2011 Social Media Conferences for Mom Bloggers

Here’s the 2011 calendar of social media conferences that would be of interest to moms (and dads) who blog.

We’re always updating the calendar, so stop by often!

Updated 7/27/11

January

Food Blogger Camp
January 5-9, 2011 at the Grand Velas Riviera Maya in Mexico (near Cancun)

Altitude Design Summit
January 19-22, 2011in Salt Lake City, Utah

FoodBlog South
January 22, 2011 in Birmingham, Alabama

Blissdom 2011
January 27-28, 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee at the Opryland Hotel
(Wisdom Workshops on January 26)

BlogathonATX, Part Deux
January 29, 2011 in Austin, Texas

Wordcamp Phoenix 
January 29, 2011 in Phoenix, Arizona
(related events 1/26-1/30)

February

Social Media Camp New York
February 9, 2011 in New York, New York

Social Media Masters
February 11, 2011 in San Diego, California

Social Media Camp San Diego
February 12, 2011 in San Diego, California

NC Mom Bloggers Beach Conference 2011
February 24–27, 2011 at The Ocean Isle Inn in Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina

Beyond Social Blogging Bootcamp
February 25-26, 2011 in Columbus, Ohio

BANANA 2: Asian American Bloggers Conference
February 25, 2011 in Los Angeles, California

Design Bloggers Conference
February 28-March 1, 2011 in Los Angeles, California

March

SXSW Interactive
March 11-15, 2011 in Austin, Texas

TECHmunch Austin Food Blogger Conference
March 11 – 13, 2011 in Austin, Texas

Bloggy Bootcamp San Diego
March 19, 2011 in San Diego, California

Disney Social Media Moms
March 17-20, 2011 at DisneyWorld in Orlando, FL
by invite only

BlogHer BET
March 24-25, 2011 in Santa Clara and Mountain View, California

Casual Blogger MINI Conference (postponed until 2012)
March 26, 2011 in Sterling, Virginia

April

2:1 Conference (postponed until 2012)
April 2011 in the DC area

Hispanicize 2011 – the 2nd Annual Hispanic PR & Social Media Conference
April 6-8, 2011 in Los Angeles, California

Creative Estates Conference
April 8-10, 2011 in Chandler, Arizona

Food Blog Forum Orlando
April 9, 2011 in Orlando, Florida

Mom 2.0 Summit
April 14-16, 2011 in New Orleans, Louisiana

SOBCon Chicago 2011
April 28-May 2, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois

Milblog Conference
April 29-30th, 2011 in Washington, D.C.

Bloggin’ Mamas Conference & Cruise
April 29-May 2, 2011 in Miami, Florida to the Bahamas via Royal Caribbean

Camp Blogaway Bootcamp for Food & Recipe Bloggers
April 29-May 1, 2011 in Angelus Oaks, California  (in the San Bernardino Mountains)

Podcamp Cleveland
April 30, 2011 in Cleveland, Ohio

Social Media Camp
April 30, 2010 in San Diego, California at Sony Electronics Headquarters

May

We Blog Conference
Date TBA at the Glenstone Lodge in Gatlinburg, Tennessee

Fashion140 Conference
May 4, 2011 in New York, New York

Food Styling and Food Photography Workshop with Helen DuJardin of Tartelette
May 6 – 9, 2011 in Santa Fe, New Mexico

Bloggy Bootcamp Boston
May 7, 2011 in Boston, Massachusetts

#140Conf Des Moines
May 9, 2011 in Des Moines, Iowa

Reviewer’s Retreat
May 15-17, 2011 at the Great Wolf Lodge, Poconos, Pennsylvania

BlogFest 2011
May 16-18th, 2011 in New York, NY

FitBloggin’11
May 20-21, 2011 in Baltimore, Maryland

SheCon ‘11
May 20-21, 2011 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
(This event is FREE!)

BlogHer Food
May 20-21, 2011 in Atlanta, Georgia

Eat Write Retreat 
May 20-22, 2011 in Washington, DC

Food Blog Forum Orlando
April 9, 2011 in Orlando, Florida

Gleek Retreat 2011
May 21-22, 2011 in Holland, Michigan

BlogWorld Expo East
May 24-26, 2011 in New York, New York

#140Conf Central Sierra
May 24, 2011 in Twain Harte, California

Mesh Conference
May 25-26, 2011 in Toronto, Canada

Book Blogger Convention
May 27, 2011 in New York, New York

June

International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) 33rd Annual Conference
June 1-4, 2011 in Austin, Texas
(for food writers and photographers as well as professional food workers and restaurant owners)

