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 RGV Leadership team for their hard work to make this schedule possible!
NOTE: Please tag all blogs, podcasts, vlogs, and photos with smcrgv 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!
Sponsor Pocket Communications sent some promotional caps and bags. They ask we include #pocketcomms in messages related to SMC RGV. (watch video)
The Social Media Club Rio Grande Valley 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 RGV group. If you'd be interested in helping one of them, please send an email to
mail [at] shainemata [dot] net . And your input on these roles is welcome--as with all the Social Media Club Wiki pages, this one is editable too.
Email: sergio@sergiochapa.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 RGV club. This person is responsible for:
Hand off event program to Promotions Director for publicity and Production Director for planning and coordination of event
Email: rubym@foodbankrgv.com
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:
Email: malena@krgv.com and mabalani@southtexascollege.edu
Promotion is key to the ultimate success of our organization--and the earlier the better! This person is reponsible for:
Email: shaine@shainemata.com
This person is responsible for all aspects of event execution, including:
Email: lebbysalinas@gmail.com
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 with the RGV group, please email mail [at] shainemata [dot] net. Thanks!
Person responsible for recording and blogging events.
TARGET DATE | TOPIC | ORGANIZER OR SUGGESTER | POTENTIAL SPEAKERS | POTENTIAL VENUE | POTENTIAL SPONSOR | NOTES OR STATUS |
7/15/2009 | Future of Journalism | discussion | KRGV Studios - tentative |
Discussion led by journalists seeing the changes in the media landscape.
Audio: KRGV's Will Ripley talking about the future of journalism
Audio: KRGV's Jordan Williams talking about the future of journalism |
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9/16/2009 | Are bloggers Press? | Shaine | ? | The Monitor, Pharr Chamber of Commerce, KRGV, Pepper's, Woodlands |
How do we distinguish between a blogger who reports and a reporter who blogs? Should bloggers get press passes to events?
No speaker. No Venue. |
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8/19/2009 | Social Media in State Government | Shaine | Aaron Peña | KRGV Studios in Weslaco | Speaker confirmed. Venue is still pending. | |
Social Media in Traditional Brick and Mortor Business | ||||||
Social Media in Support of Nonprofit | ||||||
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 | |||||
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 |