I'm honored to announce that I'll be speaking at two upcoming conferences about journalism and blogging and if you live in the NYC area, I'd love to see you there! One is this Thursday for The Gem Project about how to establish a career in journalism and the other is at the IFB Conference on February 6th. Check out the details below. Hope you can join! The Gem Project Writers Summit

January 31, 2013 at WIX Lounge located at 10 West 18th Street New York, NY from 6-9 PM

The mini summit will give insight on how to establish successful careers in the writing and publishing industries. An event sponsored by Wix Lounge, The Gem Project will welcome guests with warm music, light hor' doeuvres, goodie bags and knowledge from industry experts to help launch their careers.

IFB Conference

February 6-7, 2013 at the Altman Building located at 135 W. 18th St. New York, NY 10011 all day. (I'm speaking on the 6th at 3:16)

Amidst the whirlwind of New York Fashion Week, Independent Fashion Bloggers (IFB) brings to you 2013's first fashion blogging conference which promises to deliver unparalled insight and inspiration from the leaders you follow and admire. Back for its 8th season, over 400 expected attendees will be in attendance which means new exciting friends, potential blog-business partners and a ridiculous amount of fun. And now, you can purchase your Regular One-Day or Two-Day passes. Hurry, there are limited quanities of these tickets and we've continually sold-out tickets year after year.

About the panel I'm on on the 6th at 3:15:

Keeping it Fresh: The Secrets to Blogging Longevity brought to you by Stylehaul

The true test of a blogger lies in her content. How can she push herself further? What can she do to evolve and avoid losing the blogging momentum? From bloggers to editors, these panelist will share what they’ve learned throughout the years and how they’ve made their content sticky.

Moderator: Karen Blanchard, Where Did You Get That, @KarenBritChic Stephanie Horbaczewski, StyleHaul, @StyleHaulYT Susie Lau, Style Bubble @StyleBubble Jeannine Morris, Beauty Sweet Spot @BeautySweetSpot Leandra Medine, the Man Repeller @ManRepeller Andrea Lavinthal, People Style Watch @stylewatchmag