Trying to organize a tweet-up

This topic contains 8 replies, has 5 voices, and was last updated by Corey McCarren 8 years, 11 months ago.

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February 16, 2012 at 7:32 pm #153341

Emma Smith
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Hi Everyone,

I’m the social media coordinator for a non-partisan, non-profit (Better Government Association) and want to start hosting tweet-ups. Some of the topics I’m interested in for these events include “reflections on recent investigations,” policy discussions, Q/A with our staff, more social and network. I’ve never organized a TweetUp or attended one so any advice on how best to organize and generate interest and success would be great.

Thanks!

Emma
February 16, 2012 at 8:32 pm #153357

Corey McCarren
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Here’s a liveblog I did when I was at “What’s Next DC”. A woman from NASA was speaking about how to best organize Tweet-ups, as NASA hosts them every so often. Click here to check out the blog post.
February 17, 2012 at 4:06 pm #153355

Deb Green
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NASA. Definitely. I am interested in the same kind of information and have a friend who recently attended the last NASA tweet up. I’m happy to share with you what I learn from him from the attendee perspective.
February 17, 2012 at 8:44 pm #153353

Steve Cottle
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Here’s a list of Do’s and Don’ts from Mashable: http://mashable.com/2009/02/25/tweetup/
February 18, 2012 at 3:44 pm #153351

Christopher Whitaker
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Hey fellow Chicagoan!

With as many people that follow the organization (particularly local media types, I’m sure there would be lots of people interested in coming to a BGA Tweet-up. If you need any help feel free to drop me a line. I’m excited to see BGA going in this direction!

For those that arn’t in Chicago, the Better Government Association works tirelessly to expose corruption in Chicago. They do investigations, watchdog training, FOIA act trainings, and just plain rock.

Here’s a clip of some of the things they’ve done: http://vimeo.com/31049960
February 21, 2012 at 5:47 pm #153349

Emma Smith
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Thanks for passing along the blog info Corey.
February 21, 2012 at 5:47 pm #153347

Emma Smith
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I would be really interested in hearing from the attendee perspective; it will help me know what to look out for/plan for. Feel free to drop me a note.
February 21, 2012 at 5:48 pm #153345

Emma Smith
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Thanks Steve. I came across this in my research – it is a really helpful list!
February 21, 2012 at 5:50 pm #153343

Emma Smith
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Chris –

Thanks so much for the support and offer to help! Your support is great. When I get more of a definitive plan outlined I will reach out to you.

Emma
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