I just got my invitation to BloggerCon 2003, hosted by amazing "Dave". Although I can't make it to the conference due to previous engagements, here are some juicy bits about the conference to entice you to go:
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Time is October 4. Place is Harvard Law School.
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It's a one-day Saturday conference, with an all-day open house on Sunday for impromptu meetings and discussions about anything you want to talk about.
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This is a user's conference. Technology is important, but at this conference the people who make the products are here to listen, to learn how people use the software, and to learn how we can improve it. This guarantees that something will actually get done here. It's an important role-reversal.
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Presenters include Glenn Reynolds, Joshua Marshall, Doc Searls, Scott Rosenberg, Adam Curry, Elizabeth Spiers, Jim Moore, Susan Mernit and more. Moderators: Lance Knobel, Ed Cone, Christopher Lydon and myself. And new discoveries, people we hadn't heard about until we set out to find the most interesting and eclectic blogs and bloggers.
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We're going to talk about how weblogs are used in politics, business, journalism, the law, medicine, engineering and education.
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We're going to have a lively discussion including Web Energy and lots of philosophy, great art and technology and lots of ideas.
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Our local host committee of Boston-based bloggers includes Cluetrain author David Weinberger, InfoWorld's Jon Udell, author Halley Suitt, MIT's Andrew Grumet and Tracey Adams, Harvard librarian Jessica Baumgart and Larry Bouthillier from Harvard Business School. They're here to make sure you find what you're looking for at Harvard and in the Boston area. If you have ideas for speakers, or people we should invite, please let any of us know, including the local hosts.
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Anyway, it's time to say that seating is very limited, so if you want to come, please sign up right away. The cost for this incredible once-in-a-lifetime experience is a mere $500, and if you're a student (please provide a photocopy of your ID) it's only $250. Harvard affiliates also qualify for the discount (Harvard ID, or harvard.edu mail address). We're using the money (where needed) to get the talent in and out of the city, and to put on a few great parties so we can all mingle, share ideas, and learn a lot.
You can reserve your space, right now, at this URL:
Looks like it's going to be a great party of a conference.
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