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It’s been 10 days since the second SocialCamp Memphis, and we’re finally ready to close the books on this one. (And get ready for our next adventure, BarCamp!) But before we do, we’ve got to give lovin’ where lovin’ is due. And mostly it’s due to you, for attending, volunteering, organizing, sponsoring or simply being interested in the growth of social media.

We’ve especially got to thank people like Mary Cashiola from The Memphis Flyer, Paul Ryburn and MLGW, who all gave us promo plugs on their blogs, and Bob Hazlett at OneHalfAmazing.com, JT Rigsby and Sarah Christine Bolton, who all featured great SocialCamp wrap-up posts on their sites. And we can’t forget Lisette Casey, who gave us a shout-out all the way from Colorado on the Ramblings of a Professional Learning Community blog.

Big kudos go to our organizers and volunteers, who dedicated hours to making SocialCamp a reality. (We’re also pretty indebted to our sponsors, whose logos and links you can find above.)

And since we’re in the thanking mood, we’ll thank you in advance. For what, you ask? Why, for helping us out with a Start/Stop/Keep Webinar on SocialCamp tomorrow morning at 11:30! You can call in (on 347-857-2345) or tweet us @socialcampmem with your suggestions and ideas for what we should start doing next time, what we should keep and what we should stop altogether. You can listen to the entire brainstorming session here. Your ideas and comments will help us hone the next SocialCamp experience in Memphis to be the best it can be.

Don’t forget to mark your calendars for BarCamp Memphis, happening November 14.

Organizers
Dave Barger
Eric Mathews
Chris Allen
Susan Mealer
Mark Taylor
Buck Rogers
Jonathan Lyons
Maurrean Barger
Beth Sanders
Carolyn Bahm
Mike Schoenberger
Martin Dinstuhl
Darnell Settles
Bob Hazlett
Marcy Vaughn
Amanda Mauck
Matthew Crawford-Trisler

Volunteers
April Marston
James Paul Madeksh
Nichole Lea Haynes
Rodrika Thompson
Catherine Amsden
Alison Candace Boyle
Veronica Birmingham
Erica Horton

It’s a good exhaustion; we put our all into this weekend, and it was apparent from everyone we talked to that the presenters did, too. So it’s the exhaustion of accomplishment we’re feeling.

We had unending participation from attendees, from the stream of tweets coming in to the @socialcampmem account to the SocialCamp Posterous blog.

The sessions were great and varied, ranging from the irreverent, like “Don’t be a Social Media Douchebag” and “How I Screwed Up Using Social Media,” to the specific and business-focused, like “Facebook for Small Business,” “Advertising on Facebook (or YouTube) 101,” and “Social Media for Enterprise Collaboration.” No matter what your skill level, SocialCamp had something for you to learn.

But the best part, by far, was the attendees. The major draw of SocialCamp is meeting and hanging out with great people who are all interested in great ways to utilize the internet and new technologies.

If there was one single thread running through the minds of SocialCamp attendees, it was that they loved the presentations, but treasured the opportunity to speak with the presenters throughout the event.

Thanks again to all of our sponsors who are the ones who made SocialCamp possible:

• Social Media Expedition
• MPACT
• CustomXM
• South of Beale
• Buck Rogers/Buck Daddy Blog
• Resolute Games
• Kooky Canuck
• Memphis Academy of Science and Engineering
• Fanfare Media Services
• Pique Creative Agency

and hosts:

• LunaWeb
• LaunchMemphis

We’re extremely grateful to have had everyone we have had on board. If you enjoyed your ‘Camping’ experience, you don’t have to wait for the next SocialCamp; there’s all kinds of things happening all over the place if you want to keep involved.

Coming up over the course of the next few months, we have:

1. September 27-28 – WordCamp Birmingham
2. October 7 – Social Expedition (Breakfast)
3. October 17 – BarCamp Nashville
4. October 24 – RealCamp (as in tents, campfire etc…)
5. November 14 – BarCamp Memphis

Keep your eyes peeled for more information about each of these events, and we’ll see you in time for the next SocialCamp Memphis!

