Recently, the Vida Vegan Con organizers sat down with our pens, markers, assorted highlighters, printouts, posterboard, computers, Michele’s cat, teacups of mimosa, and here today, we officially present our 2011 Vida Vegan Con Classes and Speaking Assignments:
Of course, everything is subject to change. Expect surprises. Our fingers are still crossed for a special guest appearance and dance-along with Ellen.
Panels:
- Activism Panel
- Moderator: Jasmin Singer, Our Hen House
- Isa Chandra Moskowitz, The Post Punk Kitchen
- Leigh-Chantelle Koch, Viva La Vegan!
- Sunny Subrahmianian, PETA 2
- Ryan Patey, T.O.F.U. magazine
- Chelsea Lincoln, Flavor Vegan
- Dating & Mating Panel
- Moderator: Grant Butler, The Oregonian
- Maeve Connor, Chloe and Louvella
- Lidiana, The Spicy Vegan
- Samantha Cohen, Jason Das & Patrick Kwan, SuperVegan
- Group & Community Blogging
- Moderator: Elizabeth Castoria, VegNews
- Samantha Cohen, Jason Das & Patrick Kwan, SuperVegan
- Laura Beck & Meave Gallagher, Vegansaurus
- Anika Lehde, Vegan Score
- Marketing Panel
- Moderator: Jess Scone, Get Sconed!
- Kyle Domer, Vegan Vagrant
- Stephanie Redcross, Vegan Mainstream
- Fran Costigan, Queen of Vegan Desserts
- Anika Lehde, Vegan Score
- Nutritional Panel
- Moderator: TBD
- Jae Steele, Get it Ripe
- Bryanna Clark Grogan, Bryanna’s Vegan Feast
- Ginny Messina, The Vegan R.D.
- Wendy Gabbe-Day, Veg Food & Fit
- Parenting Panel
- Moderator: Michelle Schwegmann, Herbivore
- Ben, Suicide Food
- Joanna Vaught, Yellow Rose Recipes
- Sayward Rebhal, Bonzai Aphrodite
- Sarah, Peas and Thank You
- Publishing Panel
- Moderator: Isa Chandra Moskowitz, The Post Punk Kitchen
- Bryanna Clark Grogan, Bryanna’s Vegan Feast
- Ryan Patey, T.O.F.U. magazine
- Joni Marie Newman, Just the Food
- Kris Holechek, nom! nom! nom! blog
- Julie Hasson, Everyday Dish TV
- Small Town, Represent! Panel
- Moderator: Elizabeth Castoria, VegNews
- Lauren Marie, Whoa, Wren
- John McDevitt, The Laziest Vegans
- Ryan Patey, T.O.F.U. magazine
- Travel Panel
- Moderator: Colleen Holland, VegNews
- Caryolyn Scott-Hamilton, The Healthy Voyager
- Webly Bowles, Stumptown Vegans
- Laura Beck, Vegansaurus
- Samantha Cohen, Jason Das & Patrick Kwan, SuperVegan
Talks/Presentations:
- Extreme Food Writing Makeover, Dynise Balcavage, Urban Vegan
- Budgeting & Meal Planning
- Lidiana, The Spicy Vegan
- Melody Polakow, Melomeals: Vegan for $3.33 a Day
- Mo, Mo Betta Vegan
- Special Presentation by Isa Chandra Moskowitz, The Post Punk Kitchen
- Special Presentation by Terry Hope Romero, The Post Punk Kitchen
- Special Presentation by Colleen Patrick-Goudreau, Compassionate Cooks
- Product Reviews & Ethics
- John McDevitt, The Laziest Vegans
- Bianca Phillips, Vegan Crunk
- MeShell Gudz, Prairie Vegan
- Kyle Domer, Vegan Vagrant
- Reality, Identity & Blogging
- Dynise Balcavage, Urban Vegan
- Lidiana, The Spicy Vegan
- Lauren Marie, Whoa, Wren
- Sarah, Peas and Thank You
- Jess Scone, Get Sconed!
- Soft & Fuzzy Blogging
- Christa, Veggin’ Out with Christa
- Leigh-Chantelle, Viva La Vegan!
