted by vancityrockgirl on Tue, 05/26/2009 - 20:12

As if you needed to be

As if you needed to be vouched for. :)

Submitted by shanbrentris on Tue, 05/26/2009 - 20:14

What she said

Submitted by Terra Atrill on Tue, 05/26/2009 - 20:24

hey, you never know

i know i'm not one of the regular blogher faces.

but uhhh... i'm kind of a big deal? my apartment smells of rich mahogany... ah never mind.

i like to drink, so i'm in.

Submitted by vancityrockgirl on Tue, 05/26/2009 - 20:20

She who quotes The Anchorman

She who quotes The Anchorman is awesome in my book.

Submitted by shanbrentris on Tue, 05/26/2009 - 20:37

Yipee!

I'll be there, but I don't know yet if I'll have my two boys. Probably not.

I sooooooo wish I could be there for drinks, but unfortunately, I will have to bow out. This time. There better be a next time dammit!

Submitted by Mandy Gratton on Tue, 05/26/2009 - 20:51

I'm in!

I will be coming with my 10-month-old. I will not be staying for drinks, sadly. If I make it on time and last a couple of hours with the baby that will be a victory. :)

See you on the 13th!

~ Amber

www.strocel.com

Submitted by AmberS on Tue, 05/26/2009 - 21:58

I should be there..barring anything MORE
bizzare

happening in my life..and if I can walk.

I have no clue if I will have the kids with me or not...

Look for me at http://crunchycarpets.com or check out the ladies at www.wetcoastwomen.com

Submitted by Crunchy Carpets on Wed, 05/27/2009 - 09:13

I'm Over Like Grover!

Will def be there for 1pm though not entirely sure about drinks but I do think it could be ~~profitable~~ fun to be the non-drunk preggo with the camera for that part of the festivities!

Looking forward to it!

http://www.wishwaithopepray.com

Submitted by wishwaithopepray on Wed, 05/27/2009 - 09:37

I'm Coming

I'll be there!

Submitted by Xangelle on Wed, 05/27/2009 - 13:12

Specifics!

We are going to be at the Hastings St. location, right across the street from the Sinclair Centre on Hastings, in between Granville and Howe streets. 1pm is our start time, and we have until 3:45, 4 at the latest. There will be fruit trays and sandwich trays out and ready to go, so if everyone could bring $12, that would be awesome. For me. Because they have my credit card info. At 4:30, we can hop out the caffe's door and hop right into my husband's bar's door and get with the cocktails. Sound good?

Submitted by shanbrentris on Wed, 05/27/2009 - 14:10

Your pants are going to be

Your pants are going to be hanging down to your ankles with all those toonies and loonies. ;)

Submitted by Fawnahareo on Wed, 05/27/2009 - 18:26

Add me to the list...

I am definitely coming!

I was at BlogHer 08 in San Fransisco, I'll be at BlogHer 09 in Chicago... but most importantly, I'll be at the BlogHerVancity meetup on June 13th at 1:00 pm.

(I'll be coming alone... I still have to give my husband the news about him looking after the kids... but it should be fine. Sadly though I don't think I'll be able to swing drinks.)

Thanks so much for organizing this event. I can't wait to meet some more local bloggers.

Susan (5 Minutes for Mom)

http://www.5minutesformom.com

http://twitter.com/5minutesformom

http://twitter.com/susancarraretto

Submitted by 5m4m on Fri, 05/29/2009 - 07:51