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18
Nov
10

How to play nice with others at camp…

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DISCLAIMER:  This is a reprint of a guest post I wrote for the Philly Creative Guide.

Philly has become the unofficial “Camp Town” From BarCamp to TrendCamp, HigherEd Camp to HealthCamp, Philly has been drawing the best and the brightest in many different fields all sharing and exploring the newest and current trends, information, apps, and discussions. Whether it is looking forward at TrendCamp or looking at the now at NewsInnovation Camp, the wellspring of unconference format events in Philadelphia (21+ in the last 3.5 years – a full list is below) is a testament to the vitality and growth of the creative and technology communities in the City of Brotherly Love.

For the as yet uninitiated, an unconference is a facilitated, participant-driven conference centered around a theme or purpose. The format consists of multiple sessions of attendee generated content. The participants are the speakers, discussion leaders and sharers of information. (see barcamp.org for more details)

The central message in the tremendous growth of all of these unconferences is that the community wants to come together. They want to share. They want to learn from each other. Which brings us to the question – who gets to decide what gets shared, how it gets shared? What is the etiquette? And most importantly, how do we as a community get the most of out of these gatherings. A few tips gathered from participants at the recent BarCamp Philly gives us some insight on how to maximize the experience as individuals and as a community.

  1. Be open-minded – Realize that not everyone is going to like the same things, but that sometimes we learn best from those who have different viewpoints and experiences.
  2. Don’t hog the stage – Don’t do the same presentation at the same events over and over. Rather than present, lead a discussion and let everyone learn from each other. Better yet, encourage someone new to the community who is knowledgeable on the same topic to present. Give someone else a chance to share their expertise.
  3. Get outside your comfort/knowledge zone – Attend a session or camp on a topic you know nothing about. Expand your knowledge and grow your circle of connections.
  4. Get involved – Present, lead a discussion, volunteer, ask questions, be a sponsor.
  5. Get others involved – Be a community builder by encouraging others to get involved. One of the greatest things about the camp experience is meeting and learning from new people.
  6. Exercise the rule of two feet – Not getting what you were hoping for out of a session? Don’t sit and heckle, quietly leave and find one more to your liking.
  7. Relax – the day is not about selling anyone anything and it is not about cramming as much knowledge and networking as you possibly can in to a single day. It is about opening ourselves and our minds to possibilities, insights, information, and people.
  8. Remember the Golden Rule – Do onto others and you would like them to do onto you. Be polite, courteous and respectful to the session leaders and other participants.
  9. Make it about the Community – Show support for other groups in the community by attending and helping spread word about a camp you might not normally go to.

What would your tips be?

Alphabetical Listing of Philadelphia area Camps (If any are missing from this list, please feel free to let us know)

11
May
10

Upcoming Events 5-11-2010 Edition

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(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.)

May 12 – Philly StartUp Leaders Happy Hour - 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Ladder 15, 1528 Sansom Street

May 17 – Mobile Monday - Mobile Marketing and Advertising with PHIMA (Philadelphia Interactive Marketing Association)

May 19 – PSL StartUp Love Triangle - 7 pm – 9 pm   Gershman Hall -Room 100, 401 South Broad Street     Several startup enablers (dreamit, founders institute, indy hall and a couple of angels that we’re working to add now) introduce themselves and their models.  Three early stage startups (approved by the enablers as being of interest) present their pitches.  The enablers then pitch each of the startups regarding how they are the best solution for that startup, and present their advantages over the other models in this particular scenario. Startups each choose which pitch sounds best to them, for their own needs. Crowd votes on the best solution overall.

May 24 - Spark Networking 8:30 am – 6 pm – The Hub Cira Centre, 2929 Arch Street – A  conference for Philadelphia’s cutting-edge entrepreneurs. Spark is an interactive entrepreneurial conference that focuses on developing business ideas and vital business relationships where ideas, connections and passions are exchanged in a creative environment.

May 25 - Social Media Plus Summit – Philadelphia Convention Center -SocialMediaPlus will be the Mid-Atlantic’s largest business summit for professionals interested in learning about the latest in Social Media and web 2.0 technology.

May 25 – PANMA – Web Security DeMystified – 5:30 pm – 8 pm – Jon M. Huntsman Hall, Room JMHH F-90, 3730 Walnut Street   We’ll discuss why web security is important for both your school blog and your bank, give examples of where you can go wrong, and cover best practices on how to keep your web applications secure (it’s not as hard as you think!).

June 4 – 6 – Philly Give Camp - Microsoft Office in Malvern PA – Donate your time and skills to a local charity by creating software solutions that will transform the way they in turn serve others.

Hope to see you at some of these events!

25
Apr
10

Upcoming Events 4-24-2010 Edition

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(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.)

April 27 – PANMA - 5:30 – 8:30 pm Jon M. Huntsman Hall, Room JMHH G55, 3730 Walnut Street – HTML Demystified – We’ll help demystify HTML5 as well as provide real-world insight into how to begin using aspects of the language today and what resources to dive into to get started.

April 28 – Entrepreneur Unplugged - 7:00 – 8:30 pm – Hamilton Hall, 320 South Broad Street – Entrepreneurs Unplugged is back, with Brad Blumberg leading our group through the intricacies of selling innovative technologies to existing markets resistant to change.

April 29 – Social Media Club Philly -   6 – 8 pm - Temple University Center City Campus 1515 Market St., Room 621 -  This next meeting is a throw back to SMC meetings of the past. Here’s where we strip down and get back to the basics: sharing. This will be an open forum, roundtable meeting. No speaker and no topic EXCEPT social media. We’ll take turns going around the room and sharing intel on favorite new tools and platforms, what we’re working on, key learning’s from things we’ve done and share best practices.

April 30 – Coworking with Entrepreneur’s Entourage – 10 am – 4 pm – Chapterhouse Cafe, 620 South 9th St – Coworking is a great way to get a change of scenery from your home or corporate office and hang in the presence of some of Philly’s brightest entrepreneurs.

May 1 - Marketing Camp Philly - 9 am – 5 pm – University of the Arts, 211 S. Broad Street – Where online & offline marketers share, learn & grow -traditional and interactive marketers will converge to discuss relevant 21st century challenges and trends in the marketing industry. MarketingCamp Philly is a conference/unconference for the marketing community as a whole and will attract thought leaders from various marketing disciplines (@mktgcampphl)

May 4 - NetSquared – 6 pm – 9pm – Friends Center, 15th & Cherry – Social Web Sampler – The Sampler will be an opportunity to address how various social web tools can help YOUR nonprofit or social action cause.  Blogs.  Wikis.  Mapping.  Facebook.  Podcasts.  Photo sharing.  RSS.  Videoblogging.  Mobile applications.  Twitter.  Tagging.  LinkedIn.  Digg.  Meetup.  And so much MORE!

May 17 – Mobile Monday - Mobile Marketing and Advertising with PHIMA (Philadelphia Interactive Marketing Association)

May 24 – Spark Networking 8:30 am – 6 pm – The Hub Cira Centre, 2929 Arch Street – A  conference for Philadelphia’s cutting-edge entrepreneurs. Spark is an interactive entrepreneurial conference that focuses on developing business ideas and vital business relationships where ideas, connections and passions are exchanged in a creative environment. (@sparknetworking)

May 25 – Social Media Plus Summit – Philadelphia Convention Center -SocialMediaPlus will be the Mid-Atlantic’s largest business summit for professionals interested in learning about the latest in Social Media and web 2.0 technology. (@socialmediaplus)

June 4 – 6 – Philly Give Camp - Microsoft Office in Malvern PA – Donate your time and skills to a local charity by creating software solutions that will transform the way they in turn serve others.

Hope to see you at some of these events!

19
Mar
10

Why you need to be at Twestival Philly

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This is Red Stapler’s second year as a sponsor and co-organizer of Twestival Philly and we could not be prouder or more humbled to be a part of this amazing event.

Twestival is a global charity event.  200+ cities all holding unique events in the same 24 hour period raising money for the same charity, Concern Worldwide.  From Philly’s Search for Concern – a bar crawl and scavenger hunt through historic Old City to the black tie affairs happening in other cities, everyone is gathering to take our online connections into offline meetings to make a difference in the world.   Every penny raised goes directly to the charity, every event is run by volunteers, every prize, venue or item needed to run the event is donated.   City organizers are charged with one mission and a few rules – Raise as much money as possible for the charity while spending no money and using only volunteers.   As you can imagine that is not as easy.  What it is, however, is fun and rewarding.

