# Submitted by Steve (not verified) on Friday, 01 Feb 2008.
I wholeheartedly agree we should have had women on the panel. Many were asked and none said yes. It was raised as a valid issue at the first bloggers event last year, and was again raised and acted upon this year. We tried and left invites available to the very last minute. Unfortunately this turned out not to be a Field of Dreams scenario.
Previous panelists were invited back as a matter of courtesy as they do it for free and genuinely enjoy the event.
As above in this forum Jo has pointed out our female membership his risen and the number of women on the exec is now four (out of nine).
I wholeheartedly agree we should have had women on the panel. Many were asked and none said yes. It was raised as a valid issue at the first bloggers event last year, and was again raised and acted upon this year. We tried and left invites available to the very last minute. Unfortunately this turned out not to be a Field of Dreams scenario.
Previous panelists were invited back as a matter of courtesy as they do it for free and genuinely enjoy the event.
As above in this forum Jo has pointed out our female membership his risen and the number of women on the exec is now four (out of nine).
Steve Rush
UP Events Coordinator