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Lunch in a Box to speak at BlogHer ‘09

I'm Speaking at BlogHer '09So my news is that I’ll be speaking at this year’s BlogHer ‘09 Conference on the food blogging panel, “Identity/Passions: FoodBlogging in the Time of Recession“. This year’s annual BlogHer Conference will be held Friday and Saturday, July 23-24, 2009 in Chicago, and is the largest conference of women bloggers in the world, including women (and men) who blog about parenting, food, politics, travel, business, sex, health, etc.

I went to last year’s BlogHer conference in San Francisco (see my write-up), and it was the first time I’d met so many bloggers in person. I was struck by the sheer number of the talented women there (over a thousand), and gained valuable perspective from the sessions. I’m tickled to be chosen as a panelist this year, talking about how food bloggers can stay relevant and maybe even help people save money in this economy. (Read on for the full list of food panelists, and a recent Hong Kong Trader article quoting Lunch in a Box.)

I’ll be joining fellow panelists Elise Bauer of Simply Recipes, Hetal Jannu of Show Me the Curry, Michelle Lentz of Wine Girl, and Stephanie O’Dea of A Year in Crockpotting. (I still can’t believe I’ll actually be on a panel with blogerati Elise! Big thanks to Elise, BTW, who generously helped make it possible for me to attend this year’s conference.)  I’m also looking forward to meeting Jaden Hair of Steamy Kitchen, and hearing her speak in the Brands & Bloggers discussion. (Unfortunately I won’t be speaking at Anime Milwaukee this year after all, due to a scheduling issue.)

Article in Hong Kong Trader

I was interviewed a while back by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council for an article about how the economy is making more Americans interested in packing up their leftovers. The article Cashing in on Leftovers is now up on the Hong Kong Trader’s website; have a look if you’re interested.

I got a kick out of seeing that it cited the results of our recent reader poll on why you all pack bento-style lunches. See? When you respond to the monthly polls here, you’re making yourself heard around the world. (I’ve added it to the Press and Awards page.)

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11 Responses to “Lunch in a Box to speak at BlogHer ‘09”

  1. VeggieGirl Says:
    February 25th, 2009 at 1:05 pm

    HOORAY!!

  2. Terri Says:
    February 25th, 2009 at 1:41 pm

    Congratulations! Such an honor—Biggie ROCKS!!!

  3. Biggie Says:
    February 25th, 2009 at 10:20 pm

    Thanks guys! It really is an honor — I’ll need to sit down beforehand and organize my thoughts so I can convey everything well (and not forget something important).

  4. Yvo Says:
    February 26th, 2009 at 8:20 am

    Very cool. I didn’t go to last year’s BlogHer conference but now I’m debating this year’s… I mean, it should be fun and informative, right?

  5. veganf Says:
    February 26th, 2009 at 2:16 pm

    I’ve always wondered what the benefits are to joining BlogHer…maybe you could enlighten me Biggie? :-)

  6. Biggie Says:
    February 26th, 2009 at 2:42 pm

    @4 from Yvo: I personally got a lot out of last year’s BlogHer conference, but it was held in San Francisco so I didn’t have to pay for transportation or hotel or anything. Of course the panels were interesting, but if you want to do it on the cheap you can just check out the liveblogging coverage or videos afterwards. What I found most stimulating was meeting all of the people and having the chance to talk with so many other bloggers who could give me ideas. Great connections & opportunity for networking as well, if you’re into that.

  7. Biggie Says:
    February 26th, 2009 at 2:49 pm

    @5 from veganf: Hmm, there are a number of different “arms” to BlogHer, some of which I’m not involved in.

    1) The BlogHer.com website forums. I signed up for that a while back (free, like the Lunch in a Box reader forum), but am not very active on it. Sometimes I browse and post, depending upon what’s going on — that’s how I found out about the BlogHer cocktail mixer in SF the other week that my husband and I wound up going to (he’s a blogger too).

    2) The BlogHer annual conferences. Don’t have to be a member of any sort to attend these, just sign up, pay the conference fee, and attend the sessions. That’s the thing I’ll be speaking at this year — their main conference. They also have Business Conferences and other mini-conferences, I think, but that’s not what I’ll be at.

    3) The BlogHer ad network: I used to be in this and run BlogHer ads, but now I run Foodbuzz ads (those things in the right sidebar). They both give you money based on your blog’s pageviews.

    Hope this helps!

  8. cchen7 Says:
    February 27th, 2009 at 6:39 am

    Congrats! Also congrats on being quoted by ABC News - http://abcnews.go.com/Business/Economy/Story?id=6966973&page=2

  9. Biggie Says:
    February 27th, 2009 at 8:44 am

    @8 from cchen7: Wow, that was fast — I just did the interview with ABC News yesterday morning!

  10. Monica Says:
    February 27th, 2009 at 1:11 pm

    I found a recipe on Elise’s site so long ago and never looked at the rest of the site! (silly me) I LOVE the recipe she gives for Chile Verde and just made it last night in fact. Then I check in for my LIB fix, and there she is. Thanks & good luck for the meeting!

  11. Manuela Says:
    March 6th, 2009 at 10:14 pm

    How cool! Now, just wondering… who prepares your son’s lunch while you’re traveling? I hope he doesn’t go “bentoless” while you’re away.
    Good luck!

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