BirthGenius Twitter Chat: Best Practices and Tips for Attending Birth and Breastfeeding Conferences

Join the monthly BirthGenius Twitter chat this Tuesday (2/21) at 1:30pm et! More details below. Are you ready for conference season? Don’t get us wrong, we love all things digital, but nothing can replace connecting with other birth and breastfeeding professionals face-to-face. Attending a conference is a great way to continue your education, stay up-to-date…

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2012 Birth and Breastfeeding Conference Roster

Looking for the 2013 calendar? It’s over here! This list of 2012 birth and breastfeeding conferences was compiled by the community at the Birth Policy Network. February 4, 2012 – Greater Houston Midwives Alliance Cruise Conference February 17-19, 2o12 – regional MANA conference in Tempe, AZ March 16-18th 2012 —NACPM symposium in the DC area April…

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Twitter Tips for Conference Attendees

(Eds note: Back by popular demand! This post was originally run last August, after our Twitter chat on tweeting conferences.  We asked JonaRose Feinberg (@CallMeCass) if she would share her BirthGenius with all of us in anticipation of  Lamaze 2011. We’re lucky she agreed! Here’s her guest post – enjoy.) Using Twitter at a conference adds a…

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How To: Facebook FRIENDraisers for Birth Activists

In our last post, we talked about using social media to deepen your birth and breastfeeding conference experience. We were also looking for ways to engage the conference goers with social media. Here’s what we did – right down to the impact. Facebook Friendraiser. The goal: make as many (or more!) virtual new doula friends…

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