BlogHer '09 Conference – July 24-25, 2009
Topics Include MommyBlogging, Social Media and Environmental Blogs
Mar 10, 2009
BlogHer ’09 will mark the fifth anniversary of this increasingly popular blogging conference. Blogging has emerged as one of the most popular digital media formats and blogging conferences are sprouting up across the world. The first four conferences sold out and BlogHer ’09 is on track to repeat this feat, despite the shaky economy.
Sessions
BlogHer ’09 will feature 30 sessions broken out into four different tracks: Identity and Passions, Business of You, Leadership and MommyBlogging. Sessions scheduled in the Identity and Passions track include a discussion session geared towards bloggers who write about a disease or disorder that they have and another session geared at travel bloggers.
The Business of You track will provide information on social media marketing and advanced search engine optimization techniques. The Leadership track, formerly called Politics and Activism, will help activist bloggers spread their message.
The final track, MommyBlogging, speaks for itself. Topics scheduled for discussion in 2009 include a session on online safety for the blogger’s children and a look at microblogging.
Speakers
Some of the most influential female bloggers will be speaking at BlogHer ’09 including Corvida Raven. Raven was listed in Fast Company’s Magazine as one of the Most Influential Women in Technology. She will be speaking about Advanced Social Media, Syndication and Stats in the Business of You track.
Other speakers scheduled to appear are Deborah Hamilton (Identity/Passions: FoodBlogging in the Time of Recession), Diane MacEachern (Leadership: Green and Eco-Blogging), and Gwenn Schurgin O’Keeffe, MD, FAAP (MommyBlogging: Healthcare by Committee).
BlogHer Business
The BlogHer Business event is a one-day opportunity for bloggers to meet in an intimate setting with industry leaders. According to the BlogHer conference website, “Attendees find themselves on fertile ground for innovative ideas, interacting with a mix of social media experts, business bloggers, and brand marketers who have experience building campaigns and working in social media environments.”
BlogHer Business ’09 is the day before the main conference begins, July 23, 2009.
Registration
The conference has sold out every year and is on track to do so in 2009. Registration for BlogHer Business is $600, registration for the main BlogHer ’09 Conference is $298 with a student registration fee of $75.00 available. Registrations can be completed online.
The Chicago Sheraton and Towers is hosting this year’s conference and discounted room rates are available to conference attendees. To reserve a room at the $199 discounted rate, call the hotel directly at (877) 242-2558 and mention that you are attending the conference.
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