TWTRCON SF 2010 is our fourth TWTRCON, and we have always received an overwhelming number of great speaker and topic suggestions while we are building the program. For our return to San Francisco (where we held our first event), we wanted to find a way to include more of those topics, and also to offer attendees the option of participating in sessions that were more in-depth, how-to and educational.
New at TWTRCON SF 2010, TWTRCON Workshops are designed to let experienced Twitter business practitioners to explore real-time applications, tools and platforms. Each workshop will be 40 minutes long, and will feature practical, how-to tips and techniques. We are planning a total of eight workshops, which will be held in smaller breakout rooms concurrent to the main session, and which will be open to anyone with a TWTRCON pass. (We may have a simple ticketing system onsite to prevent over-crowding.)
UPDATE 8/25: Just to be super clear on this – there will be 2 sets of workshops running concurrently with the general session. Each workshop room can fit about 40 people. We will work hard to make the process of choosing where you want to be as easy as possible, and to provide access to content you may miss. Let us know if you have questions about this!
We are looking for experienced, dynamic real-time pros to suggest and lead TWTRCON Workshops at TWTRCON SF 2010. Here are the details:
- Topics should be related to the practical application of Twitter or other real-time tools in a business context.
- The material should be presented in an interactive, how-to format. Think education, as opposed to presentation. If you can incorporate examples, worksheets and demos, even better.
- All workshop instructors should be prepared to provide hand-outs or other session material that can be given to workshop participants onsite, and then posted online after the event.
If you would like to apply to lead one of our workshops at TWTRCON SF 2010, please submit:
- your name and contact information
- suggested topic for your workshop (“How to ….”)
- a brief two-sentence description of why the topic is important, focused on the bottom-line benefits of your topic
- what specifically attendees can expect to learn from your workshop
For an example, check out our first Workshop topic here. Send your proposal to John Eckhouse at john@modernmediapartners.com. We will review proposals as they are received. As a workshop instructor, you will be asked to prepare a 40-minute session, engage workshop participants in the discussion, and provide a handout summarizing your presentation and resources. Note: instructors will have free admission to the conference, but will be responsible for their own travel expenses.
We are really excited about this new part of the TWTRCON program, and are really looking forward to seeing what kinds of topics people suggest. Our first workshop on Twitter Chats will be led by Angela Dunn, aka @blogbrevity and @odomlewis — and we want to extend a huge thank you to Angela for helping us to develop the format and structure for the new TWTRCON Workshops.
An example of a Chat in which Angela participates is the #socpharm chat, which stands for social pharmer. #Socpharm Chats are held every Wednesday evening at 8 p.m. (once a month at 8 a.m.) for those in the pharmaceutical industry to discuss news and best practices in social media via Twitter. According to Angela, “Twitter Chats are like drinking from a firehose of information crowdsourced from the Twittersphere.” Angela has also moderated a Chat under the hashtag #smchat (social media chat).
Dunn will share best practices for organizing a Twitter Chat, moderating techniques, getting the most from participating, and Twitter Chat etiquette.
So what’s your big idea? We look forward to hearing from you!
