SMC Seattle December - The State of Social in 2011

 Who needs a crystal ball when you can hear a handful of industry leaders provide predictions on the state of social media for the coming year?

Please join us on December 8 as we mix, mingle and learn from a panel that's teeming with professional chops. With backgrounds that span government and non-profit work to corporate enterprise experience, this month's speakers will offer a variety of views and tee up some curious conversations about what the future of social media holds.

Thanks to Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 for sponsoring this month's event!

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December Event Details

About the Speakers:

Jeremy Bertrand manages the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) websites, both internal and external, and the agency's social media program.  As far as government-run social media programs are concerned, WSDOT has the largest audience and is considered to be the most successful in the country. Due to Jeremy's leadership and direction, the agency website (http://wsdot.wa.gov), marketing, and outreach programs have won several national awards, including one award labeling it the most "Innovative Transportation Agency" in the nation.  WSDOT was also the first transportation agency in the country to launch Android and iPhone applications to allow outreach to the ever-growing mobile audience.  Finally, Jeremy has assisted hundreds of other state and local government agencies start up their own social media programs and continues to advise communications professionals in the government sector across the country.

Read the WSDOT blog

Follow WSDOT on Twitter

Find Jeremy on Twitter

Eugene Cho and his wife, Minhee, are the founders of One Day’s Wages - “a new movement of people, stories, and actions to alleviate extreme global poverty.”  Their strategy is to create a collaborative movement via integrating Human Relationships, Social Media/Technology, and the Power of Story. ODW promotes awareness, invites simple giving (one day’s wages), and supports sustainable relief through partnerships, especially with smaller organizations in developing regions.
One Day’s Wages has been featured in the Seattle Times, Mashable and numerous other publications.

Find One Day’s Wages on Facebook

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Kathy Gill has more than 20 years experience in industry, government and non-profit communications, including 10 years experience in digital media -- both development and instruction. She teaches at the University of Washington in the Department of Communication, Digital Media Program. She began teaching web-related courses in 1998; from spring 2001 - summer 2003 she taught interface design, web design, and other web courses at Seattle Central Community College. In 2001, she developed a one-day workshop on web usability for eLearning, which she conducts as a contract to MediaPro several times each year.

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Sean O’Driscoll is the co-founder and CEO of Ants Eye View, a strategy development and consulting firm that helps guide enterprise companies through the process of transforming customer experience and brand engagement by activating and embedding customer voice into all aspects of a company’s social business. Before starting Ants Eye View, Sean was a 15 year veteran at Microsoft Corporation, where he was responsible for developing social media and community-based support models and leading the global Microsoft MVP program. Sean is also the co-chair of the influencer council for the Word of Mouth Marketing Association.

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Find Sean on Twitter 

Scott Porad serves as Cheezurger Technology Officer of the Cheezburger Network, the company behind the hugely popular I Can Has Cheezburger? and Failblog.org. The Cheezburger Network is a collection of Web sites where millions of people share moments of joy through the humor and wonder of LOL. Scott's previous professional experience includes builiding industry-leading web properties in online media (ESPN.com), e-commerce and online retailing (drugstore.com).

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About the Sponsors:

Big thanks to Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 and Windows Live for sponsoring this month's event!

Now available on both ATT and T-Mobile, the new Windows Phone 7 is a different kind of phone designed to bring together what you care about most. Get some hands on time with the phone that provides a glance-and-go experience, is organized to get everything you live easier and faster, and is simply designed to do more in less steps.

Learn more about Windows Phone 7

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Windows Live allows people to do more with their PC’s, be more efficient with their email, interact in real time, and store up to 25 GB of files online with Windows Live Essentials, Hotmail, Messenger, and SkyDrive. Come by and check out some great demos of our new products!

• Learn more about Windows Live
• Find Windows Live on Twitter