The Description:

On March 22nd-23rd, BlogHer will host our second annual event designed for women who want to start something, whether their goal is to strike out on their own with a brilliant idea, or to bring an entrepreneurial approach to innovation within a company...something often called "intrapreneurism".

The event is called BlogHer Entrepreneurs and is made possible by support from Host Sponsor, Citrix.

Last year's inaugural event was launched in response to the recurring questions: "Where are the women in tech?" and "Where are all the women starting companies?" BlogHer's answer, since 2005 when we launched the first BlogHer Conference, has always been to create the opportunity for women to show up. Show up to learn, connect and advance. Show up to find resources, including one another.

The women who attended received in-depth one-on-one mentoring with some of the leading women in technology and media, an experience that was curated by BlogHer to align each attendee with a mentor who could closely align with her interests and learning needs. Through this mentoring and the three rich tracks of programming, attendees received insight into every step of the entrepreneurial process, and also how to be more entrepreneurial and develop more leadership within a larger corporate framework.

Attendees ranged from women beginning to contemplate a leap into the start-up world, to those who were already leading funded start-ups, to women simply hoping to develop skills that would advance their careers to the next level.

The mentors confirmed for 2012 so far are:

• Funders and Acquirers. Including Amy Errett, Partner at Maveron, Lila Ibrahim, Partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers, Janice Roberts of Mayfield Fund, Valley icon Heidi Roizen, and Ann Winblad of Hummer Winblad

• Entrepreneurs. Including Sue Callaway, Founder and CEO of the Auto 100, Barb Dybwad, co-founder of Tecca, Holly Hamann, serial entrepreneur and co-founder of BlogFrog, Shani Higgins, CEO of Technorati, Sandy Jen, co-founder of Meebo, Joanne Lang, CEO of AboutOne, Nicole Lazzaro, Founder of XEO Design, Alicia Morga, serial entrepreneur, angel and Founder/CEO of Refleta.com, Ellen Pack, co-founder of appSmitten and former co-founder of Women.com, and Kim Polese, former CEO of Marimba and SpikeSource.

• Intrapreneurs. Including Christina Allen, Director of Product Management at LinkedIn, Amy Chang, Director of Google's Measurement and Reporting initiatives, Catherine Courage, VP Product Design at Citrix Systems, Gabrielle Toledano, Executive VP of Human Resources at Electronic Arts, and Telle Whitney, President and CEO of the Anita Borg Institute

• Advisors and Service Providers for Entrepreneurs. Including Angela Benton, Founder and CEO of NewMe Accelerator, Shaherose Charania, CEO of Women 2.0, Kelly Hoey, Founder and Managing Director of Women Innovate Mobile (WIM), and Jen Shelby of Astia

• Analysts, Trendwatchers, Media and Sales & Marketing Experts. Including Susan Etlinger of Altimeter and Shelley Taniguchi Sabol, Relationship Management Consultant

To learn more about last year's event, please visit our VirtualCon, which has recaps of all the sessions and keynotes.

We are once again creating a space for 100 ambitious women to attend BlogHer Entrepreneurs to meet 50 role models and mentors...business leaders, entrepreneurs, technologists and top-level service providers.

Attend BlogHer Entrepreneurs and bet on yourself and your big ideas!

BlogHer Entrepreneurs will kick-off with a three-hour intensive workshop on Thursday, March 22, 2012, 2-5PM, designed to help you make the most out of the following day's mentor and networking sessions. The half-day will close with a Welcome Reception.

On Friday March 23, 2012, the conference will continue with your dedicated mentoring session, directed peer networking, and educational and inspiring content from leaders in the industry.

The Agenda: Hosted by Citrix System at their Santa Clara Executive Briefing Center

Thursday, March 22nd: Kick-off Workshop and Welcome Reception

Friday, March 23rd: Programming, including:

• Private one-hour mentoring session. Mentors and attendees will be matched based on interests and needs
• Dedicated networking to facilitate peer-support and connection
• Break-out sessions in three programming tracks, designed to deliver the information you need right now to take your next step: Business Leadership, Entrepreneurism Fundamentals and Technology Must-Haves
• Success Stories: How community members have grabbed opportunities and made the most of them

The day will be packed full of current, actionable and focused information. We hope you will join us to take your idea, your company, your career to the next level.

More info:

Men are absolutely and enthusiastically invited to attend this event. We invite men interested in funding, hiring or advancing entrepreneurially-minded women to please register and join us. And if you know women who would benefit from this event, contact Kristin Auger about sponsoring a table of them

Other sponsorships are also available: contact Kristin Auger

Read more about BlogHer here: http://www.blogher.com/about-blogher-0

Read more about the BlogHer Founders here: http://blogher.com/founders

Please note:1. BlogHer does not issue refunds.2. Companies and/or organizations purchasing ticket(s) with the intent of running a promotion, giveaway or contest for those tickets may not do so without the express written permission of BlogHer. Please contact Monique Maestas-Gower at monique@blogher.com if you are interested in purchasing tickets for this purpose. No transfers on such tickets will be made without this permission.3. In the event a ticket bought for personal use must be sold or given away, such tickets may be transferred to another person after purchase, until March 1st. No transfers or other changes to badge information will be accepted after March 1st.