'Cause I could drive!

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'Cause I could drive!

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I live in the Nashville area and we have family in the Atlanta area.  How convenient would it be for the conference to be in Atlanta!?  Now...it IS in July and they don't call it Hotlanta for nothing.  But, I think that's why God invented air conditioning! :)

I would have voted for Washington, D.C.  Since that wasn't an option, I chose the next closest -- Philly!!

Come on. It's been on the West Coast. It's been in the Midwest. If it's not on the East Coast, it will be INFURIATING to the East Coast bloggers, truly. And I don't mean to slight the Atlantans among us, but ... eep, Atlanta in July? GRAH. 

I'm mystified that Boston isn't on the list, only because it *is* a techy hip-type hub on the east coast AND it's cheaper than NYC. And it's beautiful! I know I'm biased, as I live in New England, but really, the weather in July is lovely, and it would be a great choice. I ALSO recognize, however, that there aren't a lot of conference-y type hotels in the city proper (ergo the reach-out tour in Burlington, which is not really very close), and I'm guessing that's why it never makes the list.

 That being said, Philly is by far my first choice. 

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I voted for Omaha. Centrally located, major airport, lots of facilities, the Old Market is great and the Midwest is a lot less expensive than the coasts.

If the Olympics could make it here in the middle of the summer---so can Blogher! Plus, a little southern hospitality to boot!

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Who voted for the West Coast...Seattle, baby. ;) Never been there. But clearly I'll go wherever...

Loving that we're getting several one-day events on this side of the country, & perhaps wouldn't mind being closer to home in July. So yeah, wherever. ;)

Laurie

No humidity! Techie population. Great hotels and restaurants.  Weekend jaunt to Vail!  Who could ask for more?

I voted for Portland! Powell's Books (68,000 square feet of books!), Voodoo Doughnut (vegan donuts, Elisa!), and no sales tax!

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I realize that NYC is kinda pricey, so I won't be offended if it does not work out. But dude, we can do an Off the Beaten (Subway) Track excursion before or after the conference!

If not NYC, Philly seems like an excellent choice. Love that Amish Market! After that, anywhere east seems good to me.

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Austin please? Ah heck, I could even make it to Denver, but man East coast is just so far to hitch hike . . . . lol

I would love to have it some place I haven't been - that lets out Vegas, New York, San Francisco and SoCal from this list. But they are like my favourite places! So I won't be complaining if BlogHer goes there. On the other hand, I will probably visit them anyway after the conference, so actually, yes I'm back to NOT wanting it there.

I don't think the weather is a HUGE deal - I mean, we're inside most of the time during the conference anyway. (Actually, you know what, the weather DOES have to be hotter than SF.)

Definitely would want to have it in a place where the conference and hotel rooms were in the same building.

And, actually, can we have it in Hawaii? That would be wayy cheaper for me to get to ;)

I have to point out that I don't think that you actually mean where in the world, but where in the United States!  Would you ever consider some place like London or Paris or even Sydney?

Washington, DC, Boston, Philadelphia, New York City...these are all excellent choices! I couldn't go to the conference this year because of the expense of travel and accomodations so a NE conference would be great (for totally selfish reasons!).

I agree though that you shouldn't consider this a worldwide search of a location. Like the World Series in baseball, this is really a U.S. event/sites, not a global one. If it's expensive for me to go, I can only imagine how prohibitively expensive it would be for the average blogger to come from overseas. 

So, until the day comes that you will consider international meeting locations, you should call this a U.S. search for a location.

good gracious why would anyone want to go to any of the east coast, south or southwestern locations in the summer? portland is the perfect location. great city. fabulous people. wonderful food. wonderful weather and cheap for a city!!!!!

Yeah I am going for the small town in the big city feel, more affordable and lots to see!  ~Susan                                                                                                                   

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Great public transportation from the airport and around town, bike-friendly, lots of places to walk, great food, awesome music from a variety of genres...just some reasons that I cast my vote for Portland, OR. And yes, I live here, so I admit my bias. It can get hot here in the summer, but the low humidity really does make a difference. 

That said, it would be cool to have it in a city either in the midwest or on the East Coast. Honestly, as long as the conference isn't held in Siberia, I'd probably attend wherever it's held! 

As for having the conference in another country, as awesome as that would be, I'm guessing as long as the exchange rate against the U.S. dollar stays where it is, that would make it prohibitively expensive for a lot of folks. 

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