Vida Vegan Conference Ticket Giveaway
As I mentioned a while ago, I’m attending the 2013 Vida Vegan Conference (VVC) in Portland this May. What is the VVC, you might be wondering? Founded by the lovely Janessa, Michele, and Jess it’s 3 days of seminars, talks, food, fun (duh), and exhibitors all with a vegan twist. And of course, we’ll be prowling the vegan-friendly streets of Portland along the way. This will be my first time visiting Portland and as you can expect I am beyond excited. I might pee my pants actually.
When is it? The VVC 2013 will be held on Friday-Sunday, May 24-26, 2013.
Where? Portland Art Museum, 1219 Southwest Park Avenue Portland, OR 97205
Is there a schedule break down for each day? Why I’m so happy you asked. For the complete VVC schedule see here.
Recently, a reader named Grace contacted me explaining that she bought a ticket to this year’s VVC, but is sadly not able to attend anymore. And because of her super generous heart she’s offering the ticket to one lucky reader! Yes, you have the chance of winning a ticket valued at $280.00 for 3 days of conference fun! If you think you can make it, please leave a comment below to enter this contest.
Please note that the winner will be responsible for all travel, food expenses, and accommodation costs incurred. This giveaway is for the conference pass only. I will select the winner from the comments via a random number generator and the contest will be open until Tuesday March 12th. The winner will be announced right here on the blog next week! Keep your eyes peeled.
Think you’d like to attend this year’s VVC? Leave a comment below to enter or pass this contest on to a friend who might be interested in going. Thanks again to Grace for her generous giveaway. Good luck to all and I hope to see you there!
WINNER UPDATE:
I’m excited to announce that the winner is #42 – Congrats Traci! Traci wrote,”I am from Portland and will be home visiting during that time! OH WHAT A TREAT that would be!”
Traci I will shoot you an email today to get things rolling. Thanks again to Grace for her generous ticket donation and to everyone for participating.
If you are still thinking about attending the conference (and I think you should!), there are still tickets for sale.
This is so awesome!! I was just looking into going to this a few days ago but couldn’t afford it I would love to win the tickets!!! Im a brand new vegan and it would be amazing to learn the vegan way :)
The conference would be awesome! I would love to go!
I’ve wanted to visit Portland for so long! Going to the conference would be an added bonus!
I’ll be moving to Portland this fall, and I’ve been looking for a good excuse to visit this spring in order to check out the town. I’d love to go to the conference and make it a joint-purpose trip. :)
This would be awesome! My husband and I just made the switch to eating vegan and I think this conference would be very informative. Thanks for the chance to go.
Pick me please!! I’m a newbie vegan (for about 10 months now) and am still learning about veganism and taking everything in like a sponge! I live in SC and don’t get out much so this would be a great opportunity for me to explore a new piece of the world while expanding my vegan horizons. Also, not sure if you know much about SC but the vegan options here are more than slightly lacking so it would be wonderful to spend some time in a vegan friendly environment with like-minded people!
I live in Portland and so so so want to go!! :)
This would be a wonderful experience! I would LOVE to attend this conference!!!
I would love love love to attend!
I’d really enjoy attending this conference. Thanks for the opportunity to win a ticket!
As a person who is trying to turn her health around and feels like going vegan would be the smartest route – I would love to attend this conference to kickstart my road to better health.
Thanks!
Would love to attend.
I live in Portland and would love the opportunity to attend. This Spring marks my two year Veganniversary. It has been one of the best decisions of my life. Thank you for the great recipes; you have made going vegan so much easier.
There are so many great vegan and vegan-friendly restaurants in Portland that you will need to visit!
I would actually love to win this for my friend, who has been a vegan for two years, and in Portland for one. I think she would love this!
I would love to attend this conference!! I live in Portland and am a mother of three young ones, so I can always use the latest info on raising a healthy vegan family. Thanks!
Oh wow! Fantastic giveaway and thanks to Grace! Very generous :)
I’d LOVE to go!! :D
It would be quite an opportunity to attend this conference! Thanks for making this available to your readers:)
I’ve recently starting contributing to a vegan blog and am hoping to attend the conference!
