I’m excited to share with you some details about HigherEd BlogCon, an all-online event exploring new media and new online social tools in higher education. Along with Dan Forbush of PRNewswire’s ProfNet, I’m helping organize the event, which is modeled after GlobalPRBlogWeek. Both Thomson Peterson’s and ProfNet will be lending support. Check out yesterday’s announcement coming via PRNewswire’s Media Insider blog.

We’re pleased that some of the leading thinkers and practitioners in this space will serve as guides for the event, which is scheduled for April, 2006.

Teaching: Jean-Claude Bradley, Drexel University
Library and Information Resources: Meredith Farkas, Norwich University
PR/Marketing: Robert French, Auburn University
Tools/technologies/web development: Mike Richwalsky, Allegheny College

We’re considering adding several more tracks to these first four and would like to get your feedback about topics you’d like to see covered as part of the event.

You can learn more and jump into the conversation going on at the planning wiki. We’re revising a draft of a call for presenters, which will give you a sense of some of the areas we’re hoping to explore.

We’re using “higheredblogcon” to tag posts about the event.