Face to face opportunities to grow your online community

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The next 30 days are shaping up to be busy for my speaking schedule. Here are a number of opportunities to catch me on the road at a conference near you in the next month:

• Tuesday, May 20 at the digitalNow conference in Nashville. I’ll be speaking with Michelle Mason of the American Society for Quality on the six cultural hallmarks of organizations that are positioned to succeed online communities in “Lead Your Way to an Engaging and Profitable Online Community.”
• Wednesday, May 21 at the digitalNow conference in Nashville. I’ll be on a panel with Matthew D’Uva of the Society of Consumer Affairs Professionals (SOCAP International) and Vanessa Dimauro from Leader Networks on trends in social business in “Social Business Benchmark for Association Leaders.”
• Wednesday, May 28 for a Community Manager Networking Lunch in Bethesda, MD. Join me and other community managers for a