2011 Agenda

This agenda is a work in progress. Please remember to check back as it continues to take shape an grows.

Friday, August 19th, 2011

9 AM – 3PM Various activities TBD
3 – 5 PM – Early Check in
7  - 10 PM – Cocktail Party

Saturday, August 20th, 2011

Location:

8:00 -8:45A Breakfast sponsored by Attune
8:45 – 9:00A Opening Remarks
9:00 – 9:30A Ice Breakers
9:30 – 10:20A Writing a Better Recipe Budgeting For a Healthy Lifestyle
10:20 – 10:40A Break 

 
10:40 – 11:30A Activity TBA
11:30 – 12:20P Utilizing Social Media to Network and Make Friends in Your Area Rising Above Negativity
12:20 – 1:30P Lunch 

 
1:30 – 2:20P Keynote Speaker brought to you by Quaker 

 
2:20 – 3:10P Blogger Safety – Sharing your life in a smart way The Numbers Game – Motivation for Goals In and Out of Numbers
3:10 – 3:30P Break
3:30 – 4:10P Monetizing Your Blog (Without Selling Out) Maintaining Healthy Habits While Traveling
4:20 – 5:30P Closing Remarks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sunday, August 21st, 2011

8AM – 9Am – Together Count’s 5K Fun Run/ Walk
9AM – 11:00AM – Farewell Brunch Sponsored by Quaker

Descriptions


  • Writing a Better Recipe - Stepfanie Romine - Each blogger’s style is unique and creative, which is part of the beauty of blogging. But “creativity” when writing recipes can be a detriment to our readers, especially those who are new to healthy cooking. Stepfanie Romine, a former copy editor, co-author of the forthcoming “The SparkPeople Cookbook: Love Your Food, Lose the Weight” and editor of dailySpark.com, will share with you tips for writing recipes that are concise, consistent, and, yes, creative.
  • Monetizing Your Blog (Without Selling Out) - Katy Widrick - Can you make money through blogging and social media, and if so — how much? And how can you do it without alienating readers or losing credibility? Katy Widrick shows you how to use traditional sources like advertising, sponsorships and affiliate sales and augment them using social media and some other surprising sources of income to make a living out of what you already love to do.
  • The Numbers Game – Motivation for Goals In and Out of Numbers – Tina Reale featuring panelists Beth Klein, Janetha Gallegos, and  Lisa Ptak - Join Tina from Faith Fitness Fun for an in-depth discussion on what drives the motivation behind our health, fitness, and blogging goals – with and without the use of numbers. In this session you will gain a variety of motivational tactics, learn possible fallbacks to common approaches for tracking a goal’s progress, and discuss ways to stay purposeful and realistic with your aspirations. Leave with a renewed determination, a healthier focus, and the belief in yourself to achieve.
  • Budgeting for a Healthy Lifestyle - Lauren Podolsky - Living a balanced life goes beyond the hours you put in at the gym, it also involves making healthy decisions with your finances. The goal of this seminar is to give you the tools to plan and manage your spending effectively, help you understand and set up a spending plan, set short and long term financial goals, and learn how to use financial tools to reach your goals.  Health and wellness is a privledge that everyone should be able to afford!
  • Maintaining Healthy Habits While Traveling - Erin Ruberry, Victoria Anderson - We all know that routine is a key to maintaining healthy habits — but how do you do this when travel is part of the equation? We’ve teamed up to pass on some tips: Erin will give advice for staying in shape, on track and under budget while exploring the globe, while Victoria will go over staying healthy when your job has you on the road. We’ll show you that no matter where your temporary home is, you can make healthy living part of the journey.
  • Rising Above Negativity - Brittany Mullins, Julie Fagan, Courtney Horan, and Heather Shugarman - Join Brittany Mullins (Eating Bird Food), Julie Fagan (Peanut Butter Fingers), Courtney Horan (Sweet Tooth Sweet Life), and Heather Shugman (Then Heather Said) as they discuss the darker side of blogging: Negative comments, mean-spirited emails, snarky tweets and media backlash. Even in a community filled with positive messages and supportive readers, a negative comment can deeply affect any blogger. This panel will discuss how to handle these types of issues and ways to rise above the negativity.
  • Blogger Safety - Sharing your life in a smart way - Monica Olivas - As a blogger you share your life with people all over the world who have similar interests. But listing your work place, favorite restaurant and/or vacation spots for all the internet to see can put you at risk. In this session we’ll discuss how to share and how much to share, while keeping safety and privacy in mind.
  • Utilizing Social Media to Network and Make Friends in Your Area – Theodora Blanchfield, Ashley Diamond, Cynthia Crowsen - Making friends as an adult can be difficult, but social media makes it easier. Find out how to use communities like Twitter, Tumblr and DailyMile to make lifelong friends and training buddies from three friends who met online!

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