As chirky said, dress comfortably. I mentioned taking suits one year & everyone scoffed at me, telling me not to bother. It's much more casual than that.

I take biz cards from Vista Print. They're free, and you only have to pay shipping. It's fun to hand them out to people you meet, and get some in return, so you can later go back and check out their blogs.

I get all tweaked out about the clothes b/c I don't spend a lot on my things, especially shoes which I know are what some women spend the most on! But, I'm going to bring what makes me comfy. After reading Jennifer's post on Playgroups are No Place for Children, I'm rethinking my 'evening wear' and will bring a dress or two.

"That's a lot of freaking people, yo."

Yeah. I can't answer all your questions, having never been to BlogHer before either, but I can tell you you're not the only one who's scared. But we're gonna have so MUCH FUN!!!

I will say this: if you wanna wear jeans and flip-flops, then that's what you wear.

JD from I Do Things So You Don't Have To

I've only been blogging since last summer, so I've never been to BlogHer. And I won't be there this year since I'll be at the beach with my family. But if I was there, I would absolutely talk you down off the ledge when it was your turn to take the stage.

I do have some advice for you based on conferences in general:

1. Assume that everyone wants to meet you. Because it's probably true.

2. Try to make plans to meet up with friends before so you don't feel like you're all by yourself when you arrive. That can be overwhelming at best and terrifying at worst.

3. Don't worry about what other people are wearing. If you are a flip flops and jeans kind of girl -then that's what you should be wearing! It's not like people blog in stilettos!

4. Get the business cards. They're not expenseive and you can get the cute mini ones (check out moo.com). People reallyl will be passing them out and they're useful for keeping track of who you met.

That's a lot of advice from someone not attending… But I really do hope you have a wonderful time and look forward to reading all of the post mortems when everyone gets back.

And oh, you will not be hiding. I need you. I will be clutching your hand tightly and we will brave the crowds together, with drinks.

I'm planning on comfort clothes. That's kind of all I own.

The business card things seems standard. Guess I better hop on that kinda soon, huh?

Can you save me some room in the closet. I might need to drop in a freak out every now and then.

Can't wait to meet you!

queenofhaddock(at)gmail(dot)com

That whole "picture everyone in their underwear" thing makes me worry. I'd be all, "Damn, am I dressed wrong for this event?" So I say booze.

Have fun. I wish I could go, too. Maybe one day.

As far as conference advice, I have never been but I think you should be yourself. If you are feeling jeans and flips go for it.

Best of luck, I'll be thinking of you and waiting patiently for a follow up post…

You are going to be GREAT at the reading. Just remember, it is only a few minutes and it will be over. ENJOY, ENJOY, ENJOY!