BlogHer '08

Reach Out Tour '08: BlogHer BOSTON Is Open for Registration!

We are pleased to announce that the first leg of the first-ever BlogHer road show, the Reach Out Tour, is officially open for registration!

BlogHer BOSTON '08 will be taking place on Saturday, October 11, at the Boston Marriott Burlington. It will feature many of the same elements of our annual event, along with a little local flavor.

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The BlogHer '08 schedule is coming together...check it out

Bit by bit, session by session, the BlogHer '08 Conference Agenda is being revealed. Check out the link, and make sure to scroll or click your way down to see the detailed descriptions, not just the session titles.

There are now five tracks:
Who We Are
What We Do
What We Believe
How We Communicate Who We Are, What We Do and What We Believe (aka the tech track)
And (drum roll please) we decided to add a MommyBlogging track!

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BlogHer '08 Session Planning: What do you want from a Photography session?

In the first of what will probably be numerous such posts, I am here to ask you what you want.

We've lined up a fantabulous photography mentor for a session in BlogHer '08's How We Communicate track, and we want to know how you want her to focus the 75 minutes she will have for her session.

Meet Ma Ra Koh. This is a rare case where her About page tells you a really compelling story. As she says:

I didn’t find photography.

Photography found me.

And then it healed me.

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BlogHer '08: AnnouncingThe Newbie Mixer

Never been to a BlogHer Conference before? You're not alone.

I mean, you're really not alone!  There will be lots of first-timers at the conference this year, so we thought it would be nice to set up a mixer just for you before the conference kicks-off.

When: Thursday, July 17

Time: 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Where: Westin St. Francis 

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BlogHer '08: Last Day to Register at Earlybird Pricing!

I wanted to post a brief reminder that our special earlybird pricing for BlogHer '08 ends tonight at midnight!

We haven't published the full agenda yet, but you can get an overview of the event (and our keynote speaker) here.

You can also get logistical info here.

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Newsflash: Heather Armstrong to speak (and celebrate her birthday) at BlogHer '08

Heather Armstrong Hot on the heels of her quadruple-win at the 2008 Weblog Awards, I am pleased to announce that Heather Armstrong (aka Dooce) is returning to BlogHer '08 this July in San Francisco.

Heather was part of the very first BlogHer "Naked" session at the inaugural conference in 2005, and spoke about the ups, downs and late nights of monetizing your blog in 2006.

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