I am very proud to announce that, in coordination with Outlook, AUB’s official newspaper, Mind Soup is hosting the first Lebanese Bloggers Convention at AUB.
During the convention/workshop, Lebanese guest bloggers will introduce the world of blogging to students and encourage them to express their ideas and opinions using personal blogs.
Also on the agenda is discussing the impact of blogging on the freedom of speech in Lebanon and the effect of blogging on the Lebanese society and culture.
Everyone is welcome to attend! If you are a non-AUB student and would like to attend, please send an email to moudz.mindsoup@gmail.com so that your access to AUB’s closed campus can be facilitated!
If you are a blogger and would like to be featured in this convention, please fill in this form: http://www.jotform.com/form/1200341481 after reading the rules below.
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Rules for applying (as guest speaker):
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– You should be a Lebanese blogger or an Arab blogger operating in Lebanon and can attend the blogger convention in AUB (Beirut)
– You should be 18 years of age or older.
– You should own a self-operated blog.
– Your blog should be at least 6-month old (updated on a weekly basis) or 1 year old (updated on a monthly basis).
– The convention is probably going to be in the English language, so you should be fluent in English.
Update (05/07/2010):
The event has been rescheduled to May 19th 2010 at 5:00 PM
Update (05/18/2010):
The event has been canceled due to the tuition increase protest.
This is great opportunity for all Lebanese bloggers to expand their influence and to create awareness about what bloggers do!! I guess all of us expat bloggers won’t be able to participate huh? Shame shame!
I’m there! Can’t wait.
When is it to take place?
Oh sorry just read. May 20… Oh well, too bad. I’ll still be in the states.
@Danielle
You are totally right, you can still fill the mentioned form and suggest that to the organizer of the event.
Can there be a flexibility on the number of months that the blog has been up? I started mine about 2 months ago but I would still love to participate in the workshop…
@Sareen Akharjalian
Hi Sareen, I have nothing to do with organizing the event, I’m just spreading the word.
You may refer to the Facebook event page or use the mentioned contact form.
And you have a cool blog btw! 🙂
@Rami
Hi Rami! Thanks for the info, I’ll definitely check their Facebook page. And thanks for the blog compliment 😉
Hi Rami. Thanks for the publicity 🙂
Can you please edit the post because the date has been changed to Wednesday May 19th at 5:00 PM.
Thank you so much,
I hope to see you there 🙂
The edge the Inner Circle has, is that it gathers a large target audience and it remains incognito – truthful to its manifesto. I see no reason why Bloggers should present themselves publicly.
enjoy the convention 🙂