Two of the biggest conferences for New Media practicioners and independent content producers yesterday announced a merger. The BlogWorld Expo and the New Media Expo are merging into one “mega new media event.” As someone who considers himself a bit of a fanboy for New Media, this is the most interesting major development for my area of interest I’ve seen in a while.
The announcement was made yesterday on the BlogWorldExpo news blog, and went to great detail to describe 
the personal history between BWE founder Rick Calvert and PNME founder Tim Bourquin, and the way the names changed to overlap and coincide over the years.
The union is a testament to the growth of both Blogging and Podcasting to a much larger world only best described by the term “New Media,” as well as the phenomenal success of the conferences themselves.
The new event will be called “BlogWorld & New Media Expo 2009,” and presumably both conference websites will be good places to check for further information (www.blogworldexpo.com and www.newmediaexpo.com).
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BlogWorld Expo and New Media Expo Merge
