How do you feel about Facebook, twitter or LinkedIn? In control or overwhelmed? Either way and whether you’re in a small business or a large corporation, if you’re interested in today’s digital media we’ve got an event for you! WJHL-TV news anchorman Josh Smith will be one of the five great panelists who will take part in the inaugural #SMAC13 social media event featuring the Tri-Cities’ region’s leading journalists and communicators. They’ll be discussing how they use social media in their day to day life as professional communicators and the trends they are seeing. Josh will join ETSU’s Jennifer Clements, Wellmont’s Eric Vaughn, Johnson City Press journalist Becky Campbell and Eastman’s Rachel Cain in a panel discussion that I will moderate. If you haven’t already made plans to be at the Venue in downtown Johnson City, Thursday, September 19 from 11:30 AM- 1 PM our numbers are growing rapidly so please RSVP on the PRSA Facebook page now. This has been an amazing collaboration between three great groups of communicators in our region: The Northeast Tennessee Chapters of Ad Club, Society of Professional Journalists and PRSA. Please see this short video (less than a minute) interview I had with Josh Smith (a natural ham.) Josh was kind enough to do this promotion for #SMAC13! Please pass this along to friends who may be interested. Will you be joining us?
Tri-Cities PRSA, Ad Club, SPJ Team up for #SMAC13
I’m so excited about this upcoming event I wanted to share it with you, my dear blog readers! For the first time ever we’ve gathered three fantastic groups of communicators together to produce what’s going to be one great event!
The Tri-Cities Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America, along with Greater Tri-Cities Pro Chapter of The Society of Professional Journalists and The American Advertising Federation of Northeast Tennessee will host Social Media and Communicators, #SMAC13, a discussion on navigating the ever-changing social landscape, Thursday, September 19, 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. at the Venue in the King building in downtown Johnson City, 300 East Main Street, Suite 200.
This inaugural event will feature the region’s leading journalists and corporate communicators as they discuss how social media plays a role in news gathering, public relations, advertising and our everyday lives. The speakers will take part in an informative panel discussion about this sometimes controversial and often misunderstood medium.
Panelists will be Josh Smith of WJHL, Rachel Cain of Eastman Chemical Company, Becky Campbell of the Johnson City Press, Jennifer Clements of East Tennessee State University and Eric Vaughn of Wellmont Health System. I have the honor of serving as moderator.
“#SMAC 13 will provide an excellent opportunity for communications professionals to share best practices and for the public to learn more about the rapidly growing field of social media,” said Jim Wozniak, president of Tri-Cities PRSA. “We have assembled a tremendous panel and moderator who are on the cutting edge of social media developments, we are grateful to have such wonderful partners in SPJ and AAF who have helped develop a first-rate event.”
Audience members will be encouraged to participate in the conversation and send questions before the panel starts – via Twitter using the hashtag #SMAC13. Even if you can’t join us live please tweet us some questions in advance and we’ll do our best to work them in!
The cost to attend is $15 for PRSA and SPJ members, $25 for business professionals and $10 for students with valid student ID and it includes lunch provided by Cranberries. Attendance fee and lunch is included with Ad Club membership. RSVP is required for this event as seating will be limited.
For more information about the event or to learn how you can get involved, please visit the #SMAC 13 Facebook event page at Facebook.com/Tri-CitiesPRSA or email smacevent [AT] gmail.com.
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