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We're in the home stretch of getting ready for the event. I want to encourage everyone to add your favorite bookmarks to the galleries. If you don't see a category that fits, add yours anyway and send us a message with your description and a category suggestion. It's great fun to see what is coming in but we want more. It's easy to upload and then we'll place them for you. --Laine
Deanna Dahlsad is one of our presenters at the convention and one of the most prolific blog posters I know. To help promote the Bookmark Collectors Virtual Convention, she's recently written a couple of posts about us including a special offer to entice people to sign up (thank you Deanna).
The second post discusses one of my favorite aspects of bookmark collecting: bookmarks as art.
Here are the links:
http://www.inherited-values.com/2010/02/collectible-event-news-collectors-virtual-convention/
http://www.ululating-undulating-ungulate.com/2010/02/celebrating-collecting-the-art-of-bookmarks/
As you've probably noticed, we've got the first Supporters and Vendors ads on-site. This isn't some keyword based, generic ad system. These are folks who have a product or service that's directly related to the convention. Some will be participating in the Trade Show.
If you are intersted in advertising at the site contact us and we'll send you the rate sheet and go over the Trade Show options.
We just finished our latest set of tests, and I can now say that the presentation tool is ready for action! We have made a switch and are now using InstantPresenter. I think everyone involved felt pretty good about the quality and performance of the product.
It's easy for everyone attending to connect with InstantPresenter. However, we need to make sure that everyone presenting has a chance to connect ahead of time just to be sure their computer is configured correctly. It doesn't take any special software or hardware (other than the microphone for the presenters), but it's easier to make sure everything is working before the convention.
Hi, everyone.
Today we had another test of our presentation software and it's really coming together well. Alan and I will continue to work with the presenters so they are entirely comfortable by the time the convention comes around. I am only part of the way through the creation of my presentations, but I am having fun. If any of you have any ideas for me (I'm doing one on buying bookmarks on eBay and another on storing and displaying them) please let me know. Your questions or ideas will be used and may even spark other ideas for me.
Also, if you think you have an idea you'd like to do please let us know. We are more than happy to help you develop your own presentation. It's not hard, and I have the time. (Well, I'll make the time.) Remember, just because you know something doesn't mean the rest of us do. Let's share all our knowledge.
Laine