Friday, January 27
Jim N’ Nick’s 5 Points
1908 11th Ave. S [map]
1 to 5 pm
Honing Your Edge: Media Skills and Branding for Bloggers and Culinary Professionals with Lisa Ekus, The Lisa Ekus Group, and Virginia Willis, Virginia Willis Culinary Productions
This is an optional extra seminar; for more information and to register, click here.
7 pm
FoodBlogSouth 2012 Pre-Party
Saturday, January 28
Food Blog South Conference
Old Car Heaven
115 35th St. S, Birmingham
8 am
Coffee and pastries
8:30 am
Welcome
Why the South is Hot
9 am
TRACK A:
Lightning Rounds:
Video Blogging with Jay Ducote, Bite and Booze
The Art of Mapping Food Trends—And What’s Hot in 2012 with Kara Nielsen, Center for Culinary Development
TRACK B:
Camera-Phone Photography with Colleen Duffley, Studio b.
10:30 am
TRACK A:
Blog Design with Tammy Hart, Tammy Hart Designs
TRACK B:
Food Styling and Photography with Jennifer Davick and Marian Cooper Cairns
Noon
Lunch
Presentation by Chip Brantley, Desert Island Supply Co.
1 pm
TRACK A:
The Best Tips and Tools for Beginning Bloggers with Genevieve Turkett
TRACK B:
Recipe Development with Virginia Willis, Virginia Willis Culinary Productions
2 pm
TRACK A:
Making Money Blogging panel:
Jen Barnett, Freshfully
James Schend, Williams-Sonoma and blogger at Dairy Freed
TRACK B:
Drinks blogging/beer tasting with Dennis Malcolm Byron (AKA Ale Sharpton)
3 pm
TRACK A:
Creating and Marketing Your Own Brand:
Hélène Dujardin, Tartlette
Lisa Ekus, The Lisa Ekus Group
Hanson Watkins, Indie Candy
TRACK B:
The Three Biggest Ethical Issues for Food Bloggers with Dianne Jacob, Will Write for Food
4:00 pm
Break/networking
4:30 pm
Keynote address: Award-Winning Food Writing with Kat Kinsman, CNN Eatocracy
5:30 pm
Cocktail hour and book signing
Dinner on your own
8 pm
FoodBlogSouth 2012 Afterparty
Good People Brewing Company
114 14th St. S [map]
For more information on FoodBlogSouth 2012 speakers, please see our speakers page.
* This is a tentative agenda; speakers, sessions and time slots are still subject to change.