Saturday, December 06, 2008
What a week
I've been buried for the past week in work for the nation's first NATIONAL LGBT CITIZEN JOURNALIST BLOGGER SUMMIT, which I am in the middle of directing. After four and a half years at BlogActive, the summit is one of my two most prideful moments (this is the other one).
There are over 70 LGBT bloggers meeting in DC this weekend and it's nothing short of amazing. I raised over $60,000 for a program to host a weekend event and to offer grants to bloggers for blog enhancement. The first part is a huge success...and tomorrow's media training promises to be just as great.
I was quite honored to be hosting a dinner for 120 people and among the guests were 70 of the most amazing fellow bloggers and the host of people who made it hapen. Other guests of honor included Jane Hamshire of Firedogake, SEIU President Andy Stern, and Mitchell Gold and his partner Tim Scofield. To be introduced by Mitchell was a great honor. (We're going to run a contest for autographed copies of his book CRISIS over on PageOneQ if a few weeks)
Pam Spaulding is here and has been AMAZING! She moderated a panel at the Lesbian and Gay Victory Fund conference and the attendees at the summit joined the event at the Mayflower "Is room 871 OK Mr. Spitzer?" Hotel. To see a blogger on a stage moderating a panel with four elected officials -- with another 300 elected and appointed officials watching -- shows how much breakthrough power this form of media has created.
At our party tonight, I spoke to the crowd and Pam made a short clip, and click here for some great pictures.
Thanks PAM!
There are over 70 LGBT bloggers meeting in DC this weekend and it's nothing short of amazing. I raised over $60,000 for a program to host a weekend event and to offer grants to bloggers for blog enhancement. The first part is a huge success...and tomorrow's media training promises to be just as great.
I was quite honored to be hosting a dinner for 120 people and among the guests were 70 of the most amazing fellow bloggers and the host of people who made it hapen. Other guests of honor included Jane Hamshire of Firedogake, SEIU President Andy Stern, and Mitchell Gold and his partner Tim Scofield. To be introduced by Mitchell was a great honor. (We're going to run a contest for autographed copies of his book CRISIS over on PageOneQ if a few weeks)
Pam Spaulding is here and has been AMAZING! She moderated a panel at the Lesbian and Gay Victory Fund conference and the attendees at the summit joined the event at the Mayflower "Is room 871 OK Mr. Spitzer?" Hotel. To see a blogger on a stage moderating a panel with four elected officials -- with another 300 elected and appointed officials watching -- shows how much breakthrough power this form of media has created.
At our party tonight, I spoke to the crowd and Pam made a short clip, and click here for some great pictures.
Thanks PAM!
By: Michael Rogers
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