Upcoming events: Vloggercon, Bloggercon and more

I'm getting a breather between conferences, so if you've been trying to reach me and your email is among the 3,000 unread messages in my in-box, try me again. Meantime, here's some of what's dead ahead:

OnHollywood

What: Silicon Valley's tech crowd meets Hollywood's entertainment crowd. About 500 people expected. I'll be moderating the opening panel, "Is the Web the new Hollywood?"

When: May 2-4

Where: Hotel Roosevelt, Hollywood

Price: about $1,250

url: alwayson

Comment: It'll be interesting to see the SV-Hollywood dynamic. Plus, I'm told there'll be a cool pool party.

We Media Global Forum

What: The Media Center sponsors its annual We Media event dissecting the citizens media movement. This year it's in London. Can't go because of the conflict with OnHollywood.

When: May 3-4

Where: BBC and Reuters facilities in London

Price: $795 US

url: www.mediacenter.org/wemedia06/

Comment: I would have loved to attend this event, which is always richly rewarding. The forum includes a worldwide BBC radio broadcast originated as part of the program, with lots of opportunity throughout for online participation. This year's forum focus is trust.

Not attending (because I'll be out of the country): Beyond Broadcast: Reinventing Public Media in a Participatory Culture.

Vloggercon

What: The 2nd annual videoblogging conference will attract vloggers, video aficionados, filmmakers and other media makers. I'll be moderating one panel.

When: June 10-11

Where: Swedish American Hall, San Francisco

Price: $40-$60 (though no vlogger will be turned away)

url: www.vloggercon.com

Comment: Please come out! This will be a fun, lively and entertaining gathering of the creative folks who are at the forefront of tomorrow's media.

BloggerCon IV

What: Last week Dave Winer announced that the latest installment of BloggerCon will take place in two months.

When: the week of June 19

Where: San Francisco

Price: free admission

url: www.bloggercon.org

Comment: I always love BloggerCon. I'll be there this year, barring scheduling clashes. Hope Dave's aware that Supernova is being held the same week.

Supernova

What: Gathering of Tech business folks to talk Web 2.0, Ajax and new stuff on the horizon.

When: June 21-23

Where: Wharton West and Palace Hotel, San Francisco

Price: $1,695-$2,495

url: www.supernova2006.com/

Comment: I hope to attend.

Gnomedex

What: Influencers, bloggers, entrepreneurs and tech enthusiasts mingle and make geek love.

When: June 29 - July 1

Where: Bell Harbor Conference Center, Seattle

Price: $499

url: www.gnomedex.com/

Comment: The flat-out best geek fest of the year. I’ll be there.

Democracy and Independence

What: The conference’s subtitle is “Sharing of News in a Connected World." Leading thinkers in the transition from legacy media to grassroots media nd new media.

When: June 29 - July 2

Where: UMass, Amherst

Price: $225

url: www.mediagiraffe.org/conference.html

Comment: I was invited to lead a session track and would have loved to attend, were it not for Gnomedex taking place at the same time.

Later in the year:

July 12-15, OhmyNews citizen journalism forum, Seoul, South Korea

July 25-27, AlwaysOn Innovation Summit @ Stanford University

July 28-29, BlogHer, one of my favorite events of the year.

Sept. 29-30, Podcast and Portable Media Expo, Ontario, Calif.

Oct. 12-14, Idea Festival, Louisville, Ky., where I'll be speaking on a panel.

Nov. 7-9, Web 2.0, San Francisco.

I've gravitated toward grassroots media and the tech world in recent years so now only rarely attend traditional media conferences such as the Editor & Publisher and MediaWeek Interactive Media Conference and Tradeshow next month.