SOB Con 07 scheduled for May
Category: Blogging News , Events-Conferences
Nevermind the obvious jokes - SOB stands for "Successful and Outstanding Bloggers."

SOB Con 2007 is a blogging convention scheduled for this May in Chicago and is being organized by Liz Strauss of The Blog Herald.

Seats at the event run $350 if booked before April 1, 2007 - but with only 250 seats available to bloggers buying your tickets well in advance is recommended.

From the official event website:

Overview - An evening and a day of community, strategy, and information about the art, technology, and science of relationship blogging for 250 experienced bloggers.

Purpose - We will demonstrate to 250 bloggers how to take their existing blogs to the next level through interactive presentations on publishing, design and branding, tools, analytics, social networking, marketing, and coaching, from the perspectives of the blogger and the audience.

Attendees - Attendees are bloggers with a serious intent to improve their blogs. Seating is limited to 250 sold seats, plus guests.

Logistics - The seminar will be held Friday night, May 11th and Saturday, May 12th at the Chicago O’Hare Sofitel. May 11th is the launch party, starting at 6:00pm. May 12th, the event will begin at 8:30am and will end 4:30 with speakers available for 30-60 minutes after for questions and support.

Media - Blog Talk Radio will be broadcasting the entire event live and doing interviews from a second set-up outside the main auditorium. Live bloggers will be assigned. Podcasts will be recorded to make a summary CD available to attendees.

For more information and registration click here.