Every year for the last 3 years I've been attending Personal Democracy Forum, the largest conference of technology, communications and political strategy experts in the United States. It is one of the few conferences in the United States where advocates and experts in media and technology come together to talk about how what they do and how they do it has an impact in US and international politics.

I was asked why I come every year and I honestly, I don't come for the panels and workshops, I come for the people. It's one of the few tech conferences that not only has a good number of fierce geek grrls (ahem, me included) but also a really awesome representation of people of color ---and, by the way, since it is a non-partisan event, this pinko left commie gets to hang out with some of her favorite Libertarians and Republicans.

I am one of the speakers this year and I will be speaking, as publisher of The Daily Gotham, about local blogs and their national impact.

In this video clip I have my good friend Andrew Rasiej, founder of Personal Democracy Forum, explain to us what the conference is all about.