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Upcoming: IABC Social Media Presentation

I’m excited to be leading a pre-conference workshop on social media next Sunday at the International Association of Business Communicator’s (IABC) International Conference here in New York.

Organizers are expecting over 1,500 communications professionals from all over the world, and they’ve assembled a terrific lineup of sessions and speakers to ensure participants get their money’s worth.

I’m particularly excited about the General Session on Monday, where hotel scion Bill Marriott will be the guest speaker. His blog, “Marriott on the Move,” is often cited as one of the best large enterprise CEO blogs. It will be interesting to hear more about his experience as a C-suite blogger and how it fits in to the company’s larger communications strategy..

My session is one of several that will focus on social media communications. Shel Holtz will lead a session addressing the role of social networks and Ryan Williams will review the results of an IABC member survey on their use of social media.

If you’d like to follow (or join) the conversation, I’ve set up a Twitter profile for the event, which we’ll use as part of my workshop to help attendees begin building their own community.

There are some other informal meet-ups planned for communicators in New York to gather informally. I’ll post them here (and on Twitter) as details emerge.

- Aaron Uhrmacher, NYC

Technorati Tags: social media,IABC,Marriott

Social Media Breakfast: Taking the Conversation Offline

Text 100 sponsored the first Social Media Breakfast NYC today along with  Converseon.

About 30 people interested in all different aspects of social media gathered to hear Eric Krangel, who reports from the virtual world of Second Life under the avatar Eric Reuters, discuss how he sees social media affecting traditional media and communications.

In addition to the conversations at the diner, there was a bit of banter over Twitter as well.

This morning was a reminder that face-to-face meetings are an important part of building relationships, even as we continue to expand our connections through social networks.

There's group of smart, vibrant people working with social media here, and I'm glad we could all connect for the first of what I hope will be many occasions.

Thanks to everyone who participated.

- Aaron Uhrmacher, NYC

Technorati Tags: SMBNYC,social media

 

You're Invited: Social Media Breakfast NYC With Virtual World Reporter Eric Reuters

Technorati Tags: Text 100,Reuters,event,SMBNYC

As much as I love blogging, Twitter and other social media platforms (and I mean LOVE!), none of them truly replace face-to-face meetings. That's why social media evangelists like Robert Scoble spend so much time traveling to conferences around the world!

Hence, the Social Media Breakfast. SMB is an event that Bryan Person originated several months back in Boston, where anyone interested in social media could come together and exchange ideas, meet new people and learn.

Paull Young, from social media agency Converseon, and I both thought it was a great idea, and one that would be particularly welcome in NYC. (Side note: Paull and I have actually never met in person, despite many mutual friends and lots of blog/Twitter conversations)  

So if you're interested in learning more about social media and connecting with others working in this space, come on down and join us next Tuesday, December 12 at 8:00 AM at Big Daddy's Diner near Union Square for some coffee, eggs and conversation. You must be registered to attend. 

Our special guest will be Reuters technology reporter Eric Krangel (avatar Eric Reuters), whose current beat includes the virtual world of Second Life. 

The breakfast is FREE, courtesy of Text 100 and Converseon.

Since seating is tight, participation is limited to the first 30 registrants.

You can reserve your seat and find more details here.

We hope you'll join us! 

Aaron Uhrmacher, NYC

Text 100 Featured in the New York Post

Text 100 was today included in a feature story in the New York Post on New York-based companies that offer work abroad programs. The article provides a great overview of Text 100’s global culture and the opportunities that we provide to employees to work overseas. The Post interviewed James Baussmann, senior account executive, and Kelli Pietrantonio, account manager, who talked about their secondments in China/Singapore and Italy respectively. Sara Hafele, HR manager, was also quoted on the significant number of people at Text 100 who have worked abroad, our cultural diversity training program, and the importance of people feeling comfortable and being prepared for spending time in another country. Also check out the hard copy of the paper if you have it. There are a couple of photos of James and Kelli showing paraphernalia from their trips.

-Radley Moss