(I've posted previously about this upcoming event, but registration is now open -- This promises to be a fantastic two-day event, featuring some really great leaders in the progressive movement in Minnesota. Don't miss it. - promoted by Joe Bodell)
 When we were at Netroots Nation in Pittsburgh this past summer, a group of Minnesotans, including MPP's very own Populista, The UpTake's Jason Barnett, Grassroots Solutions' Lindsay Hansen, and some of the Alliance for a Better Minnesota crew started talking about how great it would be if Netroots Nation came to Minnesota. Having a Netroots conference in Minnesota would give us the opportunity to enhance our tradition of grassroots organizing by offering trainings and panels on using technology to promote progressive ideas. Fast forward a couple of months, after a lot of help from every segment of the progressive community in the state and the Netroots Nation team, and we're proud to be announcing the first-ever Netroots Minnesota, a regional conference of Netroots Nation, which will be held in St. Paul from November 20-21st. From an email Denise Cardinal, ABM's Executive Director, sent to our list this morning: Over the next 12 months, we will be working hard to advocate for progressive policies. But in order to be effective, we're going to need to get the progressive grassroots and Netroots together to network and organize. Join us, along with progressives from all over Minnesota, in St. Paul on November 20th and 21st for the first ever Netroots Minnesota conference. We'll have captivating panels led by national and state experts, practical training sessions and workshops, and a gubernatorial candidate forum. This conference is the premier kickoff to the critical conversations progressives will be having as we approach 2010.
Declare your support for the Netroots community and register to attend Netroots Minnesota at NetrootsMinnesota.org.
The Netroots have played a critical role in helping shape a national progressive agenda over the last several years, and we hope to build on that same success here in Minnesota. We hope that Netroots Minnesota will provide a space where progressives from across the state could come together, network and organize, and to learn how we can more effectively use technology to strengthen our community. If you're interested in getting involved in Netroots Minnesota, check out the website. From there you can register to attend, submit your ideas for trainings or panel discussions, or find out about sponsorship opportunities. There's a programming committee composed of bloggers, activists, and progressive organizations which will meet regularly between now and the conference to take your suggestions and create the best possible agenda we can. This is only the beginning of the critical conversations progressives will be having as we approach 2010 and we think its a great way to get the entire community involved in this dialogue. Disclosure: I'm the New Media Director for Alliance for a Better Minnesota
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