Our Twitter friend and blogger, Rosina Rothman, the author and creator of BabyFriendlyLA, gave us a tip on the upcoming BlogWorldExpo, in Las Vegas.  She sent me a tweet and asked if we were attending.

This was not a conference on my agenda, but after looking at this list of speakers my plans suddenly changed.  The list of speakers was like reading my daily feed reads and other people I interact with on Twitter. Having all of them together, at one event, is fantastic.

And let us not forget, it’s Vegas!

I had attended the Gnomedex event online the past weekend and had read many of the blog posts, post event.  Many first time attendees, all which enjoyed the event, but some said they wished they had planned better in advance to take full advantage from all the experience had to offer.  Many wrote what things they would do different next time.

It will be my first time to BlogWorld and I would like very few, post event regrets.  BlogWorld appears to be much more of a social event, than normal conferences I attend. I sought out some advice from my network. Who would be a good advisor, who could direct me some articles? Then, I saw the name of Chris Brogan, right in my LinkedIn network. I am a fan of his blog, seemed like a good choice.

I sent off a brief email, explaining my desire to be prepared for BlogWorld, with few post regrets as some had a Gromedex, within minutes Chris sent me a list of links to help me.

• Be Sexier In Person
• 10 Ways to Make your Next Conference Better
• Using Social Media To Meet people
• Jeff Pulver Teaches You About Conferences
• Slicing Time In A Face To Face Environment

He suggested these might be good starters.  Thank you to Chris Brogan, great example of the value of Social Networking for all those who still don’t see the value. You know who you are…..

First great tip, check around and to see who’s attending.  Who is attending? I located a group in Facebook, specifically for this event, BlogWorld & New Media Expo 2008.  It has a list of possible attendies and confirmed attendees, as well as updates about the conference.

Then I went to the list of speakers, many of which I follow their blogs on a daily basis, and reached out to my favorites for a hello while in Vegas. I was completely surprised by the response and how many people wanted to meet their fans or even share additional tips about the event.

Some of the first to respond, with very warm gettings, were Becky McCray, Deborah Micek , Neenz Faleafine and Roxanne Darling. And, yes Neenz I look forward to more laughs too!

Then I went on to my Twitter community and again, asked was attending BlogWorld, immediately began to receive emails, tweets and direct messages.

I came upon an article on How to Maximize Value from REBlogWorld. This is a co-event for Real Estate & Mortgage professionals, yet this article has great tips for planning.

It’s a tech-oriented conference so bring your devices.  There will be Free wifi available throughout the conference, so bring you devices.

• Bring your laptop.
• Bring a capture device; Cameras, Voice Recorders, Flip’s useful for archiving ideas and presentations for later review.
• Stick around after presentations, exchange cards, say hello.
• Get a Twitter Account if you don’t have one. I love Twitter @tawnypress !
• Standard code on Twitter for this event will be #REBW , allows for easier following of information.

Speaking of Twitter, I am also following @blogworld on Twitter, have it set for device updates as well.  It will help me keep track of news, both before and during the show in Vegas.

There are exhibits, so take some time to see what is new.

If you are want to attend and haven’t purchased your ticket, here is a Discount code: mashvip .  Will get you 20% off Exhibits-only, Exhibits & party, Full Access, or Executive, Entrepreneur registration options. (thanks to Dave Cynkin for clarifying) off each ticket. Thanks Mashable!

Once again, this will be a tech-oriented conference, so bring your devices.  Bring you cameras, there will many photo opportunities. Take back pictures from the event, the new friends you meet, and the friends you are seeing again.

Using the old form of social networking, I would have never received such a positive response from my network, so quickly.  Nor would I have been able to get a real feel for the people, like I can do today by reading blogs, podcast, videos and live streaming events.  Getting a sense of who they are, who I want to meet, follow and share.

If the response from attendees as well as the speakers, is any indication, this is sure to be a very special event. Am I prepared? I believe so. Am I excited? Yes.

If anyone has any other useful helpful hints, links to share or advice, please share.  If you are going to the show, tweet me, let me know in comments, or contact me from any of my social networks!

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