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It's just a day before our kick-off event for Podcamp Philly, and I thought it was an important time to thank all of the people, behind the scenes, who put so much into making this event possible.  So let me introduce the organizers of this year's event and introduce them to you, so when you meet them at Podcamp, you'll know who to thank!

Li Evans from the Searchcamp Portion of Podcamp Philly has this offer for all attendees:

Do you have a website or a blog that you think needs some help?  Stuck on where to go next with your small business or B2B website?  Well submit your website or blog to one of the many site clinics and blog clinics that SearchCamp Philly set up and have your site reviewed by local online marketing experts.  There are a few clinics :

Podcamp Philly is less than two weeks away, and the organizing team is scrambling to make sure Podcamp/SearchCamp is a fanatastic experience for all of you who are attending.    Please check back here often for the latest updates- we will also be sending you some notices directly through eventbrite, so if  you haven't heard anything, please check here- the email may be getting caught in your spam filter.

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Hey everyone,

I happy to announce that Northern Liberties' North Bowl will be the site of PodCamp Philly's Friday night Welcome event and I am Totally stoked! I've heard about this spot, but haven't had the opportunity to drop by until now. Tricked out in vintage bowling style (a la Lucky Strike Lanes, without the"manufactured feel"), we will have the run of the upstairs loft from 7 - 9 pm on Friday.

Sign up to present sessions at Podcamp Philly are still open! If you are interested in presenting, just sign up as a speaker in Eventbrite, fill out the form, and you should be good to go!  If you have any questions, drop us an email at podcampp@gmail.com.

One of the sessions I am looking forward to is by Annie Heckenberger of Philly's own Red Tettemer and formerly of the Greater Philadelphia Tourism and Marketing Corporation.  Annie put together BlogPhiladelphia last year, and has been hugely supportive of Podcamp.

A few people have decided to sponsor Podcamp at the Friend of Podcamp Level-

Alan Pyrcz  And Aaron Wall

I wanted to take this opportunity to thank Alan and Aaron for believing in Podcamp and SearchCamp Philly, and I know we'll do you proud!

Our friends over at Focal Press are putting out two new books on Podcasting.  You can get a free copy of the books by being the first to offer to review the books on Amazon.com and contacting Aimee at Focal Press, per the directions below.  They will also be providing some books for door prizes at Podcamp Philly, so here's a big thanks and welcome to Focal Press!

For some of you new to Podcamp and other Unconferences, it may seem odd not to have a schedule available of sessions far in advance of the event.   Because the community can propose and present sessions, often there are sessions being added to the schedule up until the last moment.  But to let you know what to expect at Podcamp Philly, we'll try to highlight some of the sessions here on the blog.

One of the things I am excited about is Pecha Kucha and Battledecks.

I'd like to welcome returning sponsors, Viddler and Comcast Interactive Media Labs. 

Viddler is a great video sharing site that allows you to bookmark and comment on videos.  They are located here in PA, and I am so excited to be working with their community developer, Colin Devroe again- a really fantastic person.