alt summit preparations

Since I'm going to be attending Alt Summit for the next few days I thought I'd post a little here about what I'm looking forward to and where I'm going to be in case anyone wants to be friends. I absolutely know no one there so I'm open to friends who want to sit at lunch with me since I'm going to be timid and shy. There is so much going on this year that I cannot wait to experience.

Dinner With...
I am attending the Dinner With Make Grow Gather and Sarah Flotard". I cannot wait for this!!

Day 1

9a-10a - Successful Collaborations
Mostly this is an excuse for me to hear Bri Emery talk for an hour, but I figure it'll give me some insight in case I decide to collaborate.

10:30a-11:30a - Work Life Balance
I was torn here, because I really want to hear Erin Loechner speak, but I'm not really looking to work with sponsors right now, so I figure learning how to balance work and life and writing will be a good fit for me.

Keynote Speakers - Pilar Guzman of Martha Stewart Living and Maxwell Ryan of Apartment Therapy, to name a few. EEEEE.

2:30p-3:30p - From Blog To Book
Clearly this speaks to me.

4p-5p - Blogging Ethics & Ediquette
I figure any little bit of this can help.

Evening - Winter Wonderland party
I haven't decided if I am going to this yet...I'm kind of anti-social. We'll see how the day goes.

Day 2

Okay so today we have roundtables. I'm again, torn. As a writer I want to find the topic that will best help me with that so I'm trying to decide between: Journalism for Bloggers, Bit Bloggers and How To Quit Your Day Job. Hmmm, probably the first choice, but we shall see.

Keynote Speakers - Ben from Pinterest. I cannot wait to hear him speak!

2:30p-3:30p - Building a personal brand
None of the panels this hour really speak to me heavily so why not figure out who I am?

Day 3

Okay so I'm more excited for this day than anything. I have no idea what it's going to entail and I'm pretty nervous for the interaction but hey, whats not fun about stepping out of your comfort zone, right?

9:30a-11:29a (no, really this is what my itinerary says...) - How to style for a photo shoot
I truthfully signed up for this just so I could have fun. I'm not a fashion blogger, I don't want to be a fashion blogger, but the tips may be fun for when I actually want to get out of sweats.

12:30p-2:30p - Photoshop for Bloggers
I'm going to try this for real, I swear.

3p-5p - Creating webisodes
Okay I really want to do webisodes eventually whether its for the blog or the podcast. The Girls With Glasses Show will be hosting and I find them to be adorable.

There may be adjustments to this but it's where I'm heading now. I hope to meet people, learn from them and get excited about writing again.