Lunchtime hostess: Diane Hayman

Joining our volunteers leading table discussions at lunch is Diane Hayman, talking about Using Humour in Your Writing

Diane is a co-founder of PowderRoomGraffiti, an online community for women that brings honest irreverent insights to a global audience. A mother to three challenging children, she will be chatting about using humour in your writing, so come and have a laugh, and share what has worked for you – and what has gone horribly wrong!

Have a laugh with Diane at her table at lunch.

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Congratulations to Vonnie, winner of a free ticket!

A while back PowderRoomGraffiti was giving away a ticket to CyberMummy along with a wedge to help cover expenses for one lucky blogger. Vonnie from blottedcopybook.com (Adventures of a Lady in Training) won!

She's coming all the way from Glasgow so the money for expenses will really help, and PRG tells us she's really looking forward to it. See you at the sessions, Vonnie.

We're so excited that so many bloggers are able to attend because of the generosity and community spirit of sponsors, sites and other bloggers. We've tried to keep ticket prices low but even so, the money from delegate tickets doesn't cover the costs of putting together the day of sessions, activities, food and drink. (We can thank our sponsors for helping make it all possible!)

The fact that so many folks have thought about bloggers who want to come but can't afford to shows the kind of community spirit that runs through this group. It makes me proud to be part of it.

Sian, who has been trying to find sponsors for individual bloggers, has written on her blog about bloggers helping bloggers and resources for those who want to come but need help. Check out her post and donate to help a blogger (no amount too small) if you like, or put youself on the list to win a ticket. Get more info on Sian's blog now.

Better hurry - it looks like we will soon be sold out!

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Lunchtime hostess: Iota

We're pleased to announce another blogger leading a lunchtim table discussion: this one about Identity and Anonymity led by Iota.

Iota is a mum of 3, a Brit in the US, and increasingly feels able to describe herself as a writer.

“Blogging has changed me, and the way I think about myself. What about you? At my table, we might talk about creating a blog identity, or boundaries, or whether anonymity is feasible, or the phenomenon of cyber friendships. Mine is definitely the chill-out table, where you can ponder about blogging.”

You don't have to sign up in advance. Just grab a seat at Iota's table and join the discussion at lunch.

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Speakers at CyberMummy: Robin Harvie

Our speaker dance card is practically full at CyberMummy and we're delighted about the latest addition - the person who will tell us all about how to turn our blogs into books.

Robin Harvie is a publisher at HarperCollins commissioning non-fiction print and digital projects across both the 4th Estate list and The Friday Project. The Friday Project was originally conceived to take the best of the web and put words between covers.

Since Harvie joined HarperCollins, it has since expanded to take the printed word back to the web in the form of interactive eBooks, community-created content and apps. Recent projects include the mathematician Marcus du Sautoy’s The Number Mysteries to be published in print, eBook book and app formats and It’s All Their Fault the UK’s first web-based interactive eBook: http://www.itsalltheirfault.com/, allowing the Facebook generation of first-time voters to contribute their own content.

Catch Robin's CyberLab at the 14:00 slot.

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Last chance to book a hotel room at the special rate

Booked your ticket but haven't yet secured your hotel room for the conference? Pick up the phone and book now.

There are special rates for single or double occupancy includes breakfast and Wimbledon is on at the same time. Snag your spot now.

More information here on the Attendees page. The rooms are released by 5:30 Thurs 3 Jun and after that you'll have to pay whatever rate is available at the time.

Sleep tight!

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Speakers at CyberMummy: Claire Burdett

We've got another fantastic speaker for the Influence and Stats session in Room 1 at the conference to help you better understand traffic and find more readers: Claire Burdett.

Claire is a digital strategist with over 20 years of experience in marketing and publishing, and was an early innovator in social media. She is a co-founder of The Media Marketing Co.
In the course of her career Claire has written and edited literally thousands of published books, magazines, websites, white papers, tip sheets, articles and eBooks, as well as being a regular blogger.

She is highly respected in the Mum's sector, having been the editor of Dr Miriam Stoppard's groundbreaking 'Conception, Pregnancy and Birth', which topped the Sunday Times bestsellers list for 6 months, and is the founder of the UK's first WAHM site, http://www.funkyangel.co.uk/, which launched in 2003.

A qualified nlp and business coach, Claire helps start ups, work from home and online businesses via BusinessMidwife.co.uk. She has run three successful businesses of her own as well as help launch and promote many brands and companies, and is an expert in the application of business 'know how' to communications strategy.

Claire is currently writing her second book about ‘Social Media for Business’ and is a Brand Ambassador for Vodafone. She is also one of the judges at CorpComms Magazine's forthcoming DigiAwards.

Welcome, Claire. See you July 3!

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Lunchtime hostess: Nadine Hill

As you may know from looking at the recently updated conference schedule, we wanted to do something a bit different at lunchtime. This idea was actually suggested by a mummy blogger: have themed tables at lunch with different topics to get the conversation going, break the ice and address topics that we haven't been able to fit into the jam-packed schedule. It's all very friendly and relaxed.

We're delighted that Nadine Hill will be one of our Table Hostesses and her table will be tackling that very important issue of How Do You Find Time to Blog? Here's a bit more about Nadine:

Nadine Hill has a secret to share. Busy mums CAN get it all done & still find ‘Me time’! Nadine (aka Time Management Mum) is the owner of a virtual receptionist business, a best-selling author, a speaker and a ‘hands on’ mum of two who will lead a discussion about “The Blog-Life Balance”. Her next book, entitled “I Don’t Have Time... To Write”, is due out in September.

http://www.timemanagementmum.com/

Look for Nadine's table after you have grabbed your lunch at the buffet.

Interested in hosting a lunchtime table or have an idea for a topic you'd like to chat about? Email me at jenniferhowze (at) googlemail (dot) com.

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