After five years and six BlogHer conferences, I know so many members of the BlogHer community, it’s inevitable that I won’t connect with everyone at BlogHer next month. And I’m just going to have to deal with it.
Here’s where I’m planning to be Thursday August 5 Tuesday August 3 – Sunday August 8. If you are in the same places, I hope we connect.
Tuesday August 3, 2010
Late afternoon train to the city.
Wednesday August 4, 2010
Business appointment then hanging out with good friend and BlogHer room-mate Joanne Bamberger (@PunditMom)
Thursday August 5, 2010
11am-5pm: Liberty Mutual Responsibility Project, Ellis Island tour*
and logistics willing, stopping in at all these events:
4-8pm: Kaspersky Lab Virus Analyst Summit (Westin Times Square)*
5-8pm: Avery Social Luxe
6-8pm: Bloggers Night Out with Martha Stewart*
8-11pm: Schick Party, W. 40th Street (offsite public event)
7-10pm: The People’s Party (Hilton)
Friday August 6, 2010
10:30-11:45: FTC panel (speaking)
2:45-4pm: ROYO, Social Media is Bringing Sexy Back to Branding (speaking)
6-10pm: BlogHer Reception and Gala Welcome Party
Saturday August 7, 2010
noon-12:35 Professional Blogging For Dummies Book Signing
Progressive Parties
6-9pm: Green Affair
6-9pm: Blogalicious
8-11pm: Sparklecorn
10-1am: CheesburgHer
Sunday August 8, 2010
AM: Central Park Zoo. Good friend Celeste Lindell (@AverageJane) is planning to join me. Maybe you will too?
After lunch: B&H Photo
If you’d like to join me on either of these excursions, just let me know. Best way is probably Twitter (@sgetgood)
3:00pm Train home!!
Disclosure: Starred (*) events are hosted events to which I was invited for one reason or another. Avery Social Luxe is a public party with limited space that sold out early. Everything else I listed above was/is open to all BlogHer attendees, although some events did “sell out” due to capacity constraints. My Sunday activities are personal, but I’d love folks to join me if they are interested.
Updated on July 31st.
Elisa Camahort Page says
Gee, i hope we’ll have time to say “hello”, you are probably busier than I will be 🙂
I love taking the train from NYC to DC, but have never taken it Boston to NYC. I bet it’s beautiful, eh?
PS-The Liberty Mutual tour also had open sign-ups on BlogHer.com, although it, too, had space constraints.
Susan Getgood says
Hah! I doubt that. Everything seems to have piled into Thurs. and Fri. which is kind of nice, as it leaves me Saturday to cruise around and look for people I haven’t had a chance to connect with yet.
My golden rule of conferences is to show up at as many events as I can, but to never stay long in any one place.
And to sit with people I do not know at lunch. Breakfast is too early to worry about it, and the evening events are too chaotic. But lunch. I always try to meet new people.
RhodeyGirl says
Just found your blog- hope I get to meet you at BlogHer!
Kyle Judkins says
That looks like a pretty packed schedule! I haven’t been to very many conferences, so I’m definitely amazed at all the stuff everyone gets done. I’ll be there, but I’ll be there to work in the Walmart booth, so my schedule isn’t quite so packed.
Susan Getgood says
Mine is slim compared to some folks. And I’ve added a few things since I posted this.
There’s no one right way to experience BlogHer. Except to enjoy your experience and not worry about anyone else’s.