UPDATED: Who is this TB guy anyway?

The suits went to the cleaners this morning, the mane is getting a trim, hotel booked etc. Hundreds of little blue teddies are ready to invade Manchester. TB is surprisingly organised for conference this year. He even upgraded the karaoke venue this afternoon enabling space for another thirty or so... Got your ticket yet?

TB is seemingly going to be a busy little bear next week. Through the wonders of

Fringelist

you can see what events he is rocking up to and involved in

here

. You can also see exactly what is going on across the fringe and create your own profile, and more importantly - blackberry/iphone accessible schedule.

Some highlights though:

Sunday:

Conservative Future Conference

with training by

YBF

- TB will be there most of the afternoon and evening. Was great last year and set to be even better this time round. TB will be speaking for half an hour or so about bloggery type things.

Monday:

From 10am till 1pm TB will be debating toryness on the

Victoria Derbyshire Show

on Radio 5. Be sure to tune in if you're not in Manchester.

Lots going on in the evening from the

Pub Quiz

to the

CF curry night

followed of course by TB's Karaoke. This will be taking place in the Studio Club below Chicago Rock, 23 St Peters Street - opposite the main conference venue. It kicks off at 11pm and will go till the small hours. Lots of special guests lined up... Get your ticket here for a fiver, or a tenner on the door.

Tuesday:

Bright and early TB will be on a panel debating the role of the BBC in the new media age. This is happening at 10.15 in the

Freedom Zone

. Full details

here

.

At 2pm he will also be at the Sunlight Centre's

Disinfecting Parliament Debate

and then hopefully getting a long overdue drink with

Dizzy

.

Wednesday:

Before the Party for Change TB and

@Timforchange

will be hosting a Tweet Up and bloggers chinwag in VIP room of the Party for Change. More details

here

. Will be good to put some faces to names and skip the queues before the main event.

No doubt he will be loitering around other events and propping up the bar in the Midland. You can't miss him, he's about a foot and a half tall and covered in blue fur.