The Intercultural Bloggers Cafe aims to bring together as many bloggers as possible who regularly write about Leipzig and the surrounding area – from all nationalities and themes. The event is also open to non-bloggers who are interested in the topic, and to developers, photographers, designers, writers, etc. who’d like to contribute to bloggers‘ projects. There will be a pin wall where people can announce their services and leave their contact info.
The event organiser Leipzig Glocal has been about inclusion and diversity from the very beginning. Ana Beatriz Ribeiro: „We hope that this event will create an opportunity to hang out, network and exchange ideas with various people blogging or interested in blogging, and perhaps create lasting bonds and collaborations as well.“
And here’s the program:
7 – 8 p.m.: Warm up, chance to talk informally, exchange business cards, exchange books, tweet and instagram, etc.
8 – 10 p.m.: Bloggers‘ presentations (5 minutes each, plus discussion round):
– Ana Ribeiro and The Leipzig Glocal (http://leipglo.com) – intro and welcome
– Alexandra Köpping on balancing blogging about the Leipzig food scene and about the EU
– Stewart Tunnicliff (The Lingo Guy/Leipzig Writers) on the technical aspects of blogging
– Franziska Müller and Stadtschwärmer team on turning their blog Kiss&Tell into a wider business and launching the Stadtschwärmer Leipzig guidebook
– Jason D. Smith, The Flensburg Files (http://flensburgerfiles.wordpress.com)
– Juliane Klinger and co-author Alexander, Heldenstadtbewohner (http://heldenstadtbewohner.com)
– Kerstin Petermann, Peterfrau (http://peterfrau.de)
– Kilian Roth, Backinthedaze (http://backinthedaze.net)
– The folks from the Wortambulanz project
10 p.m. – 11 p.m.: Mingle, network and chill out some more.
A book exchange in honor of the Buchmesse will take place simultaneously. So bring books you like but have read and would like to give to someone and get something different to read from them in return.
Entrance fee: 3 euros
Freitag, 18. März, 19:00, Poniatowski Polski Bar & Restauracja, Kreuzstr. 15
(auch auf der Buchmesse am Sonntag, 20. März, 15:30 – 16:30, Forum International und Übersetzerzentrum, Halle 4 / C 500)