Here are the confirmed sessions so far for BlogOrlando, I have a number of other sessions that will be listed soon, just waiting on the final confirmations. You can always check the Sessions page for details though.

Opening Keynote: Shel Israel

Marketing/Comunications Track:

Crisis Communication – Laurie Mayers
How do you handle a crisis via blog, or created via blog? Laurie Mayers of MSL (think the GM Fastlane Blog) will talk about how GM handles ‘issues’ online, and the limitations of what a publicly traded company can say on a blog.

Business Blogging the Next Steps - David Parmet
David Parmet returns to BlogOrlando to lead a session on the business blogging. We’ll assume you know what a blog is….and start to talk about what some of the next steps are.

Participation is Marketing – Geoff Livingston
In the end it’s all about getting involved. Geoff will touch on a number of topics presented during the day…the foundations are honest, open communication. Can you do it?

4 More sessions coming in this track.

Media Track:

Transitioning to Blogs for Reporting – Benet Wilson
Benet Wilson is one of the new breed or journalists who uses her official company blog – Towers and Tarmacs -- to break news stories, expand on published stories and offer her unique take on the airport industry. Working with McGraw Hill’s Aviation Week group publications, Benet will talk about how a traditional media outlet is making the shift to include social media as part of the reporting process.

Community Blogs and the Newspaper – Danny Sanchez
The Orlando Sentinel recently launched a series of community blogs that are written by citizens (not reporters). Danny Sanchez heads up this initiative and will talk about the partnership between traditional media and readers/contributors.

2 More sessions coming in this track.

Technology Track:

Videoblogging – John Rife
John knows a thing or two about videoblogging. He and his wife traveled across the U.S. and documented their entire journey via a video blog. John will talk about how to get started with video blogging and the latest developments in the Vlogosphere.

Blogging Tools – Judson Collier
Local teen-blogger-geek Judson Collier will review some of the blogging tools that are available to help you post quicker, incorporate multimedia, and other work-flow related tips. The goal is to make you a better/faster blogger.

Design on a Dime – Jeremy Harrington
Former Florida resident Jeremy Harrington is coming back to Orlando to talk about design. As a leading web and blog designer Jeremy will address some tools/tips/tricks that non-designers can use to spruce up their sites.

4 More sessions coming in this track.

Life/Local Track:

Politics and Blogs – Jim Johnson
Is there an election going on? 2008 is yet another election year where blogs are a major focus of the candidates. Local political blogger Jim Johnson will talk about how the campaigns are using blogs and how bloggers themselves are covering the campaigns.

Building Connections and Networking Online – Connie Reece
Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn…..and all these other online tools allow you to build relationships for work and play, but when does information overload set in? Connie Reece will talk about how to effectively manage it all.

2 More sessions coming in this track.