- Janessa Philemon-Kerp, Epicurious Vegan
- Gena Hamshaw, Choosing Raw
- Special Diets/Lifestyles
- Susan Voisin, Fat Free Vegan
- Kittee Berns, Cake Maker to the Stars
- Fran Costigan, Queen of Vegan Desserts
- Gena Hamshaw, Choosing Raw
- The Accidental Journalist
- Gabrielle Pope, writer
- Dawn M. Quinn, Vegan Moxie
- Michele Truty, Vegtastic Voyage
- Special Joint Presentationby…
- Hannah Kaminsky, BitterSweet Blog
- Kelly Peloza, The Vegan Cookie Connoisseur
- Sunny Subrahmianian, PETA 2
- Your Blog Sucks: Opinionated Blogger Takeover
- Ben, Suicide Food
- Jae Steele, Get it Ripe
- Jasmin Singer, Our Hen House
- Jordan Pattern, The Cosmopolitan Hour
Workshops:
- Podcasting
- Colleen Patrick-Goudreau, Compassionate Cooks
- Erika Larson, The Cosmopolitan Hour
- Jordan Pattern, The Cosmopolitan Hour
- Webly Bowles, Stumptown Vegans
- Jasmin Singer, Our Hen House
- Vegan Fashion
- Leigh-Chantelle Koch, Viva La Vegan!
- Anika Lehde, VeganScore
- Janessa Philemon-Kerp, Epicurious Vegan
- VideoBlogging
- Julie Hasson, Everyday Dish TV
- Melisser Elliot, The Urban Housewife
- Caroyln Scott-Hamilton, The Healthy Voyager
- Leigh-Chantelle Koch, Viva La Vegan!
- Writer’s Block
- Lead: Isa Chandra Moskowitz, The Post Punk Kitchen
- Kittee Berns, Cake Maker to the Stars
- Amey Mathews, Vegan Eats and Treats
- Mo, Mo Betta Vegan
- Build-A-Blog
- Sherri Montgomery, Vegan Nosh
- Amey Mathews, Vegan Eats and Treats
- Bianca Phillips, Vegan Crunk
- Culinary Photography(for Veterans and Newbs)
- Lead: Isa Chandra Moskowitz, The Post Punk Kitchen
- Hannah Kaminsky, BitterSweet Blog
- Susan Voisin, Fat Free Vegan
- Melody Polakow, Melomeals: Vegan for $3.33 a Day
NEW!
Cooking Demos at Whole Foods:
- To be Announced! (If you’re a speaker and interested – shoot us an email!)
Opening Talk:
- To Be Announced!
Closing Talk:
- Isa Chandra Moskowitz, The Post Punk Kitchen
Speaking of greatness, if you’re one of our speakers or moderators and don’t feel up to date, email us and let’s get in the loop! As always, stay tuned for more. Detailed email updates are going out for each class starting today.
As of this post, the conference is entirely sold out, but email us immediately at VidaVeganConference [at] gmail.com to join the waitlist and we’ll let you know if spots open.
All three organizers (Janessa, Michele & myself) will be doing giveaways on our own blogs, as well as our sponsors. The first creative contest will be announced this weekend on Get Sconed!
Everything is still in development, but if you have any questions or concentrations you’d like the panels, classes, and workshops to cover, simply email us at VidaVeganConference[at]gmail.com or post on our facebook wall.
We can’t make any guarantees, but we’ll all try our hardest in this big group effort of vegan community!
Look for select live-streaming of the event if you can’t attend! www.vidavegancon.com
Our Saturday evening Silent Auction & Galarama will be open to the public as well – details to come! Consider it the vegan prom for vegan bloggers. That’s right.
See you all this summer at the world’s first vegan blogging conference!






OMG, soooo excited! The hard part will be choosing which panels to attend.
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I don’t see that you have any Fitness Vegan blogger speakers. If you look to add that to your roster I would be VERY interested.
Hi Elena,
Our roster includes Wendy Gabbe-Day, from Veg Food & Fit, actually. : )
Please note that our conference is entirely sold out this year, but we are always taking names for our wait list.
Thanks for the feedback!
Best,
jess