Where are the NN08 *live* blogs.....

[Catchawave]

Had to cancel out this year, anything inspiring happening?

I heard Gore made a surprise visit, Obama had a video howdy-do....most important, where's it going to be next year?

:toast: to those who made it and will look forward to your event reports!

[blogslut]

1. I believe it ended today

n/t

[Cheney Killed Bambi]

2. It will be in Pittsburgh next year

Netroots Nation 2009: Pittsburgh, Aug. 13-16

To our friends in Texas and our speakers, sponsors, attendees and volunteers, we can't thank you enough for helping make Netroots Nation 2008 a huge success. We're already in planning mode for our next gathering.

On Saturday night, we announced that Netroots Nation 2009 will be held in Pittsburgh, PA, August 13-16. Registration is already open, so reserve your spot now!.

We selected Pittsburgh for a lot of reasons. One of our primary goals in choosing a host city is to provide an opportunity to not only bring together existing local and regional progressive communities, but also help create new ones. And our choice allows us to bring in progressive communities from Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan and beyond.

A new priority in 2009 will be greening our convention, and Pittsburgh is the perfect city to kick off this initiative. The David L. Lawrence Convention Center is the first and largest LEED certified in the country, and the city is a leader in green building, with more square footage than any other city in the country. In the coming weeks, we'll be rolling out our full plan to create a carbon-neutral event.

Plus, both the convention center and the official hotel are union venues. We're continually appreciative of the support we receive from our union partners like Change to Win, SEIU, Teamsters, UNITE HERE and United Healthcare Workers West and look forward to working with them in a city with such a rich union history.

Just like Austin, our 2009 host city is near a vibrant shopping and cultural district. There are nearly 100 restaurants within a few blocks of the convention center and a local farmers market. And Pittsburgh is conveniently accessible to large parts of the Northeast and Midwest by rail.

We've got about 100 tickets left at our lowest price ($175), so register now to get the best rate.

See you in Pittsburgh!

http://www.netrootsnation.org/node/984

Sounds pretty cool!

[Catchawave]

3. Thanks for the info !

:hi:

[SharonRB]

4. Hope you can make it next year, Catch

I've already registered and the lowest price tickets are going fast. They're raising rates differently this year -- not by a certain date, but by a certain number of tickets sold at each level.

The Gore surprise was so unexpected and amazing -- I've now seen him twice within a month and this time got my picture taken with him, got his autograph and spoke to him for a minute.

Next year in Pittsburgh will be so much easier travel-wise. Hope to see you there!

Video of all the sessions will be available at www.netrootsnation.org. Some may be up already, but they're hoping to have all of it posted soon.

:hi: