“I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train.”
This is probably my favorite quote from the play The Importance of Being Ernest written in 1895 by Oscar Wilde. Almost 100 years later Doogie Howser wrote down his thoughts on the computer in a digital journal.
But
now we Blog. We blog and tweet. In early 2011 it was estimated that
there were over 156 million blogs. That's a lot of blogs!
Through
social media we can sift through these millions of blogs and find
common interests. This is one of the reasons that I am so excited
about my first time attending the Wine Bloggers Conference in
Portland this month.
Networking
at conferences is the reason I first registered for this conference.
I love being able to talk with other people who are passionate about
what they are doing and share ideas about better writing, blogging,
and community building. And I have been to a number of other
conferences in the past. Typically, I register for the conference
and look over the agenda of speakers and make a plan for what I hope
to find at each conference. Often times I find myself on facebook or
twitter shouting out to my network “Is anyone going to this
conference?” wishing I knew in advance who was going so I could
make plans before the event.
The
great thing about the Wine Bloggers Conference is that the organizers
have involved the attendees all the way along. We received a list of
preliminary attendees months ago and then another list shortly after
they sold out. There have been facebook groups started and
conversations sharing blogs for weeks leading up to the event. I
have never been to a Wine Bloggers Conference before but I feel like
I will be walking into a room of old friends by the time the
conference starts.
The
organizers of this event have ensured that we are all going to get as
much out of the event as we want and that the networking with other
participants can begin even before the doors open on site. This is
the primary reason I am so excited about attending this conference
and why you should seriously consider putting future Wine Blogger,
Beer Blogger, International Food Blogger (Aug 24-26, 2012), or Fitness and Health Blogger
conferences on your list of the must attend conferences.
See you there!
On another wine note: My younger brother called the repairman to come fix his wine fridge. They told him that they only come out to repair primary refrigerators. He was sort of surprised by this comment and replied "This is my primary refrigerator!" It's true - it is. If you don't have a wine fridge you can check out some really cool ones at WhichWineCooler.com
See you there!
On another wine note: My younger brother called the repairman to come fix his wine fridge. They told him that they only come out to repair primary refrigerators. He was sort of surprised by this comment and replied "This is my primary refrigerator!" It's true - it is. If you don't have a wine fridge you can check out some really cool ones at WhichWineCooler.com
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