2009′s Twestival event raised $250,000 for charity:water.  We are trying to raise that much or more for Concern Worldwide.  We want to support them in their efforts to educate and improve the lives of the world’s most impoverished and disadvantaged children.

So why do you need to be there?

  • Because you have been blessed to live in this country and to have received an education.
  • Because you know that every little bit makes a difference in the life of a child.
  • Because you believe that we can make a better world one small step at a time.
  • Because the $20 ticket price is probably less than you spend on beer at a normal happy hour.
  • Because you like getting to see all your online peeps face to face.
  • Because you like to have fun and win prizes.
  • Because you are just a good person and like to do fun things that help others.

So get your tickets now!

18
Feb
10

Upcoming Events 2-18-2010 Edition

By Gloria Bell 1 Comment
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(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.)

February 22 – M.A.P.P.  (Making a Progressive Philadelphia) Happy Hour – Making A Progressive Philadelphia (MAPP) hopes to give out 20 grants – totaling $20,000! – this year throughout the city of Philadelphia. We can only do this with your help!  …and join us on Monday, February 22nd, from 4-7pm, at CANTINA DOS SEGUNDOS (931 N. 2nd Street). The Cantina will donate 20% of Happy Hour proceeds to MAPP!   (@phillymapp)

February 23 - PANMA – 5:30 – 8:30 pm  3711 Market Street, 8th Floor  – Mobile App Development DeMystified – a look at what it takes to develop mobile apps for the iPhone, Android, Blackberry and more (as well as a brief look at designing & optimizing regular web sites for the next generation of mobile browsers).  (@panma)

February 24 – SMC Philly - 6:00 – 8:00 pm  Jolly’s Dueling Piano Bar, 2006 Chestnut Street – “Digital Love” – Shmitten Kitten’s own Anna Goldfarb will be leading a discussion on dating and social media.  (@smcphilly)

February 24 – Philly Startup Leaders Fishbowl – 7:30 – 9:00 pm – UArts Terra Building, 211 S. Broad Street – Featured company, Technically Philly shares its plans for building a sustainable technology news site. (@startupleaders)

February 26 – Trend Camp – 6-9 pm Two Liberty Place, 32nd Floor, Offices of Buchanan, Ingersoll, and Rooney, 50 S. 16th St, Philadelphia – A user-generated conference where we explore What’s next. The community is the best tool available to predict, analyze, and create the future.  (@trendcamp)

March 2 – NetSquared – 6 – 9 pm Location TBD – “Social Media & Crisis Response”  This month’s Net Tuesday will be on “crisis response” (whether caused by nature or humans) and social media.  (@phlnet2)

March 3 - A Mad Tea Party at the Rosenbach Museum - The Rosenbach is toasting Lewis Carroll and his Alice books at a madcap tea party. Examine the first edition of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, meet Scott Hoyt, the director of the documentary, The Meaning of Tea, sample unique teas, and learn how to brew the perfect cup with Alexis Siemons, a local tea enthusiast and founder of the blog teaspoonsandpetals.com.  (@teaandpetals)

March 4 – Screening of The Meaning of Tea - 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm Tbar 117 South 12th Street – An exclusive screening and the opportunity to meet the filmmaker of the documentary The Meaning of Tea

March 8 – 140Conf Philly Meetup – (stay tuned for further details on venue, time and speakers)

March 10 – Philly Startup Leaders Happy Hour 6:30 – 9:30 pm – Midlantic Restaurant 3711 Market Street (@startupleaders)

March 11 – Coworking & Networking Day 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Tuscany Cafe 725 Walnut Street – This is a great way to network and work collaboratively with other Philly entreps and freelancers. Make new connections and learn more about coworking in Philadelphia. (@EntrepEntourage)

March 17 – Social Media TownHall 7:30 – 9:30 AM  The Hub at the Cire Center -  This program will focus on the high-level opportunities and challenges of social media, which will include a discussion about the human resources, legal, marketing and risk management aspects of social media.

