Columbus, OH 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 group/page (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Social-Media-Club-Columbus-OH-Chapter/127528533279) 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 Columbus, OH 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 need to be filled. These people below form the leadership team of the SMC Columbus, OH group. If you'd be interested in being 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.

Beverly Smalley – Programming Director

Open – Partnership Director, Production Director, Promotions Director, and Membership Director

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). Please see the roles below that are still available.

GENERAL VOLUNTEERS:

Please send the below information in an email to beverlysbeautybar@gmail.com

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

Programming Director – Beverly Smalley

Email: beverlysbeautybar@gmail.com

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. Thank you! Again, if you'd like to volunteer for these or other roles, please list your info above. Thanks!

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:

Venue recommendations: ???

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!