[asset|aid=1126|format=image|formatter=asset|title=Tips for Conference Bloggers|width=180|height=283|align=right|resizable=true]Conference blogging can be a way to share the phenomenal insights you're gaining and resources you're learning about with folks who weren't able to attend.

But how can you stay on top of writing about your experience if your schedule is completely packed with, well, the conference?

Ethan Zuckerman and Bruno Giussani have put together a six-page document, "Tips for Conference Bloggers," and made it available under a Creative Commons license for anyone to freely download and use.

Aliza Bartfield said to me after the Oakland United party Saturday night, "you know its a good party when people dance"  Likewise, I think you know a conference on social justice is good when people are erupting in discussion - minds aroused, passions ignited, networks and strategies forming.  This weekend 8 Yp4 fellows and 5 staff traveled to Oakland, California to attend Facing Ra

When I first heard about the organization called Do Something, I found myself likening it to YP4 without a Progressive backbone. Much like my favorite youth-empowering org, Do Something encourages young people to get up and get moving. As some might say, their motto suggests that young people cannot just follow your dreams - it's important we chase after them!

Sooner or later it will happen to you, you'll be at a conference and rather than listening attentively to an encouraging speaker you'll be focusing all your energy into keeping your eyes open. So what do you do when you're stuck at a conference that just doesn't strike your fancy? Rather than wasting your time, and everyone else's, here are some tips for making the best out of even the worst conference: