May Topic: Open House – Where we are, where we’re going

We’re going to do something a bit different at the May 13th Social Media Club Phoenix, and have a bit of an Open House.  I get a lot of questions offline about the intent behind the group, where it is going, how people can get involved, etc., and it’s just not practical to cover them all individually.  Plus, then I don’t get the benefit of discussion between different members of the group. and their perspectives.  So it seemed like a good time to have a chat.

Open House: SMC Phoenix for the next year

I am really looking for this to be an open discussion with people who attend either frequently or even just once before. What will make SMC Phoenix more valuable to you over the next year?  Below is my rough agenda, but I’d love to hear feedback on other topics you would like to discuss:

• Social Media Club Phoenix – What are the club’s objectives?
• Topic Panels – We’ve been pondering some small changes to the format – how can we make them more valuable?
• Member Involvement & Sharing – How do we get more people participating and sharing in the club? What should the expectation be?
• Member Resources - The Google Group isn’t used much, but the Uservoice forum has worked well. We’re also looking at a member directory. What else should we explore, add, or change?
• Events & Meetups – Is there interest in more?  On what topics?
• SM101 & Classes – We have a lot of demand for offering training material, but many people want it for free. What can we reasonably offer?  Should we be looking at this at all?
• Guest Blogs – Is there interest in blogging on the SMC Phoenix blog to make it more valuable for content in its own right?
• What else…? – What else would you like to see from SMC Phoenix?
• Q & A – If we have time, we’ll have an open Q&A on social media topics.  Anything goes. Though we have a lot to cover so I wouldn’t bank on this too heavily.

I’d appreciate help in spreading the word to get people to come down and get involved in the discussion.  This will help shape the club for the next year, and your input is very much appreciated!

Social Media 101

Evo Terra will be hosting Social Media 101 at 5:30 — sharp! This month Evo will also do some open Social Media Q&A to fit in with our Open House theme, but reserves the right to narrow it down a bit depending on who shows up.

Because he only has about 45 minutes for the class plus a Q & A session, please be on time. The class will end at 6:15, giving everyone plenty of time to make it to the main SMCPHX meeting that starts promptly at 6:30.

Feel free to come to either or both talks, at the Jobing.com offices!

~ Jeff Moriarty & Oden Hughes