Next year’s Netroots Nation will be held on the East Coast (sort of) for the first time ever.
Netroots Nation organizers announced today that the fourth annual gathering of the online progressive
community will be held August 13–16, 2009, at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, PA.
Convention organizers say Netroots Nation provides a unique opportunity to help build online and offline infrastructure
in the host region, as well as in surrounding states like Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia, Michigan and New York.
Hey, I wanted it to be in Philadelphia but at least they got the state right. And they have a very good reason for choosing the Steel City.
Pittsburgh is a leader in green building, touting the first and largest LEED certified convention center in the country.
As part of newly announced effort to make Netroots Nation the most environmentally-sustainable bloggers gathering ever, organizers say they plan to introduce a carbon offset program in 2009. The city’s accessibility to rail travel will also cut down on the overall carbon footprint.
In keeping with the leadership that Al Gore displayed today, the progressive movement is making sure to highlight the environmentally-friendly aspects of Pittsburgh’s convention center.
Austin has been great, but it’s too damn hot. Hopefully we’ll be cooler in Pittsburgh.