Rockin' BlogHer 2006
BlogHer is all about the business cards. I've been conferencing and mingling and every time I leave a conversation I have a handful of other peoples' cards. Last year, three people had cards and everyone else was SO jealous. This year, cards everywhere! I will blog the best one I got when I get home, it requires a camera and I left mine in Austin.
I gave my accessibility presentation this morning. About 85% of the audience was paying attention - and this in a room full of people with laptops and (mostly on) internet connections, so I think it went well. I probably said most of the stuff in my notes. I can't remember, and I'm not looking at them again because I don't want to know.
Half a dozen people have come up to me to say I did a really good job. Since one of them wrote the blogging articles at the American Foundation for the Blind and one of them used to test applications with screen reader software while wearing a blindfold, I think my information was probably pretty accurate.
I also got video-blogged in a short interview afterwards, and when I get the link I will post it here IF I think I look halfway decent. Otherwise you'll have to find it yourself.
There are so many amazing women here. Elise Bauer's presentation on increasing blog readership was well-organized and clear, and she has an informal presentation style that's still professional. I always love seeing ae from Arse Poetica. I want to ask her to wear my friendship bracelet or sign my yearbook or something. Everyone should have a chance to listen to Lynne D. Johnson speak, because she has an amazing voice and great insight to go with it.
Tomorrow or Sunday I need to do a vendor and swag review, because damn, girl, there is some fun stuff here. I'll also hopefully post a review of a test drive I'm planning to do tomorrow. Hybrid SUV, this is The Princess. The Princess, this is Hybrid SUV that's such a pretty color of blue... Technically, though, that's just another opportunity to get swag. They have a gift bag, and I must know what's in it!
p.s. To Safari people, I apologize that my new site design in busted on your browser. I didn't know! I will make it right...but not until I get home.
I've been wondering how BlogHer was going! I'm glad to hear that it's been a great experience -- I'm hoping that IT Conversations is taping the sessions again.
BTW, I really like the new site template. Very rocking logo at the top, Princess.
It was nice seeing you, too.
Looks OK on Safari to me, except for the weird overlap of the site logo and the date.
God I wish things looked the same on every browser. I have this fear that WINOW looks awful to everyone but me.
On non-Safari browsers I have tested, the content is further down the page and thus there is no overlap. Sad.
I was glad to meet you and especially glad to be able to introduce you to Suzanne of CUSS and other rants, since you seem to have so much in common.
Well, wonderful! You rock, of course, and you should be feted no matter obvious your rockity. And thanks for posting the up-shot of the presentation. These are things I have not (bad on me) thought about. Will more so now. ESP once liberated from Capitalist Megapolis. hearts to you.
Your presentation was awesome. I work in education and we're constantly talking to people about accessibility. I'm sure I'm violating many standards right this second, but I often go through my sites with accessibilty in mind.
I'm here to sign your yearbook! S, always great to see you, and thanks for the multiple fun chats and your always keen observations. I second Laura re: your presentation. It was the clearest and most succinctly effective of all that I heard all weekend. Congrats on a fine job well done, and if you don't mind, I'll be spreading the gospel via your site and that print out. I've got some fixing up to do...
In other news, next year we need a real plan for the Feminism discussion.