I’m so, so sad. Going to BlogHer Nashville was going to be the blogging badge for my geek sash (sigh).

Dear BlogHer Nashville attendee:

Thank you so much for registering for BlogHer’s Reach Out Tour. It is with great disappointment that I am writing to inform you that late last week the BlogHer Team met and made the very tough decision to cancel the Southern leg of 2008 Reach Out Tour, including the event in Nashville on October 16, 2008.

One year ago, in response to community polling about where BlogHer???s annual event should take place, we created an ambitious plan to spend two weeks on the road visiting six cities. Although we have done casual meet-ups in various cities in prior years, our goal here was to bring each city a full BlogHer Conference experience, including multiple tracks of programming, full meals, schwag and a fun cocktail party. At only four weeks out from the Tour???s start we realized that we simply would not have the resources to deliver that kind of high-quality experience in all six cities and instead have decided to focus on the two cities that have the most sponsor and community member support.

As you read this, your account is being refunded for your registration to the conference, and we want to thank you for that registration and let you know that we sincerely hope we get another opportunity to meet you in person in the next year, whether at the Boston and DC stops of the Tour, at our annual event next year or at some other meet-up throughout the year.

Please let me know if you have any questions, and once again, we apologize that we cannot carry through with BlogHer Nashville this year.