I am sure you've heard that Lindy and I, with the help of our smart and savvy SmartBrief friends, are working hard on getting ready for our Buzz2009 Social Media for Associations conference.
Here's the scoop.
It's a one-day conference on July 9th in downtown Washington DC. It's "the only event that ties cutting edge social media concepts and practices to the unique challenges of association management."
Really, you say? Why yes! Want proof?
We'll start the day with Andy Sernovitz doing the keynote. He's the original Word Of Mouth guru, and has a ton of association experience, which makes him doubly awesome.
Next up, we've put together a fantastic series of snapshots from associations who've done exciting things with social media - from a "problem solving" perspective, like member recruitment, energizing advocacy, building event buzz... Here's a teaser, but subscribe to the Buzz2009 blog to hear a lot more about associations working the social media machine. The panel will be moderated by Rob Birgfeld.
But wait! That's only the morning!
The "lunchtime special" will be a presentation by "The Man", Guy Kawasaki himself, talking about the brand new Alltop for Association Management he's built just for us... and for you! He will then moderate a panel of experts from the corporate world. Brendan Hart of National Geographic, Stacey Kane of California Tortilla, Stephanie Miller of Return Path, and Andy Sernovitz will talk about massive viral successes they have seen in their social media marketing efforts. For those of you who can't attend in person, this panel will be viewable live via a free webinar - check the site for details, to be posted soon.
After the panel, the webcast will end and here's the real reason you need to be in the room - you'll be able to ask Guy and the panel questions about how to apply their strategies for success to association-specific goals and objectives. How often does THAT happen? No, not very often!
Next comes Lindy's and my roundup session, where we'll focus and summarize the things we've learned so far and engage you in deeper, strategic ways that you can apply to your own problem-solving back at the ranch.
And just when you thought you couldn't take any more awesomeness, there's more! Jeremy Epstein will finish up the day with a really fun, practical session to give you plenty to think about and ideas to take home with you... But not til you've had a drink with us at the closing happy hour!
Do YOU want to:
- Recruit more members?
- Energize your events?
- Activate your community online?
- Reinvent publishing with online content models?
- Engage volunteers by leveraging your social capital?
- Raise money through social fundraising and micro-donations?
- Connect grassroots advocacy efforts with public conversations online?
Then this conference is for you.
Register here! Can't wait to dig in to all of this with you.
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