Five Reasons to Attend: Value, Charity, Scope, Quality and Community
With just one week remaining for the Final BlogPotomac on October 23rd there are still seats available. Will you be joining the more than 120 people already registered?
Here are five reasons why you should:
1) Value: Instead of charging you $500 or $1,000 for a verticalized social media event like many of the Government or social network specific events that roll into town, BlogPotomac is not for profit. We charge estimated costs ($95) and donate any profits to charity.
2) Charity: Speaking of, this year we’ve already given $500 to DC charity Miriam’s Kitchen, and have purchased more than $4,000 from DC Central Kitchen’s Fresh Start catering service.
3) Scope: A professional communicator knows they have to use multiple channels to communicate, and doesn’t rely on one social tool. In fact, most communicators realize that social media continues to evolve and with past networks Second Life, MySpace and Friendster already fading to yester year, they want to remain current with developing trends. The Final BlogPotomac moves from Twitter and Ning to mobile networks and the geoweb. This conference still offers the most comprehensive program of any social media conference in the region.
4) Quality While created by locals for locals, it’s not like the event doesn’t have some of the best talent in the nation! Consider just some of our keynotes and speakers:
- Our first keynote Beth Kanter, the top-ranked changeblogger, will discuss how nonprofits are using online media to innovate and affect change.
- Renowned social media chronicler Shel Israel will offer the second keynote and discuss his book Twitterville, including the future of the red hot social network. Everyone will get a copy of his book.
- Imangi Studios Natalia Luckyanova discusses mobile phone applications.
- Shane Lennon, Senior Vice President, Marketing & Product Management at GyPSii®, will discuss location-based mobile social networking.
- crayonista and ace strategist Jane Quigley will discuss future Internet media forms, such as the semantic web and other new forms she’s watching.
- FortiusOne CEO Sean Gorman will talk about the impact location based technologies and mapping are making on the web.
- Ning’s Peter Slutsky (http://twitter.com/pslutsky) will discuss the evolution and future of niche social networks and communities.
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5) Community: Most importantly, BlogPotomac really is DC’s social media conference, created for the community. From highly interactive unsession formats to some of the most brilliant minds in the region, BlogPotomac will enrich and deepen your immediate social network with great contacts.
