The 33rd Annual Conference on Washington, D.C. Historical Studies takes place this weekend. The schedule offers lots of good stuff. I'm particularly interested in one session, "Washington’s Not-So-Gilded Age." George Mason's own James Garber is presenting "'Foul, Repulsive, and Unsightly:' Washington, DC's Sewage Problems and Improvements, 1865-1880." during the session, a topic very much in line with my own research interests in filth and cleanliness.

This upcoming conference, as well as the fast-approaching annual conference by the American Historical Association, has had me thinking about best strategies for blogging conference sessions. Blogging conferences is nothing new: Kottke recently blogged PopTech, Josh Greenberg blogged notes from South by Southwest last semester (as did scores of other bloggers), just to name a few examples. I plan to blog about the session this weekend, and the sessions I'll attend at the AHA. With that in mind, I'd like to come up with a few good approaches to best blog conference sessions. So, good readers of ClioWeb, do you have suggestions? Links to resources? *[AHA]: American Historical Association