Blogging While Brown is proud to announce that Tamika D. Mallory, Executive Director of Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network (NAN) will be a panelist at the 2012 Blogging While Conference that will take place June 1-2 in Philadelphia at the Chemical Heritage Foundation.

“We are thrilled that Ms. Mallory will be participating in our political activism panel in a very important discussion amongst those who use social platforms and their influence to be catalysts of change within their communities. The panel will be a dialogue between traditional civil organizations and younger activists during a presidential election year. Mallory has continuously demonstrated that our individual voices can be powerful when joined together and social media makes such a collective effort an effective means to peacefully organize political and social action,” stated Aminah Hanan, Blogging While Brown Executive Director.

Blogging While Brown is proud to welcome BlogHer back as a sponsor for our 2012 conference. Founded in February 2005, as a labor of love, by Jory Des Jardins, Elisa Camahort Page and Lisa Stone, BlogHer’s mission is to create opportunities for women online to pursue exposure, education, community and economic empowerment. BlogHer creates opportunities for more than 34 million women via annual conferences, a Web Hub and publishing network of more than 2500 qualified, contextually targeted blog affiliates and their ad network .

Committed to supporting other grassroots events born of passion and commitment BlogHer is proud to sponsor Blogging While Brown for the fifth consecutive year.

Tis the season for giving! Join Blogging While Brown as we team up with The Red Pump Project, Swish Dreams and the fabulous Afrobella for a holiday party and coat drive! "Cocktails, Convos and Coats" is our way of partying with a purpose this holiday season and giving back to those less fortunate.

Come for an evening of good music (DJ Niena Drake will be on the ones & twos), drinks, conversations, games and charity. Please bring gently-used to new winter gear you no longer want or need with you to donate. All items donated will be given to local shelters. 

Event information

When: Friday, December 30, 2011; 6-9pm

Where: Red Kiva Lounge (1108 W. Randolph, Chicago, IL 60607)

Who: @BWBConference, @RedPumpProj, @SwishDreams and @Afrobella

Free cover all night, but we're accepting suggested donations of $10.

Click here to RSVP.

2012 Program Tracks:

• Building & Managing an Online Community: content creation, engaging readers, blogging etiquette & ethics, SEO, social media and technology
• Monetization: creating an income stream from online content
• Politics/Grassroots Activism: civic engagement, taking your blog offline - community organizing, using social media for good
• PR/Brand Management: creating & managing your brand, marketing & promotion, working with brands
• Social Media Clinics: Designed to introduce beginning bloggers to social media & technology

Not interested in being a speaker? Want to suggest a program track, panel or speaker? There will also be an opportunity for you to submit your Blogging While Brown wish list. We encourage your ideas and invite you to help build the conference you want to attend.

Submissions will be accepted for the following program tracks:

• Building & Managing an Online Community: content creation, engaging readers, blogging etiquette & ethics, SEO, social media and technology
• E-Publishing: producing an e-book, marketing & distribution
• Ethics & The Law: best practices for bloggers
• Monetization: creating an income stream from online content
• Politics/Grassroots Activism: civic engagement, taking your blog offline - community organizing, using social media for good
• PR/Brand Management: creating & managing your brand, marketing & promotion, working with brands
• Social Media Clinics: ad networks, tech tips, writing workshop, finding your voice, using Twitter & Facebook, basic design element, anything that encompasses blogging, social media & technology for newbies

All submission must include:

• Panel name & description
• Program track you are submitting for
• Fellow contributing panelists & why
• URLs to support your submission

Thank you in advance for your willingness to share your creativity and skills with your fellow bloggers. Let’s make the 5^th annual conference a true celebration of Black Blogging Excellence.

The host hotel for BWB 2012 is the Omni Hotel at Independence Park. Just one block away from the Chemical Heritage Foundation and 10 minutes from Philadelphia International Airport the hotel offers high speed Internet, a luxury spa, fine dining and parking.

"Overlooking Independence National Historic Park and surrounded by Philadelphia’s Society Hill, stands the four-diamond Omni Hotel at Independence Park.  This is European-style luxury hotel in downtown Philadelphia offers elegance and style at its best - at its best – all within walking distance of the Liberty Bell, U.S. Mint, Independence Hall and the Benjamin Franklin House.  Situated just 10 minutes from the Philadelphia International Airport, the Omni Hotel at Independence Park offers the ideal Philadelphia hotel location."

Transportation options from the airport:

• Taxi Service: Approximately $28.50 each way
• Shuttle Service: Approximately $10 one way per person
• Limousine Service: Approximately $75

The room rate for single/double occupancy is $199.00 per night. Call 215-925-0000 to book your room and reference BLOGGING WHILE BROWN.

Blogging While Brown is proud to announce that the 2012 conference will be held June 1-2 in Philadelphia, PA. Join us at the Chemical Heritage Foundation as we celebrate our 5^th year. Registration is now open and we encourage you take advantage of the early bird rate of only $199. Before you register make sure to take a look at our new BWB Membership Program. Benefits include conference registration discounts and much more.

Register today!!!

Become a member of the BWB Family for the annual membership price of $50. BWB memberships are for novice as well as seasoned bloggers. BWB brings together Black social media experts, speakers and independent content creators to educate, inspire and expand their influence in social media and technology.

This is your chance to network year-round with members from our corner of the blogosphere.

BWB MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS INCLUDE: