{"id":83,"date":"2012-06-20T15:13:00","date_gmt":"2012-06-20T19:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.skepticblogs.com\/justinvacula\/2012\/06\/20\/upcoming-appearance-nepa-blogcon-launch-party-62212\/"},"modified":"2012-06-20T15:13:00","modified_gmt":"2012-06-20T19:13:00","slug":"upcoming-appearance-nepa-blogcon-launch-party-62212","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skepticink.com\/justinvacula\/2012\/06\/20\/upcoming-appearance-nepa-blogcon-launch-party-62212\/","title":{"rendered":"Upcoming Appearance &#8211; NEPA BlogCon Launch Party &#8211; 6\/22\/12"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ll be attending <a href=\"http:\/\/nepablogcon.com\/\">NEPA BlogCon&#8217;s<\/a> launch party which is taking place this Friday &#8212; June 22 &#8212; from 5:00PM to 7:00PM at the <a href=\"http:\/\/rivergrillenepa.com\/\">River Grille<\/a> in Plains, PA. This launch party, free and open to the public, will be a fun-filled event with bloggers and writers such as myself from the Northeastern Pennsylvania region. Come for fun, food, drinks, fellowship, and free prizes! A $5 donation which will benefit local charities (<a href=\"http:\/\/thearcofluzernecounty.org\/\">The Arc of Luzerne County<\/a> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/nepavma.org\/\">NEPA Veterans Multicare Alliance<\/a>) is suggested.<\/p>\n<p>As you might have guessed, I will be representing my blog here at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.justinvacula.com\/\">www.justinvacula.com<\/a> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nepafreethought.org\/podcast\">NEPA Freethought Society Podcast<\/a>. I will be speaking at NEPA Blogcon &#8212; the convention itself &#8212; on September 29 at Luzerne County Community College &#8211; tentatively on a panel discussion regarding podcasting.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>RSVP and find more details about this event on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/121416321328849\/\">associated Facebook page<\/a>. I hope to see you Friday!<\/p>\n<p>See, also, an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theweekender.com\/stories\/For-the-love-of-blog,165495\">article published in The Weekender<\/a> regarding the upcoming launch party and convention.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nepafreethought.org\/\">NEPA Freethought Society Podcast<\/a> &#8212; hosted by Justin Vacula and Rodney Collins &#8212; explores atheism, religion, and philosophy from a secular perspective. Episodes include topical discussions, interviews and discussions with special guests, and a debate between an atheist and a Methodist minister.<\/p>\n<p>Podcasts are produced by Jason Gogola and are currently being released on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month in a downloadable format. Episodes announced in advance are also broadcasted via <a href=\"http:\/\/nepafreethought.org\/livestream\">Livestream<\/a> and allow for viewer interaction via Skype through the handle NEPAfreethought.<\/p>\n<p>Access the podcast by viewing individual episodes on this page or via <a href=\"http:\/\/nepafreethought.org\/assets\/images\/rss-itunes.png\">iTunes<\/a>. Subscribe via <a href=\"http:\/\/nepafreethought.org\/assets\/images\/rss-subscribe.png\">RSS feed<\/a>, &#8216;like&#8217; the <a href=\"http:\/\/nepafreethought.org\/assets\/images\/facebook.png\">podcast&#8217;s page on Facebook<\/a>, follow on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/NEPAPodcast\">Twitter<\/a>, and feel free to share the podcast with friends. Send comments, questions, and suggestions to podcast@nepafreethought.org.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ll be attending NEPA BlogCon&#8217;s launch party which is taking place this Friday &#8212; June 22 &#8212; from 5:00PM to 7:00PM at the River Grille in Plains, PA. This launch party, free and open to the public, will be a fun-filled event with bloggers and writers such as myself from the Northeastern Pennsylvania region. 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