John and I have been attending Canada’s largest blogging conference, Northern Voice, since 2007 and each year we’ve contributed liveblogs, podcasts, and been speakers in our own sessions or on the panel.

John speaking at Northern Voice. Credit: John Biehler

This year, I will be on two panels with some amazing individuals.

Who are you? Defining yourself in the online world
Panelists: Jenn Lowther, Rebecca Bollwitt [sixty4media and Miss604], Linda Bustos, and Nadia Nascimento

The panel will discuss the various social networking sites that can be utilized to build your brand online, and identify advantages and pitfalls of these sites, their usage, and their relationship to one another. During the discussion, they will provide context for the growing significance of social networking for personal brands, as we discuss the paths each of us took in order to build our personal online reputations.

Dealing with angry comments, Trolls, Spammers, and Sock Puppets
Panelists: David Eaves, Rebecca Bollwitt

The entire Northern Voice schedule can be found here along with information about the amazing keynotes including Stewart Butterfield, co-founder of Flickr.

The conference is sold out on both Friday, February 20th and Saturday February 21st, however plenty of conversations will be happening on Twitter and I will be liveblogging several of the sessions.