Kaliya Hamlin, aka Identity Women, has made a name for herself in convening OpenSpace for barcamps, unconferences and other tech events, and she’s our host for today, the last meeting of BlogHer08. The OpenSpace format is very effective for facilitating group interaction, and it’s a great way to bring together all the great variety of people, skills and interests present at this conference.
This is obviously a group familiar with OpenSpace, because the line starts immediately with people announcing suggested topics. There are a lot of them too: "sex", "writing for an organization & voice", "starting a blog", "organizing your blog", "virtual reality & second life", "slow blogging", "’how to’ tech workshop", "using twitter and other social media", "beyond writing", "video blogging", just to start. The agenda is open & will be "live" all day, so the list will no doubt grow!
Now all I have to do is figure out which one to go to …
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