I-70 Baseball Announces First Writers Conference

By Guest
Updated: December 21, 2010

I-70 Baseball is proud to announce the organization of the first Midwest Baseball Writers Convention to be held on February 12, 2011 in Springfield, MO.

Baseball writers from around the country are being invited to attend the first ever conference, aimed at creating a networking opportunity for writers to exchange ideas and meet with industry professionals that can assist them in expanding their reach within their industry.

Attendees of the conference will be allowed full access for the day to the various displays inside of the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame. In addition, guest speakers will grace the auditorium stage at the venue to discuss various topics.

Confirmed Speakers at this time are:

– Representatives from the Society of American Baseball Research (SABR) will be on hand to discuss their organization and offer the ability to setup membership that day.

– Rob Rains will be on hand with copies of his book “Cubs Win, Cubs Win, or do they?”

– Tim Danielson of BaseballDigest.com will be on hand to discuss the collecting industry and the impact on…

– A Sabermetric expert will be on hand to discuss statistics in today’s game and their place in journalism

– Experts on New Media and it’s reach into mainstream society

Other authors, professional athletes, and experts in their field have been contacted and we are finalizing the full list of guest speakers and celebrity guests.

In addition, I-70 has asked the United Cardinal Bloggers and the Baseball Bloggers Alliance (BBA) for their involvement and we anticipate a large group of writers to attend the event, giving the unique opportunity for face-to-face interaction and relationship building going into the 2011 Major League Baseball season.

The conference will be an exciting time for writers to meet each other, learn more about their craft, and build their content to an all new level.

In addition, there will be a private dinner for guests and writers at Ebbet’s Field in Springfield, MO the night before the event on February 11.

Contact Bill Ivie, Founder of i70baseball.com, at [email protected] for more information or to reserve your spot today. Attendance will be limited.

You can visit I-70 on Facebook here (link:
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The official Facebook page of the conference is located here (link:
http://www.facebook.com/coopdeeville?v=wall#!/pages/Midwest-Baseball-Writers-Convention/126381204092671)