Summer Speaker Series Begins TODAY!

I've been asked to be a speaker and moderator and participant in some interesting local conferences this summer and since my first engagement is today, it seemed like an appropriate time to talk about my Summer '09 Speaking Tour!

Women Business Owners Network
TODAY (May 15th) from 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
I'll be speaking (after lunch) about "Small Business Online Marketing Success Stories". I've got one hour to tell the audience about some very interesting and diverse organizations that have one thing in common: they are all in Vermont. Who will I be talking about? Magic Hat Brewery, Flash Bags, Cynthea's Spa, Seven Days, The Inn at the Round Barn Farm and The Healthy Hippie. Why? Well as I'll be telling the audience today, they are all doing a mix of interesting things with interactive media -- from Twitter to Video and Facebook to Blogging -- they are all engaging with their customers, and they seem to be having fun doing it.

Alliance for Community Media Northeast Regional Conference
Thursday, May 21st from 2:00 p.m - 3:30 p.m.
I'll be moderating a panel discussion on Nonprofits & Media Reformers Turning to Web 2.0. This will be very interesting as we'll be hearing from The Snelling Center, Planned Parenthood and the Vermont Workers Center on how they are using social and interactive media to connect with their constituents. I've built in lots of time for Q&A so it should prove informative and engaging. By the way, the Twitter hashtag for the event is #acmne09.

Burlington Social Media Breakfast
Monday, June 1st from 8:00 a.m. - 12 noon
I'll be participating in the first Burlington Social Media Breakfast (Twitter hashtag #btvsmb) that is a co-production of Digalicious and Champlain's Communication and Creative Media Division, and sponsored by the Burlington Free Press. It will feature CC Chapman of The Advance Guard and Todd Defren of Shift Communication as well as Mike Hayes from Magic Hat Brewery. Special guest live tweeters will include some amazing marketing students who you can follow on twitter at: @impersnickety, @keldia, @barqhasbite87 and @schuylerhunton.

Leadership in a Connected Age
Tuesday, June 9th from 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
I'll be presenting from 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. on social media tools. Title of my presentation is "Behind the Curtain – Using Social Media Tools to Expand Your Community, Business, and Mind". Sounds pretty cool eh? I'll let you know closer to the date what I'll actually be covering!

Summer Institute for Educators
Monday, June 22nd through Friday, June 26th
I'll be presenting on social media and social networking in the classroom. Should prove great fun. The plans for this one keep evolving just like the social media world keeps evolving. More on this later.

Whew! That's what is on my whiteboard for now. Hope to see you at one of them.