The CyberMummy 2011 Schedule

Schedule is subject to change

8:30 – 9:30 Registration and coffee

9:30 – 9:35 Welcome by the founders

9:35 – 10:00 What everyone needs to know about the OFT ruling
It affects Peaches Geldof, it affects Elizabeth Hurley, and it affects you. You’ll learn how consumer protection laws apply to your blog and how you can (easily) follow the Office of Fair Trading’s guidelines.

10:00 – 10:25 Keynote: Sarah Brown
Mum, campaigner, writer, and Founder and President of PiggyBankKids, Brown has worked with bloggers on campaigns, including the White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood of which she is global patron.

10:30 – 11:15 Book signing and coffee break

A chance to mingle, talk to sponsors and get books signed by the authors. Sarah Brown will sign her new book “Behind the Black Door” and novelist/writing instructor Sophie King will be signing copies of her books too. Conference attendees interested in bringing and selling their books should contact .

11:15 – 12:10 Morning Session I
Choose from one of three topics for each session slot

Panel – Marketing your blog – Don’t let your hard work go to waste. Make sure people are finding and reading your blog. This session will give guidance on everything from doing your own PR to using discovery engines like StumbleUpon to other practical tips and is designed to help you get more readers.

Writing Workshop – Finding your blogging voice. This hands-on workshop will be run by novelist and former Oxford University writing instructor Sophie King

CyberLab – Social networking. Up your social networking game with this Twitter and Facebook workshop

12:15 – 13:10 Morning Session II

Panel – Working with brands and making money. Can you? Should you? Will you? Explore ways to make your blog work for you with a diverse panel, including people who earn income via their blogs and brands on the leading edge of blogger relationships.

Workshop – Photography. Express your creativity and make your blog eye-catching with arresting photos. Bring your laptop and a camera for hands-on instruction led by a blogger/professional photographer.

CyberLab – Keeping your blog legal. Do you accept freebies, do reviews or write about people on your blog? Are you unsure about libel and copyright? Then you need to attend this sessions about blogging issues you can’t afford to ignore.

13:15 – 14:10 Lunch

14:15 – 15:10  Afternoon Session I

Workshop – Video blogging. Make the next big leap with your content by doing video commentary, reviews and more. Tips from an accomplished video blogger and a video expert on content, techniques, cameras and software.

Workshop – Blogging Essentials. Stats, SEO, RSS feeds, the basics of good design…understand them all with this session. You’ll take away easy step-by-step musts for both new and growing blogs.

Panel – How to be a blogger activist. Learn how to work with charities and use your blog to make a difference.

15:15 – 16:10 Afternoon Session II

CyberLab – Getting to know and love WordPress. Why do professionals adore WordPress? In this workshop, find out the fun things you can do with this versatile platform, how to get the most out of a WordPress blog, and what it takes to upgrade from another platform, such as Blogger. Led by influential US blogger Jen Leo.

Workshop – Blog-life balance. Can’t find time to blog, Tweet, Facebook, LinkedIn and, oh yeah, see your family? In this session you’ll learn how to better achieve blog-life balance.

Blogger-to-blogger inspiration – Four success story case studies from our community of bloggers

16:15 – 16:40 Coffee break

16:45 – 18:00 Crowdsourced Keynote
A greatest hits of blog posts from the previous year read by the bloggers themselves. Deadline: May 1, 2011

18:00 – 20:00 After-conference party. Grab a drink, start to mingle and don’t miss the fun.

20:00     Carriages

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