March 25 - Twestival - Philadelphia  – Old City  (times & more details TBD)  Join us for Philly Twestival’s “Search for Concern” – a Bar Crawl Scavenger Hunt!  More details to be released soon. Twestival is a Global charity event held in hundreds of cities in the same 24 hour period to raise money and awareness for the same charity.  This year’s charity is Concern Worldwide.  (@phltwestival)

April 8 & 9 – Emerging Technologies for the Enterprise – Society Hill Sheraton  Discover what’s new and what’s next in enterprise technologies. ETE 2010 brings together pioneers across the spectrum to discuss the principles, practices, and products that are transforming IT’s ability to drive the success of the enterprise.

April 13 - Entrepreneur Expo 2010 – 6 – 9 pm  Hamilton Hall, University of the Arts – Innovation on Display   Join Philly Startup Leaders as we once again celebrate & show off the entrepreneurial spirit in Philadelphia!  (@eexpo)

April 14 – Createadelphia 10 am – 2 pm  Kimmel Center   This is the once-a-year chance for job seekers and employers in the creative industries to gather together to network and explore full-time and freelance opportunities.  (@innovationphila)

April 20 & 21 – 140Character Conference - The 92nd Street Y – Exploring the State of Now – This event is shaping up to being the largest worldwide gathering of people interested in the effects of the real-time Internet on both business and “we” the people.

May 1 - Marketing Camp Philly - Where online & offline marketers share, learn & grow – Interested in learning more or sponsoring?  Sign up here http://bit.ly/mktgcamp (@mktgcampphl)

May 25 – Social Media Plus Summit – Philadelphia Convention Center – learn and discuss the future development of social media and the technology related to it.  (@socialmediaplus)

Hope to see you at some of these events!

31
Jan
10

Upcoming Events 1-30-2010 Edition

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(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.)

February 2 – NetSquared - February’s Net Tuesday will be a highly participatory event where a few “Social Changers” who are using — or trying to use — the social web for the common good will have the opportunity to tap into the skills, talent and experience of all attendees. (The Center City location will be announced shortly.)

February 3 – Delaware Tweetup – Gov. Jack Markell will be the guest of honor at our Feb. 3 tweetup.

February 8 – Refresh Philly 6:30 – 8 pm  340 N. 12th Street, Suite 402  – Presentations on http://walkshed.org/ and CommonSpace: Sustainable Transit Visualization

February 22 – M.A.P.P.  (Making a Progressive Philadelphia) Happy Hour – Making A Progressive Philadelphia (MAPP) hopes to give out 20 grants – totaling $20,000! – this year throughout the city of Philadelphia. We can only do this with your help!  …and join us on Monday, February 22nd, from 4-7pm, at CANTINA DOS SEGUNDOS (931 N. 2nd Street). The Cantina will donate 20% of Happy Hour proceeds to MAPP!

February 23 - PANMA – 5:30 – 8:30 pm  Huntsman Hall, Room F-36, 3730 Walnut Street – Mobile App Development DeMystified

February 26 – Trend Camp – 6-9 pm Two Liberty Place, 32nd Floor, Offices of Buchanan, Ingersoll, and Rooney, 50 S. 16th St, Philadelphia – A user-generated conference where we explore What’s next. The community is the best tool available to predict, analyze, and create the future.

March 3 - A Mad Tea Party at the Rosenbach Museum – The Rosenbach is toasting Lewis Carroll and his Alice books at a madcap tea party. Examine the first edition of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, meet Scott Hoyt, the director of the documentary, The Meaning of Tea, sample unique teas, and learn how to brew the perfect cup with Alexis Siemons, a local tea enthusiast and founder of the blog teaspoonsandpetals.com.

March 25 – Twestival – Philadelphia (location, times & details TBD)  Twestival is a Global charity event held in hundreds of cities in the same 24 hour period to raise money and awareness for the same charity.  This year’s charity is Concern Worldwide.  Stay tuned for more info!

May 1 - Marketing Camp Philly - Where online & offline marketers share, learn & grow – Interested in learning more or sponsoring?  Sign up here http://bit.ly/mktgcamp

Also coming in Spring 2010 -

Entrepreneur Expo 2010 – Join Philly Startup Leaders as we once again celebrate & show off the entrepreneurial spirit in Philadelphia!

Hope to see you at some of these events!

20
Jan
10

Upcoming Events 1-20-2010 Edition

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(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.)