Here, we’re working hard, but it seems less like work, and more like an art form:

Ana Nabakowski preps for SocialCamp

Even though we’re putting the finishing touches on the event, it’s not too late to register.  There are a lot of great sessions already scheduled, and it’s out of the rain.

We’re a platinum sponsor of SocialCamp, and we’d like to thank our other sponsors for contributing:

• MPACT Memphis
• CustomXM
• South of Beale
• Kooky Canuck
• Resolute Games
• Pique Creative
• Fanfare Media Services
• Buck Daddy Blog

We hope to see you there!

SocialCamp Main Event
19 September, 8:00 – 4:30
Memphis Academy of Science and Engineering
1254 Jefferson Avenue – Memphis

Call for Presenters
Take a look at the Topic List. See something you’d like to present either solo or with a panel? Have something else Social Media related that you’d like to present? Presentations including Q&A will last 40 minutes. Email us or DM us on Twitter.com/socialcampmem.

Sponsors – Thank You!
Platinum – Social Media Expedition – Visit SocialMediaExpedition.com
Gold – CustomXM – Visit CustomXM.com
Silver - South of Beale – Visit SouthOfBeale.com
Resolute Games – Visit ResoluteGames.com.

As educational as this is, odds approach zero that the Lottery will be picking up the tab on this event. We are looking for relatively small contributions that we make go a LONG way. Visit the Sponsors page for more details on the great exposure we in-turn give to the Sponsors.

Register
It is that time. We need to making preparations and need you to please Register as soon as you can.

Stay Tuned here and follow us on Twitter @socialcampmem AND become a fan on Facebook here. Leave a comment below. We’d love to hear from you

Business Cards

With about 100 people to run into, it’s encouraged and acceptable to exchange cards. If you don’t already have your twitter handle, blog, whatever social on your cards, then hand write it on a short stack. OR print that stuff on some mailing labels and stick it to the back of your cards. Works great, saves time (and is legible!).
(Clarification: If you don’t have all this jazz to add to your card, no problem. We hope to get you IN the conversation and want to share what we know with you)

Cameras – Still & Video

Charge up your cameras, get batteries, and feel free to get creative, document, and share all over the place. Please tag your photos #socialMEM. Add them to the Facebook group, and share them in the Flickr group at http://www.flickr.com/groups/socialcamp Please feel free to upload compressed photos & video during breaks/lunch, but not during the sessions. Presenters and their attendees need bandwidth.

No Streaming

We need all the bandwidth possible. Please do not stream through viewing or broadcasting.  Being at event where you can’t browse a simple webpage, or tweet because of bandwidth congestion problems is the suck. Please don’t stream or transfer huge files.

“Law of Two Feet”

If you find yourself in a presentation and have the urge the leave, the Law of Two Feet totally applies. Quietly exit the room. No worries.  Tweet a tasteful grumble about it first.  Maybe the presenter wants some realtime feedback to adjust their presentation. If you sit through a whole presentation and just  Troll it, you totally missed the Law of Two feet.

Be Comfortable

YOU are SocialCamp. More comfortable in a jacket, wear it. More comfortable in shorts and sandals, wear ‘em.  We have to have some organization, but it’s no Symphony. This “ain’t your grandaddy’s conference”, and the LongTail is alive and well. Please do silence cellphones. Food and Beverages will be available for breakfast, lunch, and snacks.

Everybody wants everybody to have an enjoyable time.  Trolls and mean people will get the boot.

SocialCamp is about Social Media, Social Networking, and the community of people that use it.

What?

• Learn how to setup and use  Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and other social networks.
• Learn about producing blogs, photos, and videos for your organization.
• Meet some of the most wonderful 2.0 people in your community.
• There are different sessions all throughout the day with plenty of time in-between to mix with other people

Who?

SocialCamp is for the beginner and the novice wanting to learn and share about Social Media for themselves, their faith based, community based, or business organization (profit and non-profit).

When?

• SocialCamp is September 19th from 8:00 to 5:00 . Breakfast and Lunch included.
• Optional mixer the evening before. Time and location TBD

Register now

(Register and let us know if you’d like to present)