CONFERENCE SCHEDULE FRIDAY, JULY 8

START 8 A.M. 9 A.M. 12:15 P.M. 2 P.M. END SESSION 11:30 A.M. Beginning Blogger Boot Camp Instructors: Carmen Dixon Rosenzweig & Britni Danielle 4 P.M. Online Activism Workshop Leaders:Ramla Bile, Gina McCauley 1 P.M. 4 P.M. Take Your Blog on the Public Speaking Circuit for Fun and Profit Anjuan Simmons Meet-up: Re-Engineering Sponsored by Journalism Jim Bettinger Strategic Partnerships: How to Play Nice with Others for Mutually Beneficial Results Akilah S. Richards & Takeyah A. Young ROOM Hermosa Sheraton Gateway Malibu Redondo Sheraton Gateway Hermosa Sheraton Gateway Laguna Sheraton Gateway Salon 3 Marriott LAX Century Pavilion Marriott LAX

5 P.M.

6 P.M.

6:30 P.M. 10:30 P.M. Welcome Reception / Game Night / Film Screening

SATURDAY, JULY 9 - All Saturday Sessions held at the Marriott LAX Hotel
START 9:00A.M. END 9:25A.M. Opening Remarks SESSION ROOM

9:30 A.M.

10:30 A.M. Efficiency vs. Effectiveness: Practical Ways for Dealing with Information Overload Online Adria Richards & Scott Hanselman BREAK - Snacks and Beverage Service

Salon 4

10:30 A.M. 10:45 A.M.

Internet Caf Salon 3 Salon 4 Salon 5/6 Suite C

10:45 A.M. 11:45 A.M. Vlogging While Brown Roshini Cope, Andrea Tasia, & Lydia Cotton Bootstrapping Your Way to Hyperlocal Media Success Shawn P. Williams & April Davis Get in Where You Fit In! - Find Your Niche Jewel Figueras How to Avoid Getting it Wrong or Being Sued: Journalistic Best Practices for Bloggers Joel Dreyfuss, Sheryl Huggins Salomon, Jean-Paul Jassy 12 P.M. 1:00 P.M. LUNCH/REMARKS

Century Pavilion

SATURDAY, JULY 9 - All Saturday Sessions held at the Marriott LAX Hotel
1:15 P.M. 2:15 P.M. Keep Your Authentic Voice When the Noise Gets Too Loud Yvelette Stines,Glen Antoine Palmer, & Tamara Lawrence Live Blogging 101 Marcie Hill Get Read: The Niche of Book Blogging Yolonda Spinks, Natalie P. McNeal, Shai Monique Cooper From a Side Hustle to a Sponsored by: Career Andrea Amir, Danyelle C. Little, Jessica Benton & Melissa Lanz 2:30 P.M. BREAK - Snacks and Beverage Service 3:30 P.M. Food Blogging 101: Key Ingredients to Establishing a Solid and Respected Food Blog Crystal Baker & Bren Herrera Infusing Traditional PR Methods with Social Media Pam Perry & Karen Taylor Bass Keeping it Real: Block Political Accountability in the Age of Obama William Winters, Rashad Robinson and Cheryl Contee 3:45 P.M. BREAK - Snacks and Beverage Service 4:45 P.M. Keynote Angel Laws Presents: The Laws of Blogging with Christine Imarenezor, & Brian Davis 7 P.M. Honoree and VIP Reception 10 P.M. Black Weblog Awards Salon 3

Salon 4 Salon 5/6 Suite C

2:15 P.M. 2:30 P.M.

Internet Caf Salon 3 Salon 4 Suite C Internet Caf Salon 4 Foyer Salon 3/4 Salons 3/4

3:30 P.M. 3:45 P.M. 6:15 P.M. 7 P.M.

SUNDAY, JULY 10
10 A.M. 12 P.M. SURVIVORS BRUNCH - REDONDO ROOM Redondo Sheraton Gateway

Sheraton Floor Plan

Marriott Floor Plan