Election night was the culmination of months, even years of effort, to elect progressive candidates. Now that the votes are counted, how do we translate the enthusiasm of the 2008 campaign volunteers into advocating and working for progressive policies at the state and national level? Explore this topic at the first ever Netroots Nation in Your Neighborhood, scheduled for Saturday, February 28 in Westminster, CO. It’s everything you love about the annual national conference--insightful panels, networking opportunities and fascinating presentations--all in a handy, one-day package.

Netroots Nation in Your Neighborhood is free, but only 100 seats are available, so you must register to save your spot. The agenda includes panels on topics ranging from Promoting the Progressive Agenda in Colorado to Keeping Activists Interested, plus a lunch keynote with newly elected Rep. Jared Polis.

Click here for more information and to reserve your spot!

We blogged. We phone banked. We knocked on doors. We campaigned. We organized. We left it all on the road. And now, we celebrate!

Netroots Nation is hosting an evening of celebrating, carousing, eating and drinking with the progressive community.

The event is co-hosted by AmericaBlog, Congress Matters, Firedoglake, Fivethirtyeight.com, Frameshop, Jack & Jill Politics, Living Liberally and myDD.

So if you're going to be in Washington, DC on Monday, January 19, then this is the place you'll want to be! For full details and to RSVP, click here.

On December 17, we conducted our fifth salon, an evening with Professor Lawrence Lessig in San Francisco. Lessig discussed his new non-partisan reform initiative to end political corruption, an organization called Change Congress.

We filmed this session and streamed it live via ustream. After the presentation, we held an extensive question and answer period where our moderator, Cheryl Contee, took questions from the audience in-person and online.

We invite you to view that video in our video archives here. If you are interested in learning more about our Salon series, check out this page and follow the link to sign up for our mailing list.