I have been naughty and published this article 2 days ahead of the main promotional period. Tickets are set to fly so if you want to come I highly recommend to jump the gun before the University starts promoting. Tickets can be purchased here.
For the last couple of months it has been in the making. On a few occasions I thought it would never happen… but now it is official!
Wednesday 10th March 2010, 7pm – 11pm, marks the date of the #AddMe Conference. Founded by myself as part of my role as CIPR Student Representative for the University of Gloucestershire. The conference is associated with the CIPR and arranged as part of the CIPR West of England regional group.
“Open to students and businesses the #AddMe Conference aims to tackle the key questions of how to create, manage and utilise relationships online. To highlight the significance of creating relationships online keeps the #AddMe Conference open to a wide range of topics.”
The conference will include 3 prominent, highly acclaimed speakers on social media. These being Aren Grimshaw, Alex Sass and David Phillips. More details about the speakers and their talks with come out over the next few days on the #AddMe Conference Website.
The event is taking place at the University of Gloucestershire, Park Campus. Location and directions can be found here.
Tickets for the event are £5.00 each and student’s tickets are discounted to £3.00 with a promotional code. Considering the speakers; an affordable amount for an amazing social media conference. Tickets can only be purchased online on the #AddMe Conference’s website. The observant of you will notice the website is actually a sub-domain of this one.
No doubt the evening will partly play host to an embarrassingly long list of thanks to everybody who has helped me so far. There are a few people I would like to thank so far though. They would be:
- CIPR West of England group for always being there to help.
- Family friend, Richard Bratton, for providing me with ideas.
- Head of Department: Media and Communications, Anne Dawson, for pushing everything forward.
- My friend, Chris Brightwell, for being a graphic design genius.
- 1st Year PR Student, Amy Gibson, for taking some of the weight off my shoulders by helping arrange and promote the event.
- Drinking buddy, Jonny Orme, for being good at his degree, Digital Film Production.
If you would want to learn about social media and want to support this conference I have arranged then come along. It will be good fun!
Sounds an interesting event. I will publicise it among the students at the University of Greenwich PR department. Distance may preclude many of us getting there but hope it goes well.
Hi Mark,
Thanks! My aim was always to put on an event that would be interesting but also exciting. It is so pleasing to see my thoughts gradually come together for a real life event. Should be fantastic.