I am so excited about our soon-to-commence trip to Chicago.
We’ll arrive tomorrow afternoon at (purportedly) 4:35 p.m., whereupon we will travel to our accomodations* at the luxurious Midway Airport Sleep Inn. We’re classy like that.
Later that night, we’ll be meeting some sexy bloggerati for dinner: namely, Viviane, Cunning Minx (whose podcast was nominated for a Podcast Award; congrats!), Rachel Kramer Bussel, and Susan Mernit.
Friday morning is the start of the BlogHer conference. We’ll be meeting Always Aroused Girl at breakfast. Even though I’m sure I’ll be doing a fair amount of wandering, these are the break-out sessions I’m interested in attending Friday:
- 10:45: Digital Exhibitionists or Chroniclers of their Time: Will Naked Bloggers Make History?
- 1:30: Privacy, Exposure, Risk: Can you maintain safer spaces online?
- 2:45: Still a toss-up between Media Training and Does the Blogosphere Need an Intolerance Intervention?
- 4:30: Don’t feel strongly about any of ‘em, so it might be a good time to wander from room to room or do some blogging.
Friday night, we’ll be having dinner with some of the same folks from Thursday’s dinner, plus a few more - possibly including (OMG FAN-GIRL) Susie Bright. (!!!)
Saturday morning, it’ll be back to the conference! I’m planning to attend these break-out sessions:
- 10:30: Women Across the World
- 1:30: Blogging: the Voice For Silenced Communities
- 2:45: Sex & Relationship Blogging Behind Closed Doors, an Off-the-Record session
Not sure what’s happening Saturday night, but I think there’s going to be some sort of sex bloggers’ happy hour.
Sunday I think we’ll probably spend a fair amount of time relaxing, and then go to the Museum of Surgical Sciences. I doubt we’ll try to pack a whole lot of activity into that day. (It’s the Sabbath, after all.)
Monday we’ll be going to the Museum of Science and Industry to see the baby chick hatchery (squee!!) and whatever else we might want to look at that’s not as cute as baby chicks. Monday night, we’re going to a Cubs game.
Then, Tuesday morning, it’s back to the ATL! There will be tons of photos, and a decent amount of blogging and podcasting, too.
Btw, the BlogHer web site just launched a redesign, and it looks great!
* Firefox spell-check does not know the word “accomodations.” Weird.
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5 Responses to "Itinerary"
I’m soooo excited to meet you guys! It’s going to be like meeting rock stars. And celebrities! I’m betting we’ll all be wearing panties tho…
:)
Travel safely and call me when you get in.
Heh, be careful what you’re wagering there. ;)
Heh. You’re going to a Cubs game. It must be love. ;)
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I too recently had trouble with accomodate and its variations because of Firefox’s spell checker. Has anyone done a study though to see if blog comment spelling has improved since Firefox 2.0.X was released?
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