Netroots Nation
Netroots Nation is a progressive organization that networks progressive ideas and people. It has an annual convention and regional salons throughout the year. Netroots Nation convention used to be known as the YearlyKos Convention (they rebranded to Netroots Nation in 2007).[1]
Netroots Nation is a project of Bloggerpower.org, a non-profit non-partisan organization, with the generous support of the Netroots Arts and Education Initiative (NAEI)[2]
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Convention
The 2009 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:[3]
- 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