Blogging While Brown

Course Materials for Beginner Blogger Bootcamp

noreply@blogger.com (g-e-m2001) — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:40:00 +0000

Click here to view your course materials for the Blogging While Brown Beginner Blogger Bootcamp.

Videos for Blogging While Brown Pre-Conference Boot

noreply@blogger.com (g-e-m2001) — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 10:53:00 +0000

The following compilation of tutorials was originally compiled at Master New Media.

What is a Blog?

How to Create a Blog?

On Blogger.com

On WordPress.com

Blogging While Brown 2009 Schedule and Workshop Descriptions

noreply@blogger.com (g-e-m2001) — Sun, 31 May 2009 22:10:00 +0000

For more information about the Blogging While Brown conference for www.bloggingwhilebrown.com

SPEAKER BIOS

Monroe Anderson

Monroe Anderson is a cyber columnist who is a veteran, award-winning Chicago journalist. His columns appear on his political blog, Monroe Anderson (http://monroeanderson.typepad.com/), as well as on the Ebonyjet.com, Huffingtonpost.com, Newsvine.com, UK/EU Progressive and AgoraVox websites.

As a career journalist for more than three decades, Anderson has worked for some of America’s best-known media corporations—Dow Jones, Johnson Publishing Company, the Tribune Company, Post-Newsweek and Viacom. In 1988-89, he had a stint in municipal government, serving as Press Secretary for Chicago Mayor Eugene Sawyer.Anderson has executive produced and hosted his own local CBS TV show, Common Ground, written signed op-ed page columns for both the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times, and was the editor of Savoy Magazine.Anderson was a reporter on the Obama press bus covering the New Hampshire and South Carolina primaries. He was also an accredited blogger at the Democratic National Convention.

Cheryl Contee

Cheryl Contee is a partner and co-founder of the social media consultancy Fission Strategy where she specializes in online advocacy, engagement, and communications. Prior to launching Fission Strategy, Cheryl was Vice President at Fleishman-Hillard San Francisco where she acted as lead digital strategist for the West Coast, helping clients manage their brands and online campaigns. Before Fleishman-Hillard, Cheryl led the interactive team as Vice President at Washington , DC public affairs firm Issue Dynamics Inc. where she launched and led the group blog BloggerRelations.com. Previously, she was the Web Director for Oceana, an international marine conservation organization. Before Oceana, Ms. Contee launched 40 multi-lingual Web sites for Discovery Communications as Senior Producer for International Networks for television brands Discovery Channel, Travel Channel, Animal Planet, TLC, Discovery Health, Discovery Kids and more.

Cheryl serves on the board of Netroots Nation, the preeminent organization and conference for technology and progressive politics and also chairs the board for CommonGoods.net. She writes as Jill Tubman for the award-winning & top-ranked black political blog JackAndJillPolitics.com which she founded in 2006. Cheryl has appeared in the Washington Post, New York Times, San Francisco Magazine, BBC and CNN among other media appearances. Cheryl's work in the interactive sphere has been recognized with over 20 awards. Cheryl was appointed Fellow for the Edge Program founded by tech legend John Seely Brown at the Paul Merage School of Business at UC Irvine in 2008. Cheryl is regularly invited to speak at conferences and events. She received her B.A. from Yale University with a major in ethics, politics and economics and has an international executive M.B.A. from Georgetown University . In her spare time, Ms. Contee enjoys hiking, yoga, movies and tai chi sword.

Carmen Dixon Rosenzweig

Carmen Dixon Rosenzweig guides truth seekers who have a strong conscience and a desire to make the world a better place by showing them how to engage in honest and authentic conversations about race armed with understanding but without shame or overwhelming fear.

Those who work with Carmen can expect to emerge with renewed feelings of optimism and a re-energized connection to humanity and sense of possibility.

Prior to creating All About Race, Carmen spent more than a decade on the front lines of broadcast journalism, corporate public relations and crisis management honing her skills as an expert communicator. As an ABC News producer, Carmen won three Emmy Awards. She is a graduate of Yale University.

