Social Media, Networking and Mobile Technology Summit

This has definitely been a do-it-all week!

I had a teleconference with  TEC Edmonton about building a smartphone app which would give you the UV Index, temperature, etc for your location (within 10 km) and sun safety tips based on your skin type that you plug in along with other information during set-up.

Had another teleconference with pharma company about sponsorhing a public education campaign, which for the first time would include pre-planned social media elements (YouTube, Twitter, & Facebook).

Then headed off to Toronto for the Social Media, Networking and Mobile Technology Summit hosted by the Canadian Society of Association Executives (CSAE). The speakers, Andy Steggles and Angelika Lipkin, covered a lot of material but still had some much that we're going to be having a webinar in about 6 weeks to address the extra content and allow for questions about things that may/may not be working.

The summit was great because it focused on social media and social networking for not-for-profits which incidentally is where I find myself. Part of the registration fee for the summit was Andy Steggles book "Social Networking for Nonprofits: Increasing Engagement in a Mobile and Web 2.0 World". Apparently the book is a great resource that many people find helpful. So much so that it was out of print at the time of the meeting but CSAE has said they will be mailing them out and I find that I'm actually anxious to get my hands on a copy.

During the meeting Andy and Angelika, from HigherLogic.com asked that we tweet about the session using the hashtag #CSAE11. People were tweeting during the sessions and Andy even tweeted a video from the karaoke night following the first day's session. Those Ontario Real Estate Association girls sure enjoyed the spotlight ahaha!