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A lot is happening out there in the world and it seems that everywhere people are saying businesses need to get into social networking. Come along and join our panel of experienced social media practitioners for a practical and interactive session.
Topic:
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Social Networking: Hype or reality for business?
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Tuesday, 20 July 2010 |
Time:
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6:30pm registration, 7:00pm-8:00pm main event, 8:00pm-9:00pm refreshments
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Venue:
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Lend Lease Room, MGSM North Ryde, 99 Talavera Road, North Ryde |
Bookings:
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Register for the event on the right of the page, no later than 15 July 2010
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| Cost: |
$10 donation at the door (to cover cost of refreshments) |
Event Theme
There is a plethora of social networks vying for our attention - Twitter, Facebook, Foursquare to name a few. Many of us have questions about this. How will it impact my business? What should I do? How can I demonstrate return on investment?
Join our panel of experienced social media practitioners for a practical and interactive session pondering these questions. Our panel will be made up of:
Of course there will be drinks and nibbles too!
Event Format
6.30 pm - drinks & networking
7.00 pm - panel session (facilitated by Kate)
7.30 pm - interactive table sessions (panellists join tables for discussion, drinking continues)
8.00 pm - more networking and drinks
Please note: MGSM Networker events are open to all (not just MGSM people) so if you have a colleague who would be interested in this topic, feel free to invite them along. Just make sure they register for the event.
Panelists
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Kate Carruthers
Kate Carruthers is a marketer, technologist, educator and strategist. She currently works as a business strategy consultant specialising in digital strategy. Kate has also worked as an educator in the tertiary & TAFE sectors. She also has extensive experience in senior IT roles in enterprise and government organisations. She blogs at www.katecarruthers.com/blog and can be found on Twitter @kcarruthers; and a more detailed bio is at: http://katecarruthers.com/bio.html
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Anne Bartlett-Bragg
Anne Bartlett-Bragg is Managing Director of Headshift Australasia (http://www.headshift.com/). Anne Bartlett-Bragg specialises in the creation of innovative learning environments for organisations with social software. Her passion is e-Learning, and as an early adopter has been working in this medium since 1996 where she has been involved with the design and development of technology enhanced learning initiatives for a number of clients.
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Lachlan "Warlach" Hibbert-Wells
Lachlan has been involved with social media and digital communications for some time, originally through a thesis at the University of Technology, Sydney, focused on changing modes of interaction and technology, and later through a number of roles in companies and agencies. More recently Lachlan was head of social media for the global Earth Hour campaign and is currently freelancing for a range of clients with a Sydney-based agency.
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Bronwen Clune
Bronwen works as a web strategist at Pollenizer. She has a unique perspective, having both worked as a journalist - the last four years specialising in online media - and founding her own collaborative media web start-up.
Working with clients to develop a focussed online strategy, Bronwen likes to draw on her own experience to deliver a creative and disciplined approach to projects. As a consultant she’s helped a number of companies create and implement successful online strategies, as well as oversee larger web-based projects. She’s also an accomplished writer and has been known to dabble in the occasional podcast.
Outside of work, Bronwen acts as an online consultant on a number of advisory boards, including the Public Interest Journalism Foundation, a non-profit organisation, which has a number of online driven projects looking to support the future of journalism.
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