Now Carmen writes for AOL BlackVoices, hosts “All About Race on BlogTalkRadio’ and conducts seminars and motivational presentations from the place on the racial frontier where the quest for understanding and tolerance faces down anger, reluctance and fear.

Eric Easter
Eric Easter is Chief of Digital Strategy for Johnson Publishing, Inc. He writes about politics, culture and technology for ebonyjet.com.

Hajj E. Flemings
Hajj is the founder of Brand Camp University the premier personal branding conference and author of 'The Brand YU Life: Re-thinking Who You Are Through Personal Brand Management'. He has been featured on ESPN.com, BusinessWeek.com, BlackEnterprise.com, various blogs and travels nationally speaking as a branding expert enabling personal and business brands to remain relevant. His branded clients include NFL athletes, Ford Motor Company, Skechers Footwear, U.S. Department of Defense (Telecom Division) and numerous colleges and universities to name a few. His book was selected as one of Fast Company Magazine 2008 Readers Choice Business Books of the year.
He is a former collegiate athlete turned adjunct lecturer at his alma mater, Michigan Technological University, where he wrote the personal branding curriculum. He received his Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Michigan Technological University and his MBA from Lawrence Technological University.
He is married to his lovely wife, Kasandra.

Milt Haynes, PMP

Milt is a sought after motivational speaker, coach and mentor and has helped thousands advance their careers in IT. Milt founded Blacks Gone Geek a social networking initiative dedicated to promoting Blacks in Technology. Milt uses blogs, podcasts, RSS feeds, Facebook, LinkedIn, CollectiveX, Yahoogroups, Twitter and his web site, (www.blacksgonegeek.org), to stay connected with an online community of IT professionals.
Milt has been a BDPA (Black Data Processing Associates) member for over 18 years and has served as BDPA Chicago Chapter President and National BDPA President. Milt currently serves the Chair of the BDPA Chicago (www.bdpa-chicago.org) Corporate Advisory Council (CAC). Milt has received over 20 awards and honors at the local chapter and National level including the most prestigious National BDPA Outstanding Chapter President Award, Outstanding Contributor Award, Member of the Year Award, Presidents Award, Service Award and the Spirit Award. Milt holds a Bachelor of Science in Computing Science from Columbia University, New York, New York. Milt spends his spare time enjoying family activities with his wife and beautiful 12-year-old twin daughters, volunteering for BDPA initiatives.

Angel Laws

Angel Laws is the 24 year-old creator & editor of popular online entertainment blog, Concreteloop.com. Now coming up on its 4th year since conception, the blog has been featured in TIME, Rolling Stone, The Boston Globe and countless other magazines and media outlets. Angel is also a part-time photographer (photosolitude.com) traveling nationally with various celebs covering exclusive events and photo shoots.

Fredric Mitchell

Fredric Mitchell is a professional web developer specializing in Drupal development over at brightplum.com. Although his affinity for all things interweb borderlines on unhealthy, his wife assures him that his son will grow up just as much of a tech nerd as he is. You can also find him giving back and blogging over at ybpguide.com, a site meant to engage the young innovative tech evangelists of color.

Bruce Montgomery- To be added

Jonnice Slaughter
Jonnice Slaughter runs a successful Public Relations and Branding boutique named ChatterBox Publicity, LLC, headquartered in Atlanta, GA. The firm’s client roster includes music conferences, film festivals, faith-based events, models, actors, media personalities, charity events, consumer and lifestyle products, restaurants and fashion and beauty experts. Their clients have been seen on BET’s 106 and Park, BET’s Hip Hop Awards, BET’s Lift Every Voice, Entertainment Tonight, Access Hollywood, VH-1, MTV, The Insider, The Tom Joyner Morning Show, CNN, Essence Magazine, NY Times, Detroit Free Press, Atlanta Journal Constitution, Rolling Out, Clutch Magazine, Billboard, Ebony, Jet, People, US Weekly, and more.
In 2008, ChatterBox Publicity made the transition from traditional publicity and Public Relations to focus on strategies that incorporated digital and social media. Jonnice Slaughter shares tips and explains the emergence, fascination as well as the need to utilize these tools on a weekly basis on the popular blog, FlackMe.com, where she is one of the PR industry featured experts.

