You know if there’s a major social media conference coming up, I’m going to try to throw a party, right? This week’s BlogWorld & New Media Expo is no exception! Exploring Social Media is proud to be the official sponsor of the Closing Night Party at BlogWorld this week in New York City. Join me and several members of the ESM community, as well as BlogWorld organizers, staff and speakers, on Thursday night, May 26 from 7:30 p.m. until 11 p.m. at Marquee at 289 10th Avenue in Manhattan. Learn more on the BlogWorld & New Media Expo site.

We’ve established a bit of a history over the years, throwing parties at each previous BlogWorld, as well as a couple of doozies at South by Southwest. This one will be no different, other than the fact it will be in New York City!

You can get in to celebrate BlogWorld with us with any conference pass. If you don’t have  yours yet, register now and use the discount code “SMEVIP” to get 20% off! The conference starts Tuesday at the Jacob Javits Convention Center on the West Side. Be sure to come by the ExploringSocialMedia.com booth on the exhibition floor to meet me, Jess and plenty of others who will be hanging out, doing interviews to share our stories with each other’s audiences and more.

And don’t miss my BlogWorld talk on Brands and Blogs Wednesday at 10:15. We’ll look at how blogs can lure brands into sponsorship and advertising relationships and how brands can best work with blogs to communicate to their audiences.

We’ll see you in New York City this week!