Graphing Social Patterns conference in DC

Source: FlickrHubby Andy pointed me to an upcoming Graphing Social Patterns (GSP) conference taking place in DC June 9 - 11:

GSP is three days of tutorials, sessions and keynotes exploring social networks from two perspectives:

Business & Marketing Strategy:

• Overview of MySpace and Facebook Platforms
• Distributed Communication: Widgets & Feeds
• Social Advertising & App-vertising
• Social Networks for Mobile Devices
• Privacy Management for Social Networks
• The Zen of Poke: Social Network Ethics & Etiquette

App Development & Technical Strategy:

• Overview of The Google Social Graph API
• Social App Development: Elements of Style
• Intro to OpenSocial Apps and Containers
• Viral Strategy and Engineering the Viral Loop
• Driving Fanatic User Engagement and Retention
• Business Models, Ad Networks and Monetization

It's techy, clearly, but would interest anyone really getting ready to implement social media platforms for their association and they have really impressive discounts - normal registration fee is around a $1,000, but it's $200 off if you register before April 21, and a massive 40% off if you work for a non-profit. Other discounts for groups, students, government etc.