Pam Spaulding

Pam Spaulding is the editor and publisher of PamsHouseBlend.com, honored as Best LGBT Blog in the 2005 and 2006 Weblog Awards. A regular contributor to the progressive blogs Pandagon and The Bilerico Project, Spaulding has also guest blogged on Firedoglake, Glenn Greenwald's Unclaimed Territory on Salon, and Americablog. She received the 2006 Distinguished Achievement Award from The Monette-Horwitz Trust for making significant contributions toward the eradication of homophobia.

Spaulding has provided commentary on CNN during the 2008 presidential election cycle; Pam's House Blend was also credentialed as part of the general press pool to cover the 2008 Democratic National Convention. A Durham native, Pam lives in the Bull City with her wife Kate; they legally married in Canada in 2004.

Megan Tady

Megan Tady is a blogger, grassroots organizer and online outreach specialist for Free Press, the national, non-profit media reform organization. She blogs for Free Press Web sites, including SavetheInternet.com and StopBigMedia.com, and has a column at In These Times where she writes about media access and ownership, quality journalism and an open Internet. Other media-related articles have been published by AlterNet.org, ColorLines, Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting’s Extra, and the Women’s International Perspective (Wip.net). Megan also produced two documentary series about the digital divide in the U.S. called Five Days on the Digital Dirt Road and Wired Less: Disconnected in Urban America. Prior to joining Free Press, Megan was a national political reporter for In These Times magazine, a staff reporter and editor for The New Standard, and worked extensively as a freelance journalist.

Blogging While Brown 2009 AT &T Scholarships Now Available

noreply@blogger.com (g-e-m2001) — Wed, 06 May 2009 04:40:00 +0000

AT&T is funding a number of scholarships to attend the Blogging While Brown conference. The scholarships cover full conference registration. In addition, AT&T is funding full scholarships to attend the pre-conference boot camp for non bloggers on Friday morning and afternoon prior to the start of the conference.

If you are interested in the scholarships, you can learn more at BloggingWhileBrown.com and click "Scholarships" in the menu bar. You can go directly tot he scholarship form by going here.

2009 "Call for Workshops" Now Open

noreply@blogger.com (g-e-m2001) — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 02:06:00 +0000

Workshop Submission Guidelines
Call For Workshop Proposals
Planning is well underway for the 2009 Blogging While Brown Conference. The International Conference
for Bloggers of Color (bloggingwhilebrown.com) is scheduled for June 19-20, 2009 at the University Center in Chicago, Illinois.

Blogging While Brown promotes intellectual, social, and cultural development of the blogging community by
bringing bloggers of color together in one location to share knowledge with each other. Last year's inaugural Blogging While Brown Conference was an excellent opportunity for many bloggers of color and their readers to meet and interact for the first time. Participants were able to discuss current issues of interest, network with like-minded individuals and organizations, as well as learn about the latest technology to assist bloggers with publishing their work and improving their readers' experience by fully utilizing in the latest social media offerings.

Blogging While Brown is currently accepting proposals for workshops that will appear at this year's conference in Chicago. There are three conference workshop tracks:

Track No. 1 - John H. Johnson Track
This track will feature sessions related to blogging about current events, news, politics, activism, and bloggers who are leveraging their online resources to get offline results.

Track No. 2 - Window Synder Track
This conference track will feature sessions related to the nuts and bolts of blogging such as technology, blogging widgets, increasing blog traffic, legal issues, design, layout and improving the reader experience.

Track No. 3 - Madame C.J. Walker Track
This conference track will feature sessions related to the business of side blogging, monetizing blogs, better marketing of blog sites, and getting your work noticed and published by mainstream media outlets.

