Conference News and Updates – July 4, 2013
Happy Fourth of July to our U.S. readers and a belated Happy Canada Day to our Canadian readers! Have you subscribed to our Newsletter for updates about the conference? Below you’ll find a reprint of our third newsletter, it is full of great updates as word about FABlogCon spreads!
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Early Bird Pricing ended June 30, 2013 but from July 1 – July 31 you can buy tickets at a $50 discount ($200 for full access to the conference, this includes the November 2nd reception, sessions on the 3rd and 4th featuring speakers like Dr. Mike Pistiner and Lynda Mitchell, and the Wine and Sign cocktail party on November 3rd where you can meet your favorite authors like Colette Martin, Susan Weissman, and more)!
We wanted to share some of the excitement that is building for the conference with some links from around the web. If you’ve blogged about the conference please e-mail us at fablogcon@gmail.com! If you’ve already registered, be sure to fill out a Q&A so we can feature you on our site!
Amy from KidCultivation posted at the food allergy community site Freedible: “Beyond Comfy Shoes: 10 Things I Learned From BlogHer Food ’13” and her tips are fantastic! She also gave us a shout-out!
Susan Weissman, author of Feeding Eden, posted “Food Allergy Blogger Conference Part I: The Moment of Obligation” which features Jenny Sprague’s thoughts about why she started planning FABlogCon!
Caroline at Grateful Foodie wrote about the conference in her aptly titled post “Craving More Food Allergy Info? Friends?” As always, her enthusiasm shines through!
Jenny Sprague from Multiple Food Allergy Help wrote in “The Food Allergy Bloggers Conference” that, “I want everyone to have an awesome time connecting, making friends, and learning!”
Selena at Amazing & Atopic has a fantastic post with some ideas for how to make attending the conference work for you, check out: “Food Allergy Bloggers Conference – Agenda Announced” for more!
Cheryl posted to the community forum on her new site, Freedible, about “Why we need a conference specifically for restricted eating bloggers (fablogcon)!”
Devin of Nom Yum & Free writes in “Did You Miss Food Allergy Awareness Week?” about registering for the conference!
The newly redesigned Fancy Shanty has a post about the conference, the walk, and more in “Food Allergy Bloggers Conference 2013” – thank you Stacy!
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Also check out these blog buttons for the conference created by Tiffany Glass Ferreira (of Food Allergy Fun fame), which one best suits you? We think this one is our favorite…
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In other news, we have some great Q&As up on our site for you to check out from a sampling of the wonderful people that have already registered to attend:
Kim Rice
Kim Pebley
Erica Dermer
Rebecca Sherrow
Keeley McGuire
Pam Jordan
Colette Martin
Selena Bluntzer
Cindy Gordon
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Thank you to everyone for their support! Also, a special thank you to the FARE Walk team here in Las Vegas for making our Walk team their Team of the Month! Please be sure to register even as a virtual walker! If we raise $1,000 before July 31, 2013 our team name will appear on the Walk T-Shirt! Join our team at: foodallergywalk.org/lasvegas/fablogcon