Netroots Nation

Would your nonprofit or small business like a free booth in the 2012 Netroots Nation Community and Exhibit Hall in Providence, Rhode Island? Then enter our “Grab a Booth” contest. You have until February 28th to enter.

Click here for full details and to enter!

The deadline to submit panel ideas and speaker suggestions is Tuesday, January 31, 2012.

Click here to submit your idea now.

Have questions about the submission process? Netroots Nation organizers used Spreecast to hold two online, interactive sessions answering your questions for panels, trainings and film submissions.

Archives of the two Spreecasts can be viewed here for the January 11th Spreecast and here for the January 26th Spreecast.

Do you have questions about submitting a panel, training session, or screening series submission for Netroots Nation 2012? We just hosted a live Spreecast to discuss the process and answer your questions. We've embedded the archive below, but you can join us on January 26th at 11 am pacific / 2 pm eastern for the next one.

Click here to go to the page where the Spreecast will take place.

Come ready with any questions you might have or with ideas you'd like feedback on from the Netroots Nation team.

Watch the archive of today's discussion here.

Earlier this week we announced the launch of a new site for our 501(c)3 activities at Netroots Foundation and our blog, Winning the Internet.

As a busy organizer, it’s hard to keep up and determine if you really should be investing in something. Should you be focusing on building out a G+ brand page or decking out your LinkedIn profile? The zeitgeist as of this post being written might lead you to believe that you should drop everything and work on this right now. But is that just good marketing on behalf of LinkedIn and Google, or is it really something you’re missing out on?

Our plan is to curate the best pieces we run across, add our own insights and strategic context and then share them with you. We hope that helps to make experimenting with new media something exciting rather than terrifying.

Second, we aim to be storytellers for great organizing, new media strategies and tactics. Far too often, we don’t celebrate our own movement wins. Sharing lessons learned is not always a priority, although it should be. We might write something up for our donors, board members or other stakeholders, but we rarely take time to mesh those stories and lessons in a larger narrative that illustrates how we are collectively creating change. We hope to begin changing that.

So we hope you'll join us over at Winning the Internet and follow @winthenet on twitter.

What do YOU want to see at Netroots Nation (coming to Providence, Rhode Island June 7-10, 2012)? What panels, trainings and film screenings? Now is the time to submit your ideas!

Click here to look at the Netroots Nation Session Submission Information

The deadline is January 31, so don't delay. If you want to see what we've done in the past, check out our previous sessions.

Is there a political activist in your family? A friend who's recently gotten more involved in the political dialogue? Why not gift them (or yourself) with a ticket to Netroots Nation 2012?

For 48 hours only, we're offering a special holiday rate of just $195 to attend our 2012 convention in Providence, June 7-10.

Click here to get your ticket at this special rate.

If you've been to Netroots Nation before, I don't need to tell you what a rich experience it is -- from the useful trainings to the insightful panels to the chance to meet and reconnect with friends and allies from across the world.

If you haven't been, then take a look at what folks around the country say about the experience:

"If we’re going to rebuild the middle class and restore economic security for families, we’re going to need to develop a strong voice. That’s why Netroots is so important and why I really appreciated the chance to be part of it." –Elizabeth Warren

“It’s a no-brainer, can’t-miss, can’t-wait event that’s highly recommended if you are interested in public affairs and/or technology. Netroots Nation is one of the pre-eminent places to get insight into how the smartest Web 2.0 wizards and those who are watching them are shaping the future today.” –Cheryl Contee

Click here to join them at Netroots Nation 2012 using our special holiday rate of just $195.

As we move forward into a 2012, there's no fight more important than creating a future that supports and empowers working families and ensures equal opportunity for all. We need you to join us this summer in Providence to help craft a solution.

This special rate is valid today and tomorrow only. Give yourself or a friend a gift that'll give back long after the holidays are over.

Thanks to all those who participated in the annual Netroots Nation Holiday Bazaar! Delicious and unique crafty items will be going out to the winning bidders soon. Thanks to all those who donated and bid. Happy Holidays!

The Netroots Nation Holiday Bazaar is open for business! More than 100 items are up for auction. Some of our hottest items include:

* Elijah Craig Aged 18-Year Old Single Barrel Kentucky Bourbon Balls
* Monument Valley Photo Print
* Custom Knitted handmade Afghan
* Appear As A Guest on The Matthew Filipowicz Show

All proceeds from this auction allow us to provide high quality programming at our annual Convention as well as other events around the country including the upcoming Netroots New York. The auction ends Monday, December 5th at 10 pm ET/7:00 pm PT so get your bids in now!

As they say, it's the most wonderful time of the year - our 3rd Annual Holiday Bazaar is less than a week away.

Time to finish all the items you've been working on throughout the year.

Who can resist sharing your crafting and cooking talents with the community. Click here to donate that special item that starts an all-out bidding war!

Linda Lee & Joan McCarter - Bazaar Co-Chairs