Who may submit workshop proposals?
All individuals interested in bloggers of color and the issues of interest to them are encouraged to submit
proposals. Individuals from for- profit and not-for-profit organizations are also welcomed to submit proposals for consideration provided the proposed workshop supports the theme, goals or workshop subject areas of the conference.

THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS IS MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2009.

You can download submission guidelines here.

Committee Opportunities

noreply@blogger.com (g-e-m2001) — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 13:57:00 +0000

Now that everyone has settled down from the election and the
inauguration, we wanted to provide everyone with an update about
Blogging While Brown.

Shawn P. Williams has graciously agreed to act as chair of the
Workshops and Panels Committee. Theo Johnson has agreed to oversee
the conference webcast.

The "Call for Workshops" will be going out shortly. You can keep up
with conference events by following BWBconference on Twitter, or
subscribing to the Blogging While Brown Conference blog.

Committees

Last year, many of you expressed interest in serving on one of the
conference planning committees. The committees are: Registration,
Workshops and Panels, Technology (webcast), and Outreach. If you are
interested in serving on one of the conference committees email
info@bloggingwhilebrown.com .

Early registration ends February 1, 2009. You can go to www.bloggingwhilebrown.com for more information about the conference.

Sidebar Badges Now Available

noreply@blogger.com (g-e-m2001) — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:36:00 +0000

For those who want to place a conference badge in their sidebar, they are now available at BloggingWhileBrown.com.

Blogging While Brown 2009, Chicago, IL , June 19-20

noreply@blogger.com (g-e-m2001) — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:46:00 +0000

It is my pleasure to announce that Blogging While Brown 2009 will take place June 19-20, 2009 at University Center in Chicago, IL.We're using Eventbrite again this year to handle registration. REGISTER FOR THE CONFERENCE. We're excited to announce that we've added a pre-conference intensive workshop called the Beginning Blogger Boot Camp. This pre-conference session is aimed at attendees who do not currently blog, but would like to learn how.

Housing

As you can imagine, housing in downtown Chicago during the summer can be somewhat pricey. Blogging While Brown remains committed to attempting to make attendance as affordable as possible. Although many hotels are available in downtown Chicago, we've also reserved rooms at the University Center for those attendees seeking a more affordable option.

During the school year, University Center serves as a state-of-the-art student residence, that opened its doors in the fall of 2004. Located in the heart of Chicago's Educational Corridor, University Center is just steps from Columbia College Chicago, DePaul University and Roosevelt University, the triad that formed this unique facility. Designed as a multi-institutional community specifically for college students from local neighborhoods and around the world.

Black Bloggers At the Democratic National Conentnion

noreply@blogger.com (g-e-m2001) — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:18:00 +0000

I am covering the Democratic National Convention over at the blog, What About Our Daughters, however, there are many African American bloggers covering this event. Here are a few:

You can follow them at thedenver7.blogspot.com.

Blogging While Brown Mini-Conference Video- Launch of Twitterholics Anonymous

noreply@blogger.com (g-e-m2001) — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 01:03:00 +0000

For updates about Blogging While Brown, please head to What About Our Daughters. We will be upgrading the conference website and moving this blog to the new site. We had a fabulous time in Atlanta. We hope you join us next year and you can also follow us on twitter our Twitter ID is BWBconference

RSVP for Sunday Brunch

noreply@blogger.com (g-e-m2001) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 02:54:00 +0000

Attendees with Early, Regular, and Late Registration should have received and email with instructions on how to RSVP for Sunday Brunch

Updated Atendee List

noreply@blogger.com (g-e-m2001) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 02:52:00 +0000

Blogging While Brown would like to thank our sponsors

noreply@blogger.com (g-e-m2001) — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 04:13:00 +0000

Blogging While Brown would like to thank our sponsors...

Blogging While Brown would like to thank our sponsors for their innovation, vision and commitment to the development of diverse and engaging new media content creators. They took the initiative to support one of the first international conferences for bloggers of color. We appreciate their support and encouragement. We will always remember that these companies and organizations were there in the beginning.