Bloggy Bootcamp Seattle
June 4, 2011 in Seattle, Washington

WordCamp Reno-Lake Tahoe
June 4-5. 2011 in Reno, Nevada

Arkansas Women Bloggers Unplugged
June 10–12, 2011 in Huntsville, Arkansas

TECHmunch Food Blogger Conference
June 11, 2011 in New York City

WordCamp Kansas City
June 11-12, 2011 in Overland Park, Kansas

#140Conf
June 15-16, 2011 New York, New York

WordCamp Columbus
June 17-19, 2011 in Columbus, Ohio

Type-A Parent (formerly Type-A Mom Conference)
June 23-25, 2011 in Asheville, North Carolina

Fitness and Health Bloggers Conference
June 24-26, 2011 in Boulder, Colorado

International Conference on Food Styling & Photography
June 24–27, 2011 in Boston, Massachusetts

July

evo ’11 – The Evolution of Women in Social Media
July 7-9, 2011 at The Canyons in Park City, Utah

Blogging While Brown
July 8-9, 2011 in Los Angeles, California

WordCamp Montreal
July 9-10, 2011 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Bloggy Conference
July 13-15, 2011 in Mason, Ohio

Savvy Blogging Summit
July 14-16, 2011 at the Cheyenne Mountain Resort in Colorado Springs, Colorado

Wordcamp San Diego 

July 16, 2011 in San Diego, California

Brands & Bloggers Summit
July 16th, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois

Wine Bloggers’ Conference
July 22-24, 2011 in Charlottesville, Virginia

Tribal Blogs 2011
June 23-25, 2011 in Minneapolis, Minnesota

WordCamp Boston
Jul 23-24, 2011 in Boston, Massachusetts

TECHmunch Food Blogger Conference

July 24, 2011 in Boston, Massachusetts

Big Summer Potluck
July 29-31, 2011 in Pennsylvania

WordCamp Chicago
July 30-31, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois

WordCamp Fayetteville
July 30-31, 2011 in Fayetteville, Arkansas

August

Food and Light 2011: The Art and Craft of Food Photography
August 2-3, 2011 in Boulder, Colorado

Women Create Media
August 4, 2011 in San Diego, California

BlogHer Pathfinder
August 4, 2011 in San Diego, California

BlogHer ’11
August 5-6, 2011 in San Diego, California

Becoming Conference
August 12-13 in Asheville, North Carolina

Food Blogger Connect 2011 Conference
August 12-14, 2011 in London, England

WordCamp San Francisco
August 12-14, 2011 in San Francisco, California

Healthy Living Summit
August 19-21. 2011 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Bloggy Bootcamp Chicago
August 20, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois

Vida Vegan Conference
August 26-28, 2011 in Portland, Oregon

IFBC 2011 New Orleans
August 26-28, 2011 in New Orleans, Louisiana

September

BlogHer Handmade in conjunction with Creative Connection
September 15-17, 2011 in St. Paul, Minnesota

Bloggy Bootcamp Denver
September 17, 2011 in Denver, Colorado

Casual Bloggers Conference 2011  (postponed until 2012)
September 29-30th, 2011 – location TBA

TECHmunch Food Blogger Conference
Fall 2011 (probably September 22) in Los Angeles

Blog Sugar 2011
September 25 in Westminster, California

Barkworld Expo
September 29-October 1, 2011 in Atlanta, Georgia

October

SheStreams 2011
October, 2011 in New York, New York

Social Fresh Cruise
October 8-13, 2011 leaving Miami, Florida to Jamaica on Carnival Cruises

Camp Shutter Sisters
October 16 – 19, 2011 in Pacific Grove, California

Blogalicious 2011
October 21-23, 2011 in Washington, D.C

Bloggy Bootcamp Atlanta
October 22, 2011 in Atlanta, Georgia

Relevant Conference
October 27-29, 2011 in Hershey, Pennsylvania

November

Foodbuzz Blogger Festival
Date TBA in San Francisco, California

BlogWorld Expo West
November 3-5, 2011 in Las Angeles, California

IFBC 2011 Santa Monica
November 11-14, 2011 in Santa Monica, California

December

lavish! 2011
Date TBA in Atlanta, Georgia

Special thanks to Namely Marley for her fantastic roundup of 2011 food blogging conferences and to Blog Conference Newbie for occasionally finding new conferences before I do.

Anne-Marie Nichols is the Managing Editor of Mom Central Blogger University. If you have any conferences you’d like to add to this list, you can contact her at annemarie@momcentral.com. When she’s not attending conferences, you can find Anne-Marie blogging up some healthy recipes at This Mama Cooks!

Anne-Marie Nichols