January 22 – PhillyChi Design Slam - Messagefirst, 230 N. 2nd Street, Suite 2C, Philadelphia  6 pm – 8:30pm   Contestants will participate in a fast-paced race to create the best design solution to a “made-up” real-world problem.

January 25 – Mobile Monday Mid-Atlantic Demo Night - The Hub at Cira Centre, Philadelphia PA,  5:30PM – 8:30PM.  DEMO Night gives mobile-related businesses from the Mid-Atlantic region the chance to present their products, innovations or business ideas to an audience of local and national industry experts, entrepreneurs, investors and media.

January 26 – Social Media Club Philly January Meetup – Tritone 6:30 – 8:30 pm  Join SMC Philly for Happy Hour – Putting the Social in Social Media!  Bring an idea for a resolution or prediction for social media in 2010.

January 26 – The Innovators Club - Great American Pub, Conshohocken, PA  – Jim Worth, IT Director for Merck Research Labs, will share his insights about how enterprises are utilizing social media approaches within and beyond their four walls.

February 2 – NetSquared – February’s Net Tuesday will be a highly participatory event where a few “Social Changers” who are using — or trying to use — the social web for the common good will have the opportunity to tap into the skills, talent and experience of all attendees. (The Center City location will be announced shortly.)

February 3 – Delaware Tweetup – Gov. Jack Markell will be the guest of honor at our Feb. 3 tweetup.

February 26 – Trend Camp – Philadelphia (location and times TBD)  – A user-generated conference where we explore What’s next. The community is the best tool available to predict, analyze, and create the future.

March 25 – Twestival - Philadelphia (location, times & details TBD)  Twestival is a Global charity event held in hundreds of cities in the same 24 hour period to raise money and awareness for the same charity.  This year’s charity is Concern Worldwide.  Stay tuned for more info!

Also coming in Spring 2010 -

Marketing Camp Philly - Where online & offline marketers share, learn & grow – Interested in learning more or sponsoring?  Sign up here http://sn.im/mktgcamp

Entrepreneur Expo 2010 – Join Philly Startup Leaders as we once again celebrate & show off the entrepreneurial spirit in Philadelphia!

Hope to see you at some of these events!

08
Jan
10

Upcoming Events – 1-8-2010 Edition

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With the Holidays and end of the year hustle, I was a bit lax in keeping this post up to date, but with a new year, comes many new & exciting events in Philly.  Here once again is this week’s list of some of the fun, interesting, educational and exciting 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.)

January 11 - Refresh Philly- Science on Tap at National Mechanics – 6 pm – Dr. Ernie Schuyler, Curator Emeritus of Botany, Academy of National Sciences presents “The Origin and Evolution of Beer”

January 12 – 140Conf Philly Meetup - National Mechanics 5 pm – 9 pm – An opportunity to discuss the emerging Real-Time Internet and the effects on business. A monthly gathering for friends of #140conf to get together and discuss issues of the day.

January 14 – Ladies Who Launch at Rittenhouse Women’s Wellness Center - 1632 Pine Street Philadelphia, PA 19106  5:30 pm – 7 pm  Learn about three excellent resources for women in one night!   You’re invited to Rittenhouse Women’s Wellness Center to meet this unique and highly talented group of practitioners along with other women in the community who either have their own business, are starting their own business, or have an idea percolating in the back of their minds to start one.  Learn more about the center from its medical director, Dr. Leslie Saltzman, talk with the directors of Philadelphia’s Ladies Who Launch market, and the dynamic team behind the Empowerment Group.

January 20 – Philly Startup Leaders Fishbowl - featuring Fwd:Vault

January 22 – PhillyChi Design Slam - Messagefirst, 230 N. 2nd Street, Suite 2C, Philadelphia  6 pm – 8:30pm   Contestants will participate in a fast-paced race to create the best design solution to a “made-up” real-world problem.

January 25 – Mobile Monday Mid-Atlantic Demo Night - The Hub at Cira Centre, Philadelphia PA,  5:30PM – 8:30PM.  DEMO Night gives mobile-related businesses from the Mid-Atlantic region the chance to present their products, innovations or business ideas to an audience of local and national industry experts, entrepreneurs, investors and media.

