If Microfinance USA 2010 will be the place where microfinance practitioners, investors, and enthusiasts meet, then the conference blog will the place where they share their thoughts, ideas, and reflections online!

On behalf of the conference planning committee and sponsor organizations, welcome to the Microfinance 2010 conference live blog. Whether you’ll be at the conference, checking in by Webcast, or following the #mfusa2010 Twitter hashtag from home, we hope that you’ll check here frequently for conference news and updates. Here’s what we have in store:

• Go 2.0! Get summaries of the top conference tweets (be sure to follow the #mfusa2010 conference hashtag!), meet fellow attendees in video blogs, and share your thoughts and questions in our comments section.
• Learn about the sessions that you may have missed: Our team of live bloggers will be reporting from each conference session, ensuring that you’ll get access to information and best practices shared in sessions that didn’t fit into your conference schedule.
• Get extra insight from panelists: Microfinance USA 2010 panelists will be pointing you towards extra information and resources; and will give personal insight into their panel discussions.

We’re looking forward to meeting you at the conference! In the meantime, check back soon for posts from conference panelists. And, get in touch if you’ll be at the conference and are interested in joining out live blogging team!

Laura Kozien is communications director for ACCION USA, a member organization of conference partner U.S. ACCION Microfinance, and will be running the Microfinance USA 2010 conference blog. She’s looking forward to meeting fellow microfinance enthusiasts at the conference, so be sure to say hi!