Sign up!…please?

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There are a number of theories as to why otherwise normal people blog. In my opinion they can be boiled down to two:

(1) They are attention whores

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p> (2) They are trying to get lucky

The rare individual (and I thankfully am not one) blog for both reasons.

With that in mind I want to bring a couple of things to your attention. The South-Asian Journalists Association (SAJA) 10th Anniversary Convention and Job Fair will be held in New York City on June 16-19, at Columbia University – Lerner Hall & Columbia Journalism School. Our very own Manish Vij will be on one of the panels disseminating his considerable wisdom. He will do so with a number of puns that he is preparing even now. I have read an advance copy. Very funny (even the ones that confused me). The panel name is The Ethnic Press in 2005 (SATURDAY, 3:15-4:45 pm). If you have ever even thought about becoming a journalist or might want to date one, you should totally sign up.

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Coincidentally, that same weekend (June 17-18) is The North American South Asian Bar Association (NSABA) Convention in Washington, D.C. I went to the convention in Los Angeles last year and had a blast while learning a great deal about various lawyer things. I pretended to be a personal injury lawyer as a matter of fact. This year the convention is granting me a press pass and I will be attending once again. If you have ever even thought about becoming a lawyer or might want to date one, you should totally sign up. In addition the NSABA conference will play host to many South Asians who will one day make a run for office. Its good to network now so that you can turn them away from the dark side. Since I am press, it is entirely possible that I will approach attendees for a quote for this website. I may even ask for your number for follow-up questions.

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Finally we have the BlogHer Conference ’05 on Saturday, July 30 at TechMart in Santa Clara, California. At 2:30p.m. (session #3) there will be a panel titled: When Globalization is Good for Women– Shrink your world; amplify your voice. Learn whether you should stage your own SepiaMutiny.

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p> I believe Anna will be speaking on that panel. What is BlogHer about?

Why BlogHer? Why a conference? Why now? “The guys all know each other, but we don’t…What do I want to get out of [a BlogHer Conference]? More leads to interesting women so that I can follow their writings and mention them in my blog.”

– Charlene Li, Principal Analyst and Blogger, Forrester Research

BlogHer is a network for women bloggers to draw on for exposure, education, and community. By holding a day-long conference on July 30, 2005, and establishing an online hub, BlogHer is initiating an opportunity for greater visibility, learning and success for individual women bloggers and for the community of bloggers as a whole.

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In all seriousness I encourage you to attend any of the above that might fit your career path. Networking can make a difference.

20 thoughts on “Sign up!…please?”

  1. whoa, whoa, WHOA.

    If you have ever even thought about becoming a journalist or might want to date one, you should totally sign up.

    and then there’s

    If you have ever even thought about becoming a lawyer or might want to date one, you should totally sign up.

    but WHERE was this cute joke when it came to MY event? are you kidding me? you don’t want to meet girls who BLOG? or is it that we’re not “date-material”? 😉 tread carefully, darling abhi.

    beyond fake mutineer drama, you guys should totally sign up for any and all of the above. i can vouch for SAJA, i had a blast and met some amazing new friends when i last went.

    p.s. can’t wait for BlogHer– DOOCE is going to be there!

  2. Anna, I’m sorry. I actually wanted to make a joke about attending BlogHer but I got so excited just thinking about it that I hyperventilated and passed out on my keyboard and hit “publish” prematurely.

  5. Speak for yourself abhi – I blog for the spiritual purity of pursuing one’s own bliss…..

    Or not. Plus, I’ve been to many a blogger meeting. If anyone could actually make eye contact with anyone else, there might have been some blog-connection going on, but as it was, they mostly just clustered around Glenn Reynolds….

    ANNA – I so wanted to go to the BlogHer thing but couldn’t get time off from work 🙁

  6. What is up with the press credentials? Are you guys going ‘legit’ on me? 😉

    * Ok, because it’s Friday, and because my aloo-matar is taking forever to get ready, here are two fake associations that should really exist:

    BABA: Bengali American Barrister Association

    SAADA: Sikh American Association of Dental Assistants

    Others?

  8. Amardeep, Your lack of faith is disturbing. Without going into incriminating details let me assure you that although I will have a Press Pass it was not obtained through legit means. 🙂

  9. I’m going to be in DC during the NASABA conference, but I’ll be studying frantically (apparently, I’ll be on Real Property by then.) I think I’m going to BlogHer, as I will still be in SF-area after having taken the Bar Exam.

  10. Ah, but what about another boiling another blogging theory…We pretend to be real writers and our audience pretend to be real readers.

  12. BABA: Bengali American Barrister Association

    That should really be BABU: Bengali American Barristers’ Union.

    and of course there’s my favorite:

    South Asians Undoing Racism And Violence

    Me? An egotist? Never! 😉

  14. At the end of the day, do you think its all a big nerds convention, to stare at a screen instead of being out there wrestling tigers, hunting crocodiles, making love to brazen hussies, arm wrestling gigantic Ukrainians, playing Poker in Las Vegas against Texans, smoking cigars and drinking whisky, becoming proprietors of lap dancing clubs, writing the great novel of our time, directing the Citizen Kane our people?

    SEX! DANGER! ART!

    Not HTML.

    Thats it. I’m out of here. I have things to do. Apul has gone, its just not the same any more.

  15. Yes, premature posticulation is an ongoing problem at BlogHer. That’s how hot the speaker line-up is, thanks to Anna et al.

    And we’re staunch equal opportunists when it comes to attention whoredom — guys, you’re invited too!

  16. At the end of the day, do you think its all a big nerds convention, to stare at a screen instead of being out there wrestling tigers, hunting crocodiles, making love to brazen hussies, arm wrestling gigantic Ukrainians, playing Poker in Las Vegas against Texans, smoking cigars and drinking whisky, becoming proprietors of lap dancing clubs, writing the great novel of our time, directing the Citizen Kane our people? SEX! DANGER! ART! Not HTML. Thats it. I’m out of here. I have things to do. Apul has gone, its just not the same any more.

    Oh no! My nemesis, gone is he! My life has lost whatever little meaning it had!

  18. Phew. It would be even worse to see you go on top of Apul leaving (still no proper explanation).

    Just letting you know, all of the posts made under this name of Ajai Raj have been made by me, PB Fan.