Category Archives: speakers
Speaker Q&A with John McDevitt of The Laziest Vegans
In preparation for our upcoming Tech Seminar, we here at Vida Vegan HQ have been discussing blogging and the vegan internet non-stop (as usual), but with an even greater focus on the technical side of things; pondering just where we all see both long and short-form blogging evolving in the future. It’s a curious topic, […]
Speaker Spotlight Thursday: Dawn Quinn and Helen Pitlick
For VVHQ’s first special speaker spotlight during Vegan MoFo, we thought we’d pick two ladies dear to our collective hearts. Dawn Quinn of Vegan Moxie and Helen Pitlick of Vegtastic!, both hailing from the Seattle, WA area, are speaking at Vida Vegan’s first ever one-day seminar in Seattle this November, focusing on technical aspects of […]
August Happenings
Hi guys! Wow, just to think, this time about a year ago, all y’all were converging upon Portland, not yet having consumed chia pudding, any Voodoo Doughnuts or the treats at Upton’s Pop-Up Sandwich Shop. And now, a year later, here we are. Gearing up for Vida Vegan Con Numero Dos in May 2013 and […]
A Very Special Vida Vegan Con 2013 Speaker Preview
Psssst….between us, we received over 100 submissions when we posted our open call for speakers for the second Vida Vegan Con, in May 2013. The decision-making was SUCH hard work and an ongoing process for several weeks after the deadline closed (this was May 1, 2012—over a year in advance!) We wanted a smaller pool […]
Reminder: Speaker Deadline is May 1
Hi guys! Now that you’ve all read the big announcement (we’re SO EXCITED), we want to share this reminder with you: Potential speakers: your applications are due by MAY 1. This is for everyone; those of you who spoke in 2011 and want to speak again, and those of you who didn’t speak in 2011 […]
Guest Post: Kelly & Joni of Backyard BBQ with an Indian Twist
Time for another guest post! We start Vida Vegan Con shenanigans tonight at the Meet & Greet and our exclusive sneak peak of Vegucated and Portland is just buzzing with vegan excitement and the smell of nooch. The lovely ladies behind today’s guest post, Joni Marie Newman and Kelly Peloza, are both in town already […]
