PodCamp Western MA

Where & When:

When: Saturday, February 25, 2012 – 9:30 am to 4:00 pm
Where: Holyoke Community College (HCC), Kittredge Center,

In addition, there will also be a Post-PodCamp Party on Saturday, Feb 25 starting at 5:00 pm, location TBD.

Purchase your tickets on Eventbrite now! Tickets are $30 plus processing, or $10 with a valid student ID. There is a 150-person limit and we expect to sell out so BUY them NOW. Only 99 tickets left as of 2/9/12!

PodCamp is an un-conference about social media and online networking. It is an open and collaborative event with discussions and interaction from attendees. Anyone with something to contribute or with the desire to learn is welcome and invited to join. Some sessions will be planned ahead of the event, but plenty of spaces will be open for the topics YOU want to discuss and learn. Tickets are $30 ($10 for students), but all are expected to participate and/or present. You can participate by giving a presentation, demo, or joining into another cooperative event, being on a panel/roundtable, or in other ways helping out on event day.

PodCamp is NOT just about podcasting, but about all social media/networking, and its relevance and usefulness to community, business and otherwise. This PodCamp is all about blogging, Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, podcasting, videocasting/YouTube, and any other online community tools.

Western Mass entered the Social Media age with the inaugural PodCamp WesternMass, as well as WesternMass TweetUps, in early 2009. We have a thriving community here of some truly amazing people. This is a chance for Western Mass bloggers, business people, artists, and academics, to get together, make connections, and for everyone to learn how social media can enhance their business, cause or organization. This is also a chance to celebrate the cornucopia of Western Mass. culture, a joyous blend of urban and rural; business, artistic and academic; near enough to other large metro areas, but small enough to hear yourself think.

Sponsors:

Park Ranger Sponsor: HCC Kittredge Center
Trail Blazer Sponsor: Winstanley Partners & The Businews Channel
Happy Camper Sponsors: Lesley Lambert, High Tech Realtor®
For more information on sponsorship opportunities, click here.

To get a better understanding of what a PodCamp is all about, and the benefits of learning and networking with your fellow Campers, check out some of the blogs, photos, and videos from previous PodCamps:

From PCWM 3:

Photos: PodCamp WesternMass 3 pix

Blogs:
Meghan Lynn Allen: PodCamp: In The Moment and WordPress at PodCamp
Ron Miller: Pod Camp Western Mass is All About Relationships
Jocelyn Provo: My first Pod Camp at Pod Camp Western Mass 3!
Christine Pilch: 10 step PodCamp preparation checklist
Nunzio Bruno: Podcamp Western MA
Liz Provo: Pod Camp Western Mass 3 – What A Day
Jeff Michaels: 11 Tips for Differentiating your Small Business from the pack
Terran Birrell: A Day in the Life of a PodCamper
Christine Parizo: PodCamp Western Mass: Using SEO to Grow Your Business, What R U Saying session slidedeck
Lori Satter: Podcamp Western Massachusetts- Implementing Social Media
Reiko Beach: The Revolution Road Trip