Social Media Club Des Moines

 

We will use this wiki as an online whiteboard where we will develop topics, list potential speakers and venues and plot out events. Please add your name below if you are interested in helping to launch/manage this local chapter.

 

Locations, hosts/sponsors and topics will be listed as they become available. All events are FREE, unless otherwise stated. As agendas become available, we'll add links to them from this page. Thanks in advance to everyone in Des Moines who will be working hard to make this chapter happen.

 

COMMUNITY

 

Join the Social Media Club Des Moines community on Ning - http://smcdsm.ning.com

To make it easier to communicate with members of the group, a custom network for Social Media Club Des Moines has been established on Ning. Please register there and set up a profile - it only takes a few minutes. You can use this community to share social media news and articles, to ask questions, to get help from other members, and to start discussions about the club.

 

When posting about Social Media Club Des Moines on Twitter, please use the #smcdsm hashtag. If posting or talking about it elsewhere, please tag your content with SMCDSM, the official abbreviation for Social Media Club Des Moines (determined by a vote from members).

 

SCHEDULE

We're just getting started so there are no events scheduled yet. Jump in and get involved!

 

PAST EVENTS

All past events will be indexed on this page.

 

LOCAL LEADERSHIP TEAM/VOLUNTEERS

Social Media Club Des Moines is looking for help shaping the future of social media in our area. The national Social Media Club organization has identified several example roles for each chapter, but these can be flexible depending on what our group decides. However, these roles will make up the leadership team of Social Media Club Des Moines.

 

If you'd be interested in helping in one of these key roles, or simply as a chapter volunteer, please list your name and contact info below along with the type of role you would like to fill. This list will be used to communicate chapter details as we prepare to launch.

 

Your input on these roles is welcome--just sign up for a free wiki account (see top right of page) to gain access to editing capabilities on this page.

 

GENERAL VOLUNTEERS: 

• Name, Email - what role do you wish to fill?

 

If you're not comfortable posting your email address, feel free to email Mike Templeton (mtempleton@catchfiremedia.com) directly with your contact info.

 

• Mike Templeton, mtempleton@catchfiremedia.com - Promotions Director
• Joy Evans, joyevans@gmail.com - Partnership Director or General Volunteer
• Ben Stone, ben@rpoconsulting.com - Programming Director
• Isaiah McGee, isaiah@mcgeestrategies.com - Membership Director (possibly) or General Volunteer
• Suzanne Hull, suzanne_hull@hotmail.com - General Volunteer
• Pete Jones, info@desmoinesisnotboring.com - General Volunteer
• Claire Celsi, Programming Director, General Volunteer or a leadership role of some sort.
• Nathan T. Wright, General Volunteer
• Emilee Richardson, richardson.emilee@gmail.com - General Volunteer
• Andrew B. Clark - thebrandchef@gmail.com - General / Education / Communication / Leadership
• Kylee Welling - kylee.welling@yahoo.com - General Volunteer
• Ryan Hanser - ryan@hanser.com - General Volunteer
• Doug Enright - douglas.enright@gmail.com - General Volunteer
• John Burnley, General Volunteer
• Marc T. Hollander - marcthollander@gmail.com - General Volunteer
• Lauren Thorson - Lauren@mcadvantages.com - General Volunteer
• Caroline Jones - Caroline.ann.jones@gmail.com - General Volunteer

 

 

Programming Director - TBD

Email: TBD

 

At the heart of the Social Media Club is great interactive events. The Programming Director manages all aspects of the activity calendar for the club. This person is responsible for:

• Developing and managing the schedule of events, including regular (monthly) public meetings and planning meetings
• Identifying topics for upcoming events
• Coordinating with the Partnership Director to secure speakers and identify venues for each event
• Securing speaker bios
• Preparing the event program for each public event, including agenda, directions and other special instructions
• Hand off event program to Promotions Director for publicity and Production Director for planning and coordination of event

 

 

Partnership Director - TBD

Email: TBD

 

Our activities wouldn't be possible without partners. We partner with other businesses and organizations to find topics, speakers and venues for future activities. The Partnership Director manages the relationships with the global Social Media Club parent organization, other important social media organizations (both national and local), as well as with local businesses and organizations interested in sponsoring or hosting upcoming activities. This person is responsible for:

• Managing relationships with IBAC, PRSA and other national and local social media-related organizations
• Build and maintain relationships with, and identify co-sponsorship opportunities with, local marketing and technology organizations
• Identifying and managing the relationships with past and future event sponsors, co-sponsors and venues
• Coordinating with the Programming Director to find appropriate time slots, topics and venues for partner-sponsored events
• Coordinating with the Production Director to identify speaker and sponsor needs for each event

 

Promotions Director - TBD

Email: TBD

 

Promotion is key to the ultimate success of our organization--and the earlier the better! This person is reponsible for:

• Managing the Social Media Club local chapter web pages, including the blog, wiki, forums and email list
• Coordinating with Programming Director to secure program agenda for each event
• Promoting future events through all the above-named channels
• Publicizing future events through online and traditional channels
• Writing and sending around recaps of each public meeting
• Recording, publishing and sharing audio and video from events

 

Production Director - TBD

Email: TBD

 

This person is responsible for all aspects of event execution, including:

• Assuming responsibility for event program from Programming Director
• Scheduling and managing planning meetings with event sponsors and speakers
• Managing on-site signage, video, audio and lighting
• Coordinating food and drink with event sponsors and/or venue
• Staffing and managing event registration
• Maintaining the master member list
• Managing development and collection of feedback forms
• Managing giveaways and all-other on-site activities

 

Membership Director - TBD

Email: TBD

 

The membership director is responsible for three important roles:

• Managing the master membership list of the local chapter of the Social Media Club
• Promoting local membership in the global Social Media Club organization
• Managing the relationship with the global Social Media Club organization 

 

As the group develops, other roles may be identified. Your suggestions are welcome, as always. If you'd like to volunteer for these or other roles, please list your info above under the General Volunteers list. Thanks!

 

SPONSORS

We're currently looking for sponsors for upcoming events. Please add your name if you're interested in sponsoring an event--you can suggest a topic and help us with a venue!

• Name, Company, email or phone
• Name, Company, email or phone

 

RESOURCES

• Venue recommendations:
  • Impromptu Studio
  • Connxions in Urbandale
• Equipment recommendations (projectors, etc.):
  •  

 

IDEAS

We're also looking for great ideas for upcoming events. Share your thoughts on possible upcoming events, speakers, sponsors, etc. 

 

• I am helping to bring Joe Gerstandt to town on January 27th for a CISHRM Diversity workshop. That's not all that relevant to social media, but Joe has done a lot of work on bringing social media into the corporate world. Any interest in seeing if he'd want to do something with/for us while he was in town? Workshop? Tweetup with short program? ~ Ben Stone