BlogHer ’09‘s gotten a lot bigger this year — not only the conference itself but even LobbyCon sold out — and the conference shwag even more plentiful and sponsors a lot more — noticeable. My hotel room had flowers and a sponsor message on the flatscreen when I got in –
The conference has gotten greener too (the Sheraton’s also part of the Chicago Green Hotels Initiative (PDF) — though honestly I haven’t seen much evidence of eco-friendliness in the hotel beyond a note encouraging people to reuse their towels) — with the conference shwag bag itself made of recycled materials. Inside’s a second organic cotton tote bag from Green Works and a certified organic lip balm. There’s also a lot of of not particularly green stuff — including a Mr. Potato Head I got my roommate to take off my hands….
If you’re at BlogHer ’09, come to my Green Leadership panel tomorrow at 3:15 pm in Michigan A&B. Then say hi afterwards — I”ll be giving out free BPA-free water bottles from FilterForGood, my trip sponsor, post-panel.
If you’re not here, follow the liveblog.
I really enjoyed the panel and tweeted several tweets from it! Nice job!
Comment by Tara — July 25, 2009 @ 10:05 pm
It was great to meet you at BlogHer09! Thanks for “talking me into” going to the Shutter Suite. :)
Comment by Becky — August 3, 2009 @ 6:55 am
Great meeting both of you too! Will you be in NYC next year?
Comment by Siel — August 4, 2009 @ 6:01 pm
I plan to be there! I just have to stop getting distracted every five minutes and register already.
Comment by Becky — August 4, 2009 @ 8:07 pm