About TBEX

THE TBEX COMMUNITY:::

Travel Bloggers/Writers are a unique breed of people, part explorer, part chronicler, all insatiable curiosity. But we are not all the same. Travel Bloggers have as many unique interests as there are places to visit around the globe. And TBEX is the perfect place to share your blog, pictures, experiences and to ask questions.

THE ANNUAL EVENT:::

Food, fun and great speakers will abound at our second annual event for new media travel writers to network and learn,
TBEX '11 will be held June 11-12, 2011 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Event hosts Kim Mance and the Galavanting Gals are planning a dynamic and useful lineup of in-depth workshops and inspiring plenary sessions.

200 pre-registration spots sold out in 18 hours, and 600 total travel blogger and PR / travel industry attendees are expected to make their way to TBEX '11 in Vancouver in June. Regular registration opens September 5th, 2010.

PULLING THE STRINGS:::

Kim Mance is co-founder of TBEX & host of TBEX'11. Based in Chicago, IL she's a travel writer and editor of Galavanting an online travel magazine and co-host of its web TV series. Her writing can also be found in places like MarieClaire.com's Travel Diaries and The Huffington Post.
More on KimMance.com, or follow @KimMance on Twitter.

Maren Hogan is co-host of Galavanting.tv and the CMO of Galavanting Productions, which owns TBEX and all its properties. She co-founded TravelBlogExchange.com with Kim Mance, and lives in Omaha, NE (yep) with her three beautiful boys. You can read about her many travel adventures on TBEX, GoGalavanting.com & about her marketing career at Marenated.com, or follow @MarenHogan on Twitter.

Courtney McGann is the Communications Coordinator for Galavanting Productions. With a combo of interests including aviation, fashion, food and travel, the travel blogging community is right where she should be.
More on Courtney's Facebook page, or follow @Courtneyisneato on Twitter.

Shanna Quinn is a contributing editor at Galavanting and one of TBEX's event producers. Based in Chicago, IL, Shanna is also a contributor to GapersBlock.com. She likes lattes, going barefoot, when public transit is on time (not that it happens…ever) and of course traveling.
She can be found online at ShannaQuinn.com, or follow @ShannaQuinn on Twitter.