Thanks to our friends at H&M, members of the EverythingMom team flew from locations across Canada to attend the BlogHer ’10 annual conference in New York City last weekend to meet, mingle, network with and learn from other attendees.
Day Two (Friday)
BlogHer begins! Friday got off to a busy start with a Newbie Breakfast and then the official Welcome and State of the Blogosphere, featuring the founders of BlogHer: Lisa Stone, Jory Des Jardins and Elisa Camahort Page. During breakfast they also revealed that BlogHer ’11 will be held in San Diego, CA next August! Visit the BlogHer ‘11 site for more details, including registration.
Friday was also the first day we could attend sessions. Each day had three time slots for sessions, and in each of the three time slots were seven choices of how to spend our time. Topics ranged from “Moving People to Action” to “Offline Networking for Bloggers” and much more. There was something for everyone! If you missed a section or were unable to attend BlogHer ‘10, you can find all the sessions online.
We also took time to duck into the Expo Hall to check out the booths from conference sponsors. So many interesting people to meet and products to check out – I especially liked being able to send a Mr. PotatoHead postcard home to my kids at the Playskool booth. Clever idea!
Also nice to see was a special book corner where you could purchase books published by some of the BlogHer attendees. There was also a book signing schedule included in our conference program. A great chance to browse some awesome books and meet the authors!
We made quite a splash wandering around in our EverythingMom/H&M shirts and our tutus! Tutus, you ask? What were we doing running around in tutus? EverythingMom had heard how Catherine Connors (who writes the blog Her Bad Mother) has a nephew named Tanner, who has Duchennes Muscular Dystrophy. Catherine has been raising funds and awareness for this disease and families with terminally ill children. There were many ways to get involved before and during the conference. We decided the EverythingMom team should spend some time in tutus as well! You can read all about Tanner and the tutus here.
After the afternoon sessions, there was a short break to change or freshen up before getting the evening going with the Community Keynote: BlogHer Voices of the Year. Curated by Eden Kennedy, this was an amazing and often moving collection of selected blog posts from chosen attendees. If you missed this part of the evening or would like to read the posts in their entirety, you can find links to all the finalists here.
Michelle and Carrie Anne attended the Sweets in the City party hosted by Sharpie and @TheBigToyBook. There were delicious cupcakes and wine served in glasses they could decorate with colourful Sharpie pens, plus cool toys to take home to the kids. Carrie Anne’s kids love the Perplexus, one of the toys given away to attendees. I met up with some favourite bloggers and friends for a lovely dinner at Bistro Milano instead, and what a great time we had.
After the Voices of the Year speeches, there was a reception, then the evening got underway with the BlogHer Voices of the Year Gala and Art Auction, curated by Kirtsy.
Once all the official BlogHer events were done, the EverythingMom team jumped on a Night Bus Tour organized by @NYCityMama and Tours4Fun. A great way to see the city lights!
Another busy day at BlogHer! It was a great day, full of learning, networking, and meeting other bloggers. We ordered room service and headed to bed, ready to face the next and last day of the conference!
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