Bay City, MI (USA)


Bay City Social Media Club 

 

We will use this wiki as an online whiteboard where we will develop topics, list potential speakers and venues and plot out events. If you would like to be kept up to date of our events, please join the Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Social-Media-Club-Bay-City/227974410601, or you may add your name below if you are interested in helping to launch/manage this local chapter.

 

Our schedule of events is below. 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 (click on the date). Thanks to our sponsors, and to everyone on the Leadership team for their hard work to make this schedule possible! 

 

2009 SCHEDULE

 

NOTE: Please tag all blogs, podcasts, vlogs, and photos with smcbaycity and socialmediaclub. If you upload photos to Flickr, we would appreciate you adding them into the Social Media Club pool at http://www.flickr.com/groups/socialmediaclub/. Thank you!

 

PAST EVENTS

All our past events can be viewed on the SMC website.

 

 

LOCAL LEADERSHIP TEAM/VOLUNTEERS

The Social Media Club is looking for help shaping the future of social media in our local area. We have identified four roles that we needed support filling. These four people form the leadership team of the SMC Bay City group. If you'd be interested in helping one of them, please list your name and contact info and the role you would like to fill. We will be in contact once we are ready to launch this chapter.

 

And your input on these roles is welcome--as with all the Social Media Club Wiki pages, this one is editable too (just sign up for a free wiki account - see top right of page).

 

GENERAL VOLUNTEERS: 

 

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:

 

 

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:

 

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:

 

Production Director - TBD

Email: TBD

 

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

 

Membership Director - TBD

Email: TBD

 

The membership director is responsible for three important roles:

 

As the group develops, other roles may be identified. Your suggestions are welcome. Thank you! Again, if you'd like to volunteer for these or other roles, please list your info above. Thanks!

 

Digital Scribe?

How about one person responsible for recording and blogging events.

 

SPONSORS WANTED:

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!

 

RESOURCES:

 

IDEAS WANTED:

 

We're also looking for great ideas for upcoming events. Please share your thoughts below on possible upcoming events, speakers, sponsors, etc. in the chart below. Throw your ideas into the table below. It doesn't matter how crazy they are. We'll consider them all. Thanks!

 

 

TARGET DATE TOPIC ORGANIZER OR SUGGESTER POTENTIAL SPEAKERS POTENTIAL VENUE POTENTIAL SPONSOR NOTES OR STATUS
  Cluetrain Manifesto Revisited   Doc Searls, David Weinberger      
  Second Life Revisted   Linden Labs     SL was hot, then died, but it is about to be reborn as a modeling/education tool for medicine and other industries?
  Social Media and Medicine   TBD      
  Future of Journalism     TBD TBD

 

 

 

  Is Google the New Microsoft?   TBD TBD TBD i.e., are they evil?
  Social Media and the Future of TV   TBD TBD TBD  
  Social Media and Education   TBD TBD TBD  
  Personalities and Personal Brands   TBD TBD TBD  
  Social Media and the Three Gs (Girls, Games and Gambling)   TBD TBD TBD  
  The Business Case for Social Media (Revisited)   TBD TBD TBD  
  Sports and Social Media   TBD TBD TBD  
  Social Media and the Law   TBD TBD TBD  
  Social Media, Biotech and Medicine   TBD TBD TBD  
  Social Media and the Protection of Content   TBD TBD TBD  
  Authenticity and Transparency.   TBD TBD TBD Case studies: Strumpette.com, Nashville is Talking - Too Transparent/Authentic? Are there any issues for people with different identities for work & personal? Are we going to hold people and companies accountable for their words? Tim O'Reilly developed a blogger code of ethics. Are people really policing each other? Is "Authenticity" the same for journalists as it is for bloggers, for individuals, or PR/Corporate agents or entities? Let's define "Authenticity" vs. "Transparency." Is one ever appropriate without the other? If so, when and why?..
  The rise of video         Hooman.tv