Much has been made of the so-called enthusiasm gap this year in the traditional media. Maybe they’re right—after all, the much-lauded Tea Party Unity Convention was canceled two weeks out due to the “Las Vegas heat.”Thankfully, we’re not scared of a little heat. We couldn’t be more excited to welcome all 2,000 of you to Las Vegas this year for our fifth annual convention.Since we first gathered five years ago at the Riviera, we’ve grown, organized and mobilized. In the next four days, we’ll look at issues of the day and organize for the upcoming election cycle. But we must look beyond 2010 and even 2012; we must challenge ourselves to look down the road five or 10 years to consider what infrastructure we’ll need and what long-term battles we must organize for now.
We’ve got an exciting four days planned for you, with 70 panels, 30 training sessions from our Campaign Academy, a screening series and tons of parties and events. We hope this preview e-mail will help you plan your week and ensure that you have a great experience. You'll receive a program once you arrive, but you can download an advance copy of the schedule grid (PDF) now.Here are a few more things to keep as you prepare to join us:• Projects large and small have been born at Netroots Nation, and our identity and regional caucuses are a good place to start networking.• Hang out with the Netroots Nation team and help us out by volunteering at this years conference. Emailactivist@netrootsnation.org if you or anyone you know is interested.• Head over to the Exhibit Hall where you'll find everything from massages to beer tastings to author signings.• While Las Vegas has no shortage of things to do, check out all the fabulous parties and events being hosted by Netroots Nation sponsors and friends.• Join us for our second annual Netroots Nation service project. This year, we're teaming up with the fantastic local non-profit Three Square, the valley’s food hub and a central location where donated and rescued food can be collected and distributed to the Las Vegas community. Their name is a reminder that $1 can provide three square meals a day. Plan to meet at 11 a.m. outside Brasilia 1 to give back to our host city. If you can't make it, please consider making a $1 (or more) donation to help feed the hungry. Look for the donation boxes in the registration area and exhibit hall.• And finally, we know that you're going to be too busy having a great time this week to check email, so make sure you sign up for mobile updates by texting “Netroots” to 69866. And be sure to tag your Tweets, posts and photos with the #nn10 hashtag.
Friday, July 23, 2010
A Message From Netroots Media Convention in Las Vegas this Weekend
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