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This Saturday and Monday, I’ll be organizing the Geek Lab<\/a> at BlogHer’s Reach Out tour<\/a> in Boston and Washington DC.<\/p>\n

So what’s the Geek Lab? Here’s the official spiel:<\/p>\n

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Every city on the Reach Out Tour will feature a Geek Lab happening in parallel to the Blogging Basics track and each city’s Custom track. Part OpenSpace, part mentoring program, part hack-fest. If you’re an advanced geek, here’s your all-day Birds of a Feather opportunity. If you’re not an advanced geek, here’s where you’ll find them…and find answers.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Whoever shows up will either get help<\/strong> or give help<\/strong>, or — in the case of most people — both.\u00a0 I’m going to ask you about your experience levels, remind you that the stuff you already know is immensely valuable, and find out what directions you’re trying to grow in. Then we’ll skip the rest of the small talk and dive immediately into making our blogs better.<\/p>\n

Between a core group of traveling smart folks (like blog hacker extraordinaire Liz Henry<\/a>) and your fellow conference attendees, the Geek Lab will have the resources to help you with pretty much anything you’re looking for<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

There’s a palpable energy that builds in the air whenever you get a room full of mostly-women into brainstorming and creative problem-solving<\/strong> mode, especially when technology is involved. It’s exciting and inspiring, and it leaves you with a renewed motivation to hack and revise your entire world.<\/p>\n

Here’s what I’ve found from other events like this:<\/p>\n