Okay, so Shashi’s too modest to mention it (well, actually, he’s not), but he’s going to be a featured speaker at next week’s New Communications Forum Conference (NewComm Forum 2009) in San Francisco, CA, April 27-29. It’s held by the Society for New Communications Research (or SNCR, which people actually do say as “snicker.”)
He and Geoff Livingston will be leading a session entitled, “Online Reputation Management – Best Practices & Lessons Learned: Orchestrating a Turnaround Through Monitoring and Response.” It’s a case study on how Network Solutions used social media monitoring, communications tools (including this blog and the @NetSolCares Twitter account), to get ahead of the curve, address customer complaints, and affect positive changes in the way NetSol does business and is perceived in the marketplace.
Granted, there’s always more work to be done. But that’s why we’re still here.
Anyway, if you’re going to be in the Bay Area next week, check it out — say you’re a friend of Shashi and get a discount:
$100 discount if you use the discount code SNCRFRIEND, or a $200. discount off of a Full Access Pass to both NewComm Forum and the Inbound Marketing Summit with discount code NCFCOMBO2
A one-day NewComm Forum FlexPass is available for $395. Register at NewComm Forum ‘09
If you’re not going to be at the conference, don’t fret (I’m not) — this stuff isn’t secret, and if there’s one thing social media types like to do, it’s share. I’m sure we’ll see lots of blog posts, Tweets, some streaming, and presentation slides from the event.
Meanwhile, some other social media goings on (primarily focused on the DC area):
* eDemocracyCamp2, Sunday, April 19 at the Institute for Politics, Democracy & the Internet at George Washington University in DC (in the Media and Public Affairs building). It’s a free unconference focused on participatory democracy in the digital age, transparency, and Government 2.0.
* DC Media Makers April event, Wednesday, April 22, at the NPR offices in DC. April installment of this regular meetup, with post-event socializing.
* 2009 Milblogging Conference, Saturday, April 25, at the The Westin Arlington Gateway in Arlington, VA. Spend a day hearing from and talking to milbloggers, that particular set of Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Airmen, civilian employees, journalists, family, friends, wonks, and more who blog about military issues and military life. $50.
* 3rd Int’l AAAI Conference on Weblogs and Social Media, May 17-19 in San Jose, CA. I won’t be attending (I went to the first one in 2007), but it was on my mind, after my entry on Resources for Faking Your Way Through Social Media Metrics –it was very useful to see how social scientists were looking at and studying social media.
* WordCamp Mid-Atlantic, Saturday, May 16, University of Baltimore Thumel Business Center, Baltimore, MD. Focuses on “everything WordPress,” the blogging platform that powers many of the most popular blogs around (inlcuding this one.) More info here. $25.
As usual, I’m just cherry-picking events I’ve heard about or seen on DC Tech Events, Gary’s Guide DC, and other places. If you’ve got your own event that I’m missing, either in the DC area or the world outside the Beltway, please leave a comment.
And if you ever see me or any of my blog cohorts at an event, say hi.
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