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Type-A Parent is excited to announce the second annual Get Social contest. The winner of this contest will receive:

• Two full conference passes to Type-A Parent 2012 (one for you and one you can share with a friend, partner or spouse!)
• One room for three nights at the conference venue, Hilton Charlotte Center City, during the conference

Entering is easy. Between now and 11:59 p.m. PST on December 28, 2011, each tweet with:

I want to go to #typeacon with @your-friends-name! Enter to win at http://bit.ly/typeasocial

is a chance to win  (replace @your-friends-name with, you know, a friend, partner or spouse). This step is mandatory to enter. You can also tweet multiple times to enter you and a different friend each time if you’d like. Just please be considerate and don’t tweet like crazy.

Meanwhile, you can also get a special discount on Type-A Parent Conference passes (and yes, if you win your registration will be refunded). Just during the contest, get 25% off any pass. Visit Type-A Parent Conference and enter code “GETSOCIAL” to get the savings.

The fine print:

There is no alternative cash value. The winner will be randomly selected among all tweets to receive a conference+business pass registration for him or her and the friend of choice. One hotel room will be reserved and paid for in the winner’s name at the conference for use by the winner and friend. The winner and friend are responsible for all other costs and expenses related to the conference. The prize is not transferable.

Photo by Jenna Hatfield @firemom

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If you’re looking for last-minute ideas to suggest as a Mother’s Day gift, you can nudge someone to get you a pass to Type-A Mom Conference. Between now and Sunday, in fact, we have a holiday special discount of $50 off registration. Someone can even buy it for you without you knowing. To do so, they should just enter your name into the registration fields for attendee and use their own email address.

Get the Mother’s Day discount for Type-A Mom Conference.

We have also just opened up registration for Kid Con, the childcare and mini-conference for children of attendees. The number of spots is limited, so be sure to register soon.

Image of Mother’s Day flowers, © Zsuzsanna Kilian.

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The number of Super Early Bird tickets is dwindling quickly. Besides the cost savings, I have an added incentive to register early. The Asheville Area Convention & Visitors Bureau is providing two gift cards that would be wonderful to use while you’re here. One winner will get a $40 gift card to Sensibilities Day Spa (walking distance from the conference) and a $20 gift card to The Wine Studio just .6 miles away from the hotel.

How to Enter

We will select the winner from among those who register for the remaining 38 Super Early Bird Type-A Mom Conference passes or the remaining 48 Type-A Mom Conference+Business passes (those are the numbers at the time of this post, but you can see how many remain at the registration page).

Once those tickets are gone, we will select a winner. (And ticket prices will go up $50 per pass). Enter now!

Photo © Asheville Area Convention & Visitors Bureau

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I am pleased to announce that Type-A Mom 2010 is now official! The conference will be held Sept. 24-26 at the Asheville Renaissance situated right in the heart of downtown Asheville, and walkable to dozens of shops, independent restaurants and museums/attractions. You can book your room at the special Type-A Mom rate at Asheville Renaissance’s site. We are accepting speaker proposals, and will soon have sponsorship information (you can find out as soon as we do by filling out this sponsorship inquiry form).

You can register now for the Super Early Bird rate! The Super Early Bird will expire, and there is a limited number of tickets available at this pricing.

Friday day-time will be devoted to Type-A Mom Business, and then in the afternoon we will feature the speed dating and reception. Saturday will feature break-out sessions for the following tracks: passions, practicalities, dads and tribes, followed in the evening by a cocktail reception. Sunday will open with the Mom Market, followed by a general session, the popular Blogger Town Hall Meeting, the keynote, and possibly an evening activity of some sort. We will again feature a Kid Con, but do not have the details yet. The pricing will be more than it was last year.

New this year:

Type-A Mom Business for Companies and Type-A Mom Business for Bloggers

This one-day add-on conference on Friday will have limited registrations, and it will feature two tracks: company and blogger. The company track will feature presentations and panels including case studies on social media marketing, tips on blogger outreach and how-to sessions on using social media tools to promote your business. The blogger track will feature panels on building your blog as a business, from nuts and bolts like setting up as a company, trademarking and legal issues for bloggers.

Dad Track

This year, the dads will get their own track, featuring dad blogger speakers and panels on dad blogging and social media.

Tribes

There are so many wonderful niches in blogging, but one issue is that some great ones don’t have a vast enough community to warrant a full session. To address this, Type-A Mom will have small group power sessions with one tribal leader where bloggers in the same niche can brainstorm, discuss issues in their niche and network. Watch for your chance to suggest your tribe.

Photo of Renee Ross, Cecily Kellogg and Megan Jordan at Type-A Mom 2009 keynote panel by Rick Bucich of Tiny Prints.

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