Check It Out

Well, I can hardly believe this day has come: Ten days away: Friday, September 26, I will be at the Sheraton Airport, meeting and greeting people who have driven, flown in, or found some other means of transportation to get to the Second Annual Kidlit Blogging Conference.

Today Laini and I will meet up with the caterer and event manager to put the final details on the food and the event.  We will check out costs to see that we won’t be stuck with some exorbitant bill at the end.   We will decide what food to order that can feed about 70 people and still have a Northwest flair to it.  We will plan the Friday gathering.  We will finalize the schedule so that it can be published.

I am both excited and terrified at the same time. Can you believe that we have almost 60 people coming? Will the sessions spark the interest for all attending?  Will the rooms not be too cold or too hot (I sat in a too cold room on Saturday for an all day meeting. Not fun!) Will everyone be feel that they got value for the money they spend on the conference? Will they want to visit Powell’s and eat out on Friday or sit in a hotel room to watch the first presidential debate?

I am an ideal gal. I have the ideas,  I love the planning and being involved but I am not always good with standing up in front of big groups of people.  I am worry that it has to be perfect.  I do possess my mother’s shy gene.

Put the word out. Visit Portland for the conference. 

Happy Reading.

MsMac