It’s easy to talk about something you are passionate about, believe in and work so hard for. Couple it with an experience that is beyond what I could have imagined, I’m almost at a loss for words. But this isn’t about me. It’s about everyone who made the first ever Community Manager UNconference such a success!
There were over 70 people that attendee the Community Manager UNconference in Chicago on Friday, February 24. Overall, eight sessions took place with two going on simultaneously.
Sessions included:
Katie Felten “Evangelists vs. Influencers“
Jenny Johnson “Social Media Management Systems: Making an Informed Decision“
Nick Kellet “What can one Community Manager learn from another“
Sean McGinnis “Building Communities from the Ground Up”
Jenny Weigle and Berni Xiong “How to Make Community Management Fun”
Grant Crowell “Bringing Video into your Community”
Liz Strauss “Creating Loyal Communities. Be Irresistible”
A fun time was had with the Meet-Meme trading cards and we awarded several prizes for those that completed their game cards.
Jenny Weigle, CareerBuilder, won the grand prize from The Community Roundtable: TheCR Focus ($350 value)
Karen Johnson, Wilton Brands, and Nicole Fusz, element14, both won copies of Deb Ng’s “Online Community Management for Dummies” book. And Nick Tippmann, Indiana University, and Kelly Loubet, Spellbinders Paper Arts, both won copies of “ZMOT: Winning the Zero Moment Of Truth”
The winner of the Google Places contest came from an attendee at the Social Media Club Chicago event, Giselle Gonzalez, who won the Samsung Galaxy Tab!
Vitrue provided a video summary of the Community Manager UNconference in Chicago
Vitrue is also hosting the community manager of the year contest. Nomination process is now open!
The Social Media Monthly provided the most recent issues of their magazine to Community Manager UNconference attendees and today is the last day to take advantage of their Kickstarter campaign and get a full page color ad or lifetime subscription for a contribution of only $100!
Stay up to date on the lastest photos, blog posts and feel free to share your own on our new Facebook Page specifically for Community Manager UNconference stories.
Registration is now open for Community Manager UNconference Toronto! Get early bird pricing and save $150 by signing up today. It’s expanded to a full day and we promise to have tons of surprises yet keep it intimate by limiting registration to 100 people.
On behalf of Brandie McCallum , Megan Larsen and myself, Thank you all for making the first Community Manager UNconference such a memorable event!
