Presenting a Session at PodCamp3 Boston on Breaking Into the Social Media Conversation

PodCamp has been growing in popularity as the nationwide "un-conference". The theory behind PodCamp is that you take the best part of other conventions, the hallway discussions and sidebars, and make them the conference itself.

PodCamp3 Boston is this weekend, and I'll be there attending sessions, learning from my peers and networking. Please come find me if you are going to attend. If you want to know where I am just Twitter me @geechee_girl to ask and I'll let you know. (If Tweeting to the public timeline about the event in general, be sure to use hashtag #pcb3.)

I'm also honored to be hosting a session myself called Breaking Into the Social Media Conversation, Busting the Clique at 4:00 PM on Sunday, July 20th. I hope to see many of you there as I share the techniques I've learned to be heard in this noisy Social Media webiverse.

There are so many new media and technology rock stars presenting sessions at this PodCamp that I'm having trouble choosing which ones I'd like to attend most. Luckily PodCamp works on what they call the Law of Two Feet, so if I choose poorly I can just move on. This also makes me want to bring my A Game to the session on Sunday so that I give people good value for their time.

In the spirit of PodCamp being the un-conference, I'm planning a bit of an un-session. It will be a bit different than the usual boring "look at these slides or this video and talk or ask questions later" format. I hope if you attend that you enjoy it and that it helps you fill your space in the social media world with more great conversations and more valuable connections.

There are also networking opportunities outside of the sessions, including the after party at Tequila Rain. This is free for attendees to enter, but if you want to crash the party (and that is encouraged) it will cost you $10 at the door. Tequila Rain is located in the Fenway. If you aren't an after party type, join someone you just met at a session for lunch or dinner - take charge of your PodCamp experience.

If you plan to attend PodCamp, I recommend making a "people I want to meet" list. You don't have to follow it to the letter, but I've found that if you don't write it down and commit to it, it is easy to miss people. Writing down who you want to connect with helps make the connection happen. You're in charge of your social media destiny - come to my session and find out more about how that outlook can be put to work for you.