January 26 – Social Media Club Philly January Meetup – Tritone 6:30 – 8:30 pm  Join SMC Philly for Happy Hour – Putting the Social in Social Media!  Bring an idea for a resolution or prediction for social media in 2010.

January 26 – The Innovators Club - Great American Pub, Conshohocken, PA  – Jim Worth, IT Director for Merck Research Labs, will share his insights about how enterprises are utilizing social media approaches within and beyond their four walls.

February 26 – Trend Camp – Philadelphia (location and times TBD)  – A user-generated conference where we explore What’s next. The community is the best tool available to predict, analyze, and create the future.

March 25 – Twestival - Philadelphia (location, times & details TBD)  Twestival is a Global charity event held in hundreds of cities in the same 24 hour period to raise money and awareness for the same charity.  This year’s charity is Concern Worldwide.  Stay tuned for more info!

Also coming in Spring 2010 -

Marketing Camp Philly - Where online & offline marketers share, learn & grow – Interested in learning more or sponsoring?  Sign up here http://sn.im/mktgcamp

Entrepreneur Expo 2010 – Join Philly Startup Leaders as we once again celebrate & show off the entrepreneurial spirit in Philadelphia!

Hope to see you at some of these events!


13
Oct
09

Upcoming Events 10-13-2009 Edition

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Whew, between speaking at PANMA, the Grow Smart Biz Conference, PodCamp Philly and the Global Creative Economy Summit, my life has been insane lately! Absolutely educationally, wonderfully, creatively, fabulously insane!  Now that things are starting to slow down a little, here once again 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.

This list would not be complete without a special shout out to two very dear friends who are getting married this week – Jesse Middleton (@srcasm) & Magda Kozak (@beyondreality)!  I wish them both the most happiness possible. Love you both!!

(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.)

October 13th – Ignite Philly – Ignite Philly is part of a worldwide network that entertains and educates people in short 5 minute bursts. Ignite Philly is the local group, and is our way to highlight great ideas coming to life here in Philadelphia. 7 pm at Johnny Brenda’s

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 17th A Reading with Kate Bornstein (Giovanni’s Room, Philadelphia)  Kate Bornstein is the author of many books including, most recently, Hello, Cruel World: 101 Alternatives to Teen Suicide

October 18th – BarCamp Jacksonville (Jacksonville, FL) BarCamp Jacksonville is a one-day conference, where the conference goers are the participants. Anyone from designers, developers, students, artists and beyond are welcome to join. All barCamps including BarCampJax are Ad-hoc and free, and everyone is encouraged to lead a session or participate.

October 20th – SMC Philly – Wil Reynolds joins us to talk about Social Media & SEO – How to make them play nice together -  6:30 pm at Temple Center City – Register here http://smcphillyoct2009.eventbrite.com/

October 21 – Social Media Boot Camp (Hamilton, NJ) Social media tools are FREE, but the knowledge and understanding how to use them to best fit your company is priceless… Learn more at this event being brought to you by Purple Stripe Productions.

October 23 – Blog Potomac - (Falls Church, VA)  Attendees can expect a one-day event with nationally renowned speakers and advanced discussion of best social media marketing practices.

October 27 – Bloblive – Open Mic Night for Entrepreneurs! Bloblive is an urban event for big thinkers, small business owners, entrepreneurs — and dreamers. Each event features idea sharing, audience feedback, a live video feed, twittering and more. Bloblive is the city’s only regular idea meet-up, and whether your idea is half-baked or fully cooked, we’d love to hear about it!

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

November 19 – Founder Factory – Founder Factory is set to inspire Philadelphia entrepreneurs, their mentors and advisors and angel and venture capital investors through real life case studies, examples and success stories.
Besides these stories, these successful entrepreneurs will advise three startups in a Fishbowl setting in topics such as go-to market strategies, value proposition, risks, funding and other topics

I am not personally involved in this group, but after reviewing their calender, I think maybe I should be!  I encourage you to take a look at the events calender for the Philly Liars Club. The Philly Liars club is a group of professional writers who basically lie for a living, and their Truth Tour is a series of parties celebrating independent bookstores.   

STAY TUNED FOR REGULAR UPDATES! Hope to see some of you at some of these awesome events.

21
Sep
09

Upcoming Events 9-21-2009

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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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