BIL is TED’s cousin and wherever the TED Conference goes, BIL follows. However, unlike TED’s exclusivity, BIL has a ‘pay what you can’ donation system and it also follows the very welcoming “unconference” model. What is an unconference? It’s a free-form conference where anyone can be a speaker and the schedule isn’t even created until […]

Victoria is once again hosting Social Media Camp, a massive gathering of social media enthusiasts, users, and a professionals with high profile keynote speakers, on-site training and fantastic networking opportunities. When A full schedule of speakers, workshops, and more from Monday, May 6th to Wednesday, May 8th. Where Victoria Conference Centre (720 Douglas St in […]

Other conferences might claim to have been the first social media or blogging conference in the country or the province but you’re hearing it from me today that Northern Voice was the very first. Northern Voice launched in the late winter of 2005 solely to talk about personal blogging. Before social networking, before professional blogging, […]

Social Media Camp Victoria is returning this year with a line-up of both local and international speakers who will all discuss facets of one thing: social media. For business or personal use, Pinterest to blogs, tradeshow booths to workshops, join us the weekend of June 8th to 9th, 2012 in our province’s capital. Photo © […]

Canada’s original personal blogging conference, founded in 2005, will be taking place this weekend out at UBC. Northern Voice has been bringing bloggers together to talk about everything from transit and politics to journalism and knitting with a core focus on sharing, collaborating, and blogging your heart out in whatever capacity. I have been attending […]