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Andi of Andi’s World is putting together the first of what we hope will be an annual military weblog conference.

The lady organized this ever-expanding conference on her own. She conceived of it, thought about, and developed a plan of action. In early January I got an email from her describing her vision for the conference. I thought it was a timely idea but one that would entail a lot of work, especially since she did not have a budget or a backer. That being said, strong, dedicated people can work wonders. Two weeks ago Andi emailed me and said that the VFW had offered to help the conference find a venue in the Washington area. A “thank you” to the VFW. I am not a member but I ought to join. The conference, however, is still a “do it yourself” operation. It’s reminiscent of a Busby Berkley flick: “Hey Dad, let’s throw a Broadway show in the garage.”

Here are the relevant links to the conference site and registration information.

Site link:

http://www.militarywebcom.org/MilBlogConference/2/Purpose.html

Registration Roster link:

http://militarywebcom.org/rndisp.php

Panelists information link:

http://www.militarywebcom.org/MilBlogConference/11/Conference+Panelists.html

We hope CSPAN will show up– and if the conference is soldout soon CSPAN may show up.

I will emcee the event and am doing it gratis — would love to have some public PayPal support for the airline tickets, the hotel, and other expenses. Please consider donating through this site’s PayPal account — the tip jar in the upper right hand corner. I will repeat this plea in the coming months. Thanks in advance.