This is an extra special plea to all of my cheesehead friends and neighbors: Come on out to "Download 2006" tomorrow! The full press release is below the fold, but here's the skinny:
The progressive group One Wisconsin Now has teamed with popular conservative blog Boots and Sabers to bring together bloggers of all flavors in an event that will showcase our expertise and experience, as opposed to the media bloviation we've been hearing all week. Everyone is invited, whether you blog a lot or not!
This free event will be held at the Waukesha County Technical College, on the western end of Waukesha County, making it easily accessible to anyone from Madison or Milwaukee or anywhere else in the state with freeway access. I hope to see you there, and pass this on to everyone you know! Click through for full details . . .
Blogger download set for Saturday
One Wisconsin Now and Boots and Sabers present download 2006
Milwaukee - Progressive and Conservative bloggers from across Wisconsin will join together this Saturday, November 11 in Waukesha to discuss the fall elections at download 2006, sponsored by One Wisconsin Now (OWN) and Boots and Sabers.
The event is free and open to the public. Eight bloggers will meet in two separate panels to discuss the results, the media coverage, the ads and the issues in the 2006 elections. An agenda is included below.
What: OWN and Boots and Sabers present download 2006
Where:
Waukesha County Technical College,
Richard T. Anderson Educational Conference Center,
800 Main Street in Pewaukee
When: Conference opens at 11 am; panels begin at 12:15 pm.
Who: Bloggers from across the state; the public is encouraged to attend.
"We are excited to provide an opportunity for this dialogue," said John Kraus, Executive Director of One Wisconsin Now. "This will be an interesting forum to hear from both progressive and conservative bloggers, as they come together and share their thoughts on the 2006 elections."
Also, in honor of Veteran's Day, OWN and Boots and Sabers are encouraging attendees to bring domestic calling cards of greater than 100 minutes that will be sent to recovering and wounded soldiers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington D.C.
Saturday, November 11, 2006
download 2006
agenda
11:00 am -12:00 pm: Meet Up (Food and beverages will be provided)
12:00 pm-12:15 pm: Welcome and introductions
12:15 pm -12:45 pm: Panel 1- Election Results & Media Coverage
* Gretchen Schuldt, Milwaukee Rising
* Cory Liebmann, One Blog
* James Wigderson, Wigderson Library and Pub
* Jenna Pryor, Right off the Shore
12:45 pm - 1:00 Q & A
Break 15 minutes
1:15 pm - 1:45 pm: Panel 2 - Issues and Ads
* Owen Robinson, Boots and Sabers
* Jay Bullock, Folkbum's Rambles and Rants (that's me!)
* Seth Zlotocha, In Effect
* Kevin Binversie, Lakeshore Laments
1:45 pm - 2:00 pm: Q & A
Conclusion
In honor of Veteran's Day we will be collecting domestic calling cards that will be sent to the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington D.C. for wounded soldiers to call home. 100-500 minute cards are welcome.
For more information, click here.