Online Communities - Making It Happen
WHAT
Online Communities have significantly grown in profile during recent years - esp. with the popularity of sites such as Facebook.
This session brings together people who have an interest in the many
forms of online community - whether these communities consist of
professionals, employees, consumers or just people that want to hang
out together. The session will be highly interactive. N.B. We
anticipate a lot of interest in this session. Please see below for
booking details to avoid being disappointed.
WHO
Angela Beesley is the Vice-President of Community Relations for Wikia Inc. which she co-founded with Jimmy Wales in 2004 to support wiki communities. She is also the chair of the Advisory Board of the Wikimedia Foundation, which manages the free-content encyclopedia, Wikipedia.
Scott Drummond is the Community Manager for SportsHydrant, an online community for sports enthusiasts based in Sydney. Previously he was deputy editor of Marketing Magazine.
Christy McCarthy is the Community Relations Manager for WorldNomads, a global online travel company. She is also responsible for the not-for-profit online fundraising initiative - footprints.org.au which helps people give back to the communities in which they travel.
Mark Pollard is Strategy Director, McCann Sydney where he is responsible for brand and digital strategies for the likes of Microsoft, Pfizer and more. He is also the CEO of Stealth Magazine, the first full-colour hip hop magazine in the Southern Hemisphere.
WHAT NEXT? We have space for 50 people, first come,
first served. If you plan to attend please RSVP before COB Friday 20th
February by e-mail to: rsvp<at>nsw-km-forum.org.au (hint: replace the <at> with a normal @
to complete the email address and please include the date and/or title
of the event in the subject line). We cannot accept RSVPs after Feb
20th.
WHERE
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Darling Park
201 Sussex Street
Enter from Druitt Street, go up the escalators and up the hall.
Continue through the foyer until you see the PwC security desk through
the doors on your left hand side. Please note: You will need to get a
security pass from the security desk in the PwC Foyer, then proceed to
main reception on Level 10 and tell reception you are here for the NSW
KM forum.
WHEN: 5.30pm for 6pm, Monday (*Yes Monday) 23 February 2009.
HOW MUCH: Gold coin donation.
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