Yay Vegan Conference!! How generous of your reader!! ;) I’d love to go… I was in Portland in the fall and I’d take any excuse to go back. Plus this is a super awesome pee your pants reason to go!
I would love to be to go to the conference and take my best friend for her birthday. We’ve been supporting each other on the journey into fitness and a vegan lifestyle for more than two years now. She’s been feeling pretty down lately and in bad need of some relaxation and fun. This would be the perfect gift and the best thing to look forward to. Just crossing my fingers!
I would love to attend
I was looking at this online a few months ago!! I would love to attend this,
I think it would definitely benefit Zuzana and I with our Active Vegetarian website.
Not only from an education stand point but networking as well! Plus we live in Vancouver so it is near by :)
Thanks for the post!!!
Also would be inspiring/pleasure to meet you Angela!! ;)
So generous of that sweet lady. Holy jeez, I hope I win! :)
I would love to be able to go to this! How thoughtful and generous of Grace to offer this up to your readers!
I’d love to attend the VVC– sounds like a great (and delicious!) experience!
I would absolutely love to go! This sounds like a wonderful experience!
Would live to attend! Am so intrigued by the vegan lifestyle, and would love to learn more!
Love your recipes! Would love to go to the conference!
Pick Me! Pick Me!
I would love to go! Vegans Unite! :)
I would love to go. I live in Seattle and my brother lives in Portland. Great excuse to make the trek to visit! This would be so fun!
Portland is such a great city. I would love to go back and go to the conference!
Hey Angela! That Nut free pesto look utterly amazing! I’m thinking about taking that recipe and subbing the millet for quinoa. YUM! Anyhow, Spending 3 days at that conference and maybe meeting you in person would be an absolute dream come true!
~Austin
I live just a few blocks from the Museum here in Portland and would LOVE to go! At the very least I’d love to meet up with you at the White Owl on Thursday night, if you are planning on going you will love it!. I’m a Vegan “Glutard” and they have no problem accommodating me – their Walnut-Beet burger is heaven but you can’t go wrong in this city. I am convinced that Portland has the BEST food in the US and beyond…fun, fun, fun!
I would love to attend this conference! I looked at going last year, but it didn’t fit into my schedule. What a great way to meet like-minded people and learn from others!
oh wow that would be super awesome!! I’m going to be in Portland, OR for work around that time anyways :). It would be a perfect way to get the most out of my trip since I’m just starting to dip my toes in the vegan pool but already work in the fruits-vegs industry, lol.
I live in Portland and I have a couple of friends who will be going to the conference, but I can’t afford it this year. Maybe this is my chance!
I would absolutely LOVE to go to Vida Vegan Con. Since going vegan in January 2013, I’ve learned a lot and am so passionate about helping animals in any way that I can. So this experience will be so valuable to me, I know I still have a lot to learn.
Plus, I’ve never been to Portland, but I’d make the trip to go to this conference. I’ve heard it’s one of the most vegan-friendly cities out there! It would be a fantastic opportunity and a mini-break from wedding planning. Getting married at the end of June. :)
I would LOVE to attend!! Awesome giveaway!
Even if I do not get the ticket I will try to attend. I live in portland, have gotten a few people into your website and the vegan culture, and super excited about this. Especially since I live in Portland! Hope I win the ticket and finally get ro meet you!
As a new vegan working on starting a blog this would be a great opportunity! I would love to go to Portland for this event.
this would be so awesome!
i lived in portland for a while [in minneapolis, now] & still have some amazing friends there.
oh goodness, yes please!!
I am dying to go to this conference! I am a college student and will be pursuing a master’s degree in nursing in the fall, then plan to use my passion for well-being and plant-based nutrition to help other people improve their own health!
If the contest is still open, please count me in. Thanks to both you & Grace!
I live in Portland area!
Would love to go!!!!!!!
This sounds amazing! Thanks so much for the opportunity
:)
This sounds so amazing! I began my vegan lifestyle two months ago, I finally decided to give it to myself for my birthday! I absolutely love it and your blog. I’m such a happy vegan now :) I would loveee to go, thanks so much for everything you do Angela!
-Haley
Would love to attend and go to Portland! I would be visiting from Florida