We apologize for the later notice about the conference room rate. The Marriott was in the process of launching their new reservation system. Now have our own web site!

The standard room conference rate is $215, which includes in-room Internet this time. Click here to visit the location page with all the hotel information and reservation link.

Note: Reserve your rooms as soon as possible even if you aren’t sure you are coming. The conference is the same weekend as the Preakness and rooms go fast in Baltimore for the famous horse race (It’s one of the reasons I couldn’t get the rate lowered even more.) Just remember you can always cancel your reservations if plans fall through!

Oh! and remember.. feel free to use the Who’s Comin’ page comments to look for roomies!

Is there something specific you want to learn at FitBloggin’11? Looking to monetize? Connect with brands? Maybe you are more of a hobbyist blogger and want to learn how to take better photos or discuss ways to motivate and inspire online.

If you have an idea for a topic that you want to see covered at the conference leave it in the comments below. We can’t promise to cover it all but we’ll do our best!

How about speaking? Have an idea or skill you’d like to share with the attendees at FitBloggin’11? Click here if you are interested in speaking or being a panelist.

We are so excited to announce that FitBloggin’11 will be May 20th and 21th, 2011 in the same fabulous location as last year, Baltimore’s Inner Harbor.

This year FitBloggin is a two-day event that will kick off with some fabulous fun fitness activities Friday morning. The conference will continue with the Expo area opening Friday afternoon and a full day of scheduled sessions on Saturday. Sunday is left free for blogger-planned meet-ups and activities.

Join the conversation on twitter using the hashtag #FitBloggin and don’t forget to friend us on Facebook!

Click here to register today!

Update: As of 8/11 we are all out of the game samples. Thanks so much for the interest!

We are *this* close to having a concrete date and location for FitBloggin’11. THIS CLOSE!

To make up for lack of updates may I offer a peace treaty.

If you would like a review copy of The 10 Min. Solution Wii game please contact Melissa at Melissa-FitPR@verizon.net

If you’ve already received a copy from attending FitBloggin’10 please let us know what you think! I haven’t gotten a chance to try it out for myself just quite yet.

Stay tuned for updates! They are coming soon!

Yet another presentation from FitBloggin’10! Watch Getting Noticed: How to Pitch to Traditional Media below…

Finally the Making Money From Your Blog: Should You? Could You? How?. Sorry for the video quality. I’m working on getting transcripts. Stay Tuned!

This week’s quest post is by Mara Glatzel. Mara blogs at Medicinal Marzipan is a blog about body image and unconditional self love, as well as learning to lead a positive and authentic life. Contact her on twitter @mmarzipan or by email: medicinalmarzipan[at]gmail.com.

Everyday there is more buzz about building positive body image in the healthy living blogosphere. It has been the hot topic in blog conferences, on twitter, and is the ultimate goal for many bloggers. We strive daily to utilize our blogs to record our personal journeys of becoming our best selves, whether that be losing weight, implementing exercise routines, or working to love ourselves each day a little bit more than the day before. As a community, we are building networks around these goals, supporting one another, and reaching out as a means of keeping ourselves honest to our personal struggles and obstacles that we work to overcome – in front of a live audience. Read the rest of Using Blogging to Repair A Damaged Body Image»»

So sorry for out lack of updates. The FitBloggin’ camp has been busy as we start to make decisions for next year. Look for post by the end of June with some exciting FitBloggin’11 updates… In the meantime please enjoy another presentation from FitBloggin’10.

May I present… Using Social Media to Reach Goals: The Power of an Online Community. A fascinating discussion from some of the best online community builders I know.

Please welcome our next guest poster Katy Widrick. Katy is a fitness blogger extraordinaire and Executive Producer for The Bolder Media Group.

Connecting with people who share our viewpoints, can support us through challenges and cheer us on — well, that’s the reason we all blog, right? And that’s certainly what events like Fitbloggin’ are all about.

But there’s a a fine line between community and clique, and recently it seems more and more bloggers are finding themselves left out and feeling vulnerable. Take a look at some of the comments made during a recent Fitblog Chat on Twitter: Read the rest of It’s FitBloggin’ not CliqBloggin’!»»

Did you miss Jim Doran’s presentation Wordpress from .com to Self Hosted: An in Depth look into one of the Most popular Blogging Software out there. No fear we have it here…