Netroots Nation 2009
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Template:TOCnestleft The 2009 Netroots Nation convention was held August 13–16 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, PA. It included panels led by national and international experts; a progressive film screening series; practical training sessions and workshops; and the most concentrated gathering of progressive bloggers to date.
Past gatherings have included a Presidential Leadership Forum that drew seven Democratic candidates, a surprise visit from Al Gore; an interactive Ask the Speaker session with Nancy Pelosi; and hundreds of panels, roundtables, training sessions, workshops and keynotes.
Speakers
Speakers included the following:[1]
- Nate Wilcox
- John Cobarruvias
- Martha Griffin
- Ronnie Earle
- Paul Krugman
- Rick Perlstein
- Duncan Black
- Jeffrey Feldman
- Baratunde Thurston
- Kevin Drum
- Michael "Hunter" Lazzaro
- Pam Spaulding
- Christopher Pearson
- Rob Richie
- Larry Sokol
- Hendrik Hertzberg
- Paul Scott
- Ryan Valentine
- Sara Cleveland
- Randall Terrell
- Matt Stoller
- Ben Scott
- John Wonderlich
- David NYC
- Markos Moulitsas Zúniga
- Arjun Jaikumar
- James Lambert
- Jonathan Singer
- Mark Danner
- Greg Mitchell
- Ari Melber
- Joan McCarter
- Samantha Power
- Steve Olson
- Chris Bowers
- Brian Keeler
- Laura Packard
- Cass Sunstein
- John Dean
- Adam Bonin
- Michael Waldman