I thought I’d take a minute out of my post-BNEtwestival relaxation to announce something I didn’t expect. I’ve been nominated to win the Best New Blog category in Ready2Spark’s EventProfs Blog Awards 2009! This means that this very prominant and active event professionals online network says that my blog is kinda awesome. The competition for this claim in my category is a little intimidating though…

• Event measurement 411
• Experiential marketing 2.0
• Savvy Says
• Bride Tide blog
• Bridalease

This could be tricky!
Voting commences by September 14th and closes on the 21st. The winner will be announced by September 28. I’ll surely blog with details on the voting in a few days, and also regarding the magic of Brisbane Twestival which was on last night and ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT.

Edit: Voting is open. You can only vote once, so make it count; vote for me!

A few of you will recall an event I co-managed in February called Twestival at Brisbane’s Metro Arts. Well, it’s on again and I’ve been handed the reins!

Saturday, September 12th is Twestival Local. It’s the same deal, but we choose our own charity to support instead of a global charity being chosen for all events around the world. I quite like this idea as it creates a close-knit sense of responsibility for Brisbane and Queensland. The links on the Brisbane branch which I give are:

• Brisbane.Twestival.com
• @BNEtwestival
• the Facebook event

We are seeking one lucky charity, a kick-arse venue, charming sponsors, wicked bands, entertainment, artists, stalls, web masters, event gurus, stage managers, admin and general awesomeness for this event. Please e-mail me at events@nicolejensen.com if you would like to give a hand or offer up some contacts for us.

Lastly, I came across this useful article on how to secure a sponsor for an event. It’s pretty cool.

This afternoon, the lovely people on my Twitter list decided to help me in my search for employment!

Huge thanks to Clare Lancaster for starting this chain of tweets and to all who did RT. You’re all fantastic. Including those who have brainstormed with me and linked to never-ending Twitter job searching sites. There will be some creative methods to “find this woman a job” coming about soon!

In other news, Twestival is on all over the world on Thursday. Have you bought your ticket yet? Come and join us at the Brisbane Twestival for fun, games, great entertainment and good times; all raising much-needed funds for those thirsty in the world.  I’m so excited!