Blogging near Colorado? Don’t miss Samsphere Denver!

Dear Friend,

You probably remember your first political activism experiences—witnessing the progress made as a result of your efforts. Today activists have a powerful new set of tools to use to inspire change and progress: New Media. One of these tools is blogging, an incredibly effective way to communicate your views and expertise to a wide audience.

With that in mind, the Sam Adams Alliance would like to invite you to Samsphere Denver!

Samsphere Denver is a one-day training event geared toward bloggers. Maybe you’ve never written a word, but have a lot to say. Maybe you started a blog but couldn’t find your rhythm or the success you hoped to achieve. Maybe you’re currently a successful blogger. Or, maybe you have a friend who has a lot of intriguing political observations who you know should be blogging. In that case, forward this invitation to them right now. Samsphere will cover all levels of expertise.

When: Saturday, April 19, 2008
Where: Adams Mark Hotel, Downtown Denver

Tentative Agenda:
8:30 - 9:30 a.m. Breakfast Buffet
9:30 – 10:00 a.m. Welcome to Samsphere (Ken Marrero)
10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Blogging 101 - Everything You Need to Know to Set Up a Basic Blog
11:00 – 12:00 p.m. Workshops for Novice and Intermediate Bloggers

• Building Your Blog Roll
• Change the Appearance of your Blog
• How to Use the Sitemeter and Stats
• Linking/Tags & Categories
• Comments

12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch Buffet
1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Colorado Online: A Cook’s Guide to the Good, the Bad & the Ugly (Ross Kaminsky, Blogger Extraordinaire, Rossputin)
2:00 – 2:15 p.m. Break
2:15 – 3:15 p.m. Discussion Groups and Personalized Blog Clinics
3:15 – 3:30 p.m. Break
3:30 – 5:00 p.m. Panel: Back to Colorado Online: It’s David v. Goliath…But You Can Still Have Fun with Online Slingshots

• Trent Seibert, Free Market Investigative Journalist, Tennessee Center for Policy Research
• Jon Caldara, President, Independence Institute (invited)
• Brad Jones, Face the State

5:00 p.m. Networking Happy Hour with Cocktails and Appetizers

To register and RSVP go to www.samsphere.org. There’s a nominal fee of $20, which includes the workshop itself, lunch, AND a cocktail and hors d’oeuvres event following the workshop to allow even more networking and community building. All you need to provide is a laptop and the passion!

There’s only room for about 50 people—and seating is on a “first come, first serve” basis. We will be accepting check or cash at the door, but you must RSVP beforehand to reserve your spot. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at info@samsphere.org call us at 312-920-0080 ext. 310.

This is an open event. You are welcome to forward this to anyone you feel would benefit and post it on your blog so any interested readers can join us.

We look forward to seeing you there!
The Sam Adams Alliance