Free Press

Free Press is a national, nonpartisan organization working to reform the media. Through education, organizing and advocacy, we promote diverse and independent media ownership, strong public media, and universal access to communications. Free Press believes that media reform is crucial not just for creating better news and entertainment, but to advancing every issue you care about. A vibrant, diverse and independent media is the cornerstone of a healthy democracy.
Their issues:Media Ownership, Public Media,The Future of the Internet,Quality Journalism, Civil Rights and Media Justice, Building the Media Reform Movement

BlogHer

BlogHer's mission is to create opportunities for women who blog to pursue exposure, education, community and economic empowerment. Today BlogHer provides the number-one community for and guide to blogs by women, via annual conferences, a Web network (http://www.blogher.com), and an advertising network of more than 2,000 qualified, contextually targeted blog affiliates (http://blogherads.com).

CommonSense Media, Inc

CommonSense Media is a web advertising agent built on a foundation of diversity committed to representing premium audiences to premium advertising buyers. We are a values based, progressive advertising agent committed to supporting sustainability and viability for diverse voices in the new online media world, including women, people of color, latinos and LGBT audiences.

We believe that our collective futures are only secure when we go out of our way to work together to build institutions that support out community work on behalf of the disempowered and disenfranchised.

SEIU ( Service Employees International Union)

The Service Employees International Union is 2 million working people and 50,000 retirees united to improve services and our communities throughout North America.

SEIU members are winning better wages, health care, and more secure jobs at home, while uniting their strength with their counterparts around the world to help ensure that workers, not just corporations and CEOs, benefit from today’s global economy.

SEIU is the fastest-growing union in North America.

The Root

The Root is a daily online magazine that provides thought-provoking commentary on today's news from a variety of black perspectives. The site also hosts an interactive genealogical section to trace one's ancestry through AfricanDNA.com, a DNA testing site co-founded by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., who is also The Root's Editor-In-Chief. The Root aims to be an unprecedented departure from traditional American journalism, raising the profile of black voices in mainstream media and engaging anyone interested in black culture around the world.

Late Registration Ends Today!: Updated LIst of Attendees

noreply@blogger.com (g-e-m2001) — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 02:53:00 +0000

The Following Blogs Will Be Represented At the Conference

Registration for Blogging While Brown Ends July 14, 2008

noreply@blogger.com (g-e-m2001) — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:21:00 +0000

We are one month away from Blogging While Brown! YAY! Registration for the conference ends July 14, 2008. There will be no on site registration. Register today!

Who's Attending The Conference?

noreply@blogger.com (g-e-m2001) — Thu, 29 May 2008 10:16:00 +0000

The following blogs and new media content creators will be represented at the conference. Some blogs have multiple attendees. We will update the list as new registrations come in. (Updated June 26, 2008)

Blogging While Brown Announces Workshop Lineup

noreply@blogger.com (g-e-m2001) — Wed, 14 May 2008 02:47:00 +0000

The Blogging While Brown Conference Planning Committee is pleased to announce the line up of confirmed workshop presenters. This group of presenters is a ridiculously talented group of individuals who stepped up to the plate to share their vast range of knowledge, education and real world experience to advance the growth and development of bloggers of color. They have our extreme thanks and gratitude for their service.

A town hall meeting and two "un-conference" breakout session topics will be announced at a later date. To register for the conference, go to bloggingwhilebrown.com. Speaker biographies are available here.

The Ultimate Blog Experience
Technology Keynote
Angela Conyers-Benton and Markus Robinson
BlackWeb20.com

Ever get the feeling you are 1 among millions of blogs? Looking for a way to stand out from the crowd? The Ultimate Blog Experience workshop will help blog publishers enhance the functionality and appearance of their blog. Attendees will learn what it takes to publish a top blog and how to implement traffic building strategies, beautify design, use widgets to your advantage, and develop engaging content. Come
prepared to take notes.

