As promised – Here is this week’s list of some of the fun, interesting, educational and exciting things things I’ll be doing over the next few months.
(Disclaimer: This is not a comprehensive list. There are many more events occurring throughout the city and I encourage you to locate and attend the ones that appeal to you. These are just some of the events for the organizations that I am involved with. If you need help locating an event, please let me know and I’ll try and point you in the right direction.)
September 21st - SMCPhilly September meeting – “What’s More Social than Food?!” Join us as we talk with some local food bloggers and restaurantuers who have been effectively using different forms of Social Media to spread their love of food and cooking.
September 22nd – Philly Tweetup 6:30 – 9pm at the Irish Pub
September 24th – PANMA – Philadelphia Area New Media Association “You’ve Started A Business, Now What?” A discussion and tips on getting your new business organized.
September 26th – Philly Pecha Kucha What is Pecha Kucha? It’s the Japanese word for “chit-chat” (say “peh chak cha”). It’s also a kind of rapidfire creative show-and-tell governed by a simple rule: show 20 images, talk for 20 seconds apiece.
September 29th Grow Smart Biz Conference (Washington DC) The GrowSmartBiz Conference will provide you with the information and resources you need to capitalize upon the six identified areas proven to make your small business more successful.
September 29th – Bloblive Open mic night for entrepreneurs
September 30th – Mainline Tweetup – join your ‘burbs and city social media pals for some face-to-face time
October 3 & 4 – PodCamp Philly PodCamp is a BarCamp-style UnConference dedicated to podcasting, blogging, video bloging and all things New Media. Whether you’re an industry veteran or new media “newbie,” you’ll find that PodCamp offers low cost, high-quality, user-generated content in a welcoming, all-inclusive environment. This year we are including Search Camp and Social Media Camp so come get all your digital media on!
October 5 & 6 – Global Creative Economy Convergence Summit The creative economy is multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary and the audience will reflect this diversity. Entrepreneurs, business leaders, and creative technology professionals representing the design, multimedia, and IT sectors; economic and workforce development professionals; and cultural leaders should attend the Summit to learn about the successful and emerging creative technologies and initiatives that are driving economic growth locally.
October 5th - ShareUrMeal Launch Party - Philly’s newest and most creative way to bring food to the less fortunate. Stay tuned for more details on how you can do your part to help feed the hungry.
October 5th to 16th – Dining by Design a new series of events that highlights creativity and innovation in the restaurant community. Philadelphia-based company DiningInfo.com coordinated Dining by Design to coincide with the Global Creative Summit and Design Philadelphia.
October 12th – Savor the Sites – a walking dinner tour combining some of Philadelphia’s culinary “sights” with unique design and architectural sights (One of the Dining by Design events)
October 17th – Less Conference (Jacksonville, FL) A conference for marketers, designers, coders, business people, freelancers or anyone who wants to be inspired by amazing business people.
October 20th – SMC Philly – Wil Reynolds joins us to talk about Social Media & SEO
October 23 – Blog Potomac - Attendees can expect a one-day event with nationally renowned speakers and advanced discussion of best social media marketing practices.
November 2 – SMC Philly Emanuel Rosen, author of “The Anatomy of Buzz Revisited” will be talking about real-life lessons in word of mouth marketing.
November 14 – BarCamp Philly – Philly’s tech, creative, entrepreneurial – Whatever you want it to be! Unconference
STAY TUNED FOR REGULAR UPDATES! Hope to see some of you at some of these awesome events.

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