‘SoCon07‚’ Atlanta’s First Social Media unConference Scheduled for Feb. 10
ATLANTA‚ Ga. (Jan. 18‚ 2007) – The Atlanta Media Bloggers Group and Kennesaw State University…
Georgia (Jan 18, 2007) — ‘SoCon07‚’ Atlanta’s First Social Media unConference Scheduled for Feb. 10
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ATLANTA‚ Ga. (Jan. 18‚ 2007) – The Atlanta Media Bloggers Group and Kennesaw State
University announced today they will host SoCon07‚ Atlanta’s first‚ city−wide social
media ‘unconference’ Feb. 9 – 10‚ 2007.
This event will bring together bloggers‚ new media pros‚ academics and people from
across the spectrum of marketing‚ public relations‚ human resources and the executive
ranks to discuss new media‚ including Web 2.0‚ social networking and open source‚
how they are evolving‚ who the local pioneers have been and are‚ what results have
been achieved and what new media promises for all of us.
“We believe there is a lot of information to be shared‚ networking to be done and
topics and techniques to debate and discuss‚ both between the experts and within the
local business community‚” conference co−chair Leonard Witt‚ Kennesaw State’s Fowler
Distinguished Chair in Communication said. “SoCon07 represents an outstanding opportunity
to ‘connect the dots’ between all of the unexpected and interesting activities people
have initiated in the Web 2.0 world.”
SoCon07‚ with its theme “Connect Because You Can‚” intends to provide a venue for
everyone with an interest or stake in new media to get together for the first time
in Atlanta to talk‚ network‚ debate and discuss the opportunities that new media presents.
Conference chair Sherry Heyl‚ CEO of the Internet consulting firm “What a Concept!”
explains‚ “New media‚ including the use of blogs‚ wikis‚ social networks‚ video and
podcasting‚ is very much in its infancy here in the South. SoCon07 expects to galvanize
and inspire all of the people and organizations that are using‚ or getting ready to
use‚ new media resources in their business and personal ventures.”
This unconference will be held at Kennesaw State University Saturday‚ Feb. 10‚ 2007
from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Attendance is free of charge‚ although pre−registration
is required and can be done via the Web site: www.socon07.com. Selected SoCon07 speakers include:
−Christopher Klaus‚ founder & CEO of Kaneva‚ founder of Internet Security Services
−James Harris‚ CEO & co−founder of Atlanta−based ListenShare
−Jeff Haynie‚ previous co−founder and CTO of Vocalocity and current CEO of Hakano‚
−Jonas Luster of Socialtext
−Josh Hallet‚ founder of Hyku
−Leonard Witt‚ Distinguished Chair in Communication‚ Kennesaw State University
Attendance is limited. Please register early.
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A member of the 35−unit University System of Georgia‚ Kennesaw State University is
a comprehensive‚ residential institution with a growing student population approaching
20‚000 from 132 countries. The third largest state university in Georgia‚ Kennesaw
State offers more than 60 graduate and undergraduate degrees‚ including a new Doctorate
of Education in Leadership.
Here's a link to PJNet Today with video footage from the conference: PJ Net Today.
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A leader in innovative teaching and learning, Kennesaw State University offers more than 150 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees to its approximately 41,000 students. With 11 colleges on two metro Atlanta campuses, Kennesaw State is a member of the University System of Georgia and the third-largest university in the state. The university’s vibrant campus culture, diverse population, strong global ties and entrepreneurial spirit draw students from throughout the region and from 92 countries across the globe. Kennesaw State is a Carnegie-designated doctoral research institution (R2), placing it among an elite group of only 6 percent of U.S. colleges and universities with an R1 or R2 status, and one of the 50 largest public institutions in the country. For more information, visit kennesaw.edu.