Secrets from a Media Insider:
How to Make News and Make the News Work for You
Carmen Dixon (“Carmen D”)
http://allaboutrace.com/

This interactive workshop will take you behind the scenes of how television news media works. Want your story featured on a local, national or cable news show? Learn who to call, the best time to call and what all producers and reporters are looking for.

Learn the basics of becoming camera ready. Interested in becoming an "expert?" We'll cover that, too. What's in your press kit? You don't have a press kit? You'll learn what any good press kit must have and should look like. And last but not least, the press release. By the end of this session you'll have a headline and a first sentence ready to go. Important: The session is only an hour and there is a lot of ground to cover. You'll be given a handout to take away, but just prior to the conference please watch at least two full half hours of network news broadcasts and at least two entire local news broadcasts.

Podcasting 101:Hosting a Podcast in Conjunction with Your Blog
Fanshen Cox and Heidi Durrow
http://mixedchickschat.com/

This workshop will cover the necessary steps for producing and hosting a live or recorded podcast to compliment your blog and how to expand readership by allowing participants to hear your voice and contribute to discussions. The workshop will cover various podcasting services and the process of producing a podcast.

“Umoja” From a Black Blogger's Perspective
R. Wayne Hicks ( “Villager”)
electronicvillage.blogspot.com

There are currently in excess of 70 million blogs. Everyday 120,000 new blogs are created. With so many people blogging out there, how do we find each other and how can bloggers of color work together to leverage new media content creation with social change? How did we get here and where do we go from here? How to we work together to get there?

“Umoja” is the Swahili word for “unity.” This workshop will cover on the history and future of the Afrospear, a group of African American bloggers, but it will also focus on how bloggers of color can work together to support and publicize the work of other bloggers. As part of the workshop, the presenter will cover the Black Blog Rankings, a unique blog ranking system that tracks and publicizes Black bloggers and how that system has helped to build the readership and exposure of Black bloggers.

Blogger Rights
Shwana Ruth-Bridges, Esq. (“Attorneymom”)
charactercorner.blogspot.com

Sometimes the internet can look like the days of the Wild West where anything goes. However, there are rules and if you violate them, you and your blog could face serious consequences. From free speech versus intellectual property law to defamation and those perilous “terms-of-use” agreements on popular free blogging services, this workshop will highlight some of the rights, liabilities and responsibilities all new media content creators face when they wade into the blogosphere.

For questions about the conference or conference sponsorships, you can email the conference planning committee here. To register for the conference go to www.bloggingwhilebrown.com.

Blogging While Brown Announces First Keynote: The Ultimate Blog Experience

noreply@blogger.com (g-e-m2001) — Wed, 14 May 2008 02:44:00 +0000

In keeping with its mission to promote the intellectual, social, and cultural development of the blogosphere, on Saturday, July 26, 2008, the conference will feature keynote speakers Angela Benton, Publisher of Black Web 2.0 and Markus Robinson, General Manager of Black Web 2.0. Benton and Robinson will be presenting a workshop titled“The Ultimate Blog Experience.”

“The Ultimate Blog Experience” will help blog publishers enhance the functionality and appearance of their blogs. Attendees will learn what it takes to publish a top blog and how to implement traffic building strategies, beautify design, widgets, and how to develop engaging content.

Angela Benton's experience spans a variety of industries including consulting for UPS, Bizjournals.com, Realestate.com, and Lendingtree.com. Angela also speaks on topics such as diversity in the web and media industries, web trends, web strategy, and web 2.0’s effects on urban entertainment. She been a panelist at South by Southwest and the Experience Music Project Pop Conference . She is presently leading design at RushmoreDrive.com. Angela graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Communications with a specialization in Digital Design. Angela is a member of the National Association of Black Female Executives in Music and Entertainment and currently serves on the Management Board of the Charlotte Network as Membership Director.

Markus Robinson is the Director of Information Technology for the College of Human Sciences at The Florida State University. Markus founded his own web design business in 1999 at the age of 19 and is an expert in new media startups, search engine optimization (SEO), marketing, advertising, application design and development and server administration. Markus is also the creator and Co-Founder of Culture Ads (cultureads.com) a culturally focused advertising network whose goal is to connect advertisers with multicultural online content and communities. Markus holds a Bachelors Degree in Computer Information Systems from Florida A&M University with a minor in Business Administration.

Conference organizers hope that the conference raises awareness of bloggers of color and new media content creators who are helping to shape the face of the latest developments in new media technology.

“I hope this conference and its workshop presenters settles the misconception that people of color don't blog or are not involved in technology and new media content creation at the highest levels” said Gina McCauley, one of the conference organizers.
Blogging While Brown is the first international conference for bloggers of color. Additional information about Blogging While Brown workshop topics, registration, and conference events is available at www.bloggingwhilebrown.com

Blogging While Brown Announces Conference Schedule and Event Locations

noreply@blogger.com (g-e-m2001) — Wed, 14 May 2008 02:40:00 +0000

The Conference Planning Committee is pleased to announce the schedule and location of the events for Blogging While Brown, the first international conference for bloggers of color. The conference is being held in Atlanta, GA, July 25-27, 2008. For additional conference details and to register for the conference, go to the conference website at www.bloggingwhilebrown.com.

Conference Schedule

Friday, July 25, 2008

Fox Sports Grill, Atlantic Station

“Meet and Greet”. . . 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Saturday, July 26, 2008

Georgia World Congress Center

Registration . . . . . . . . . . 8:30AM to 9:30AM

Workshops, Panels, & Keynotes ..9:30AM to 5:00PM

Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5:30 PM

Sunday, July 27, 2008

The Sun Dial Restaurant

Brunch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11:30AM

Hotel

Hilton Atlanta, Downtown, 255 Courtland Street NE

A block of rooms has been reserved for July 25, 2008 - July 27, 2008 at a rate of $99. Each room features 2 double-sized beds and other plush amenities.. Reserve your room at bloggingwhilebrown.com.

Who Are Yor Favorite Vloggers?

noreply@blogger.com (g-e-m2001) — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 16:22:00 +0000

We're putting together a panel on Vloggers for the Blogging While Brown conference. For those of you who vlog or like to watch vlogs, who are some of your favorite Vloggers? and why? let us know by sending an email to bloggingwhilebrown [at] gmail [dot] com.

Download the New Blogging While Brown Badges For Your Blog

noreply@blogger.com (g-e-m2001) — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 05:25:00 +0000

You asked for these so here is the html to make the BWB badges appear on your blog.

WORKSHOP PROPOSALS DUE FRIDAY, Feb. 8, 2008!

noreply@blogger.com (g-e-m2001) — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 05:09:00 +0000

WORKSHOP PROPOSALS ARE DUE THIS WEEK!!!! The deadline is February 8, 2008! You can download the forms on the conference website.

New Side Bar Button

noreply@blogger.com (g-e-m2001) — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 17:55:00 +0000

We have a new side bar button to promote the conference and are coming up with more. This is a longer narrower version than the one we had before.

Press Releases Go Out This Week- Posters Now Available

noreply@blogger.com (g-e-m2001) — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 03:41:00 +0000

Now that we have entered 2008, the conference planning process is getting in high gear. The conference homepage is undergoing a redesign and press releases announcing the conference will go out this weekend.

We also have a conference poster that you can post at work, church, school, or wherever you believe people interested in the conference may gather. You can download it here.

We want to remind you that the conference is for bloggers, their readers, and others such as grassroots organizations interested in leveraging their online activity with offline results.

Welcome Aboard Our New Sponsorship Coordinator, Kevin

noreply@blogger.com (g-e-m2001) — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:14:00 +0000

We want to welcome Kevin McAllister to the BWB Planning Committee. He is going to be coordinating sponsorships for the conference. He can be reached at kmcalli@bloggingwhilebrown.com.

To review the available sponsorships, you can review the sponsorship packet and the order form.

Don't forget that the deadline for submitting workshop proposals is February 8, 2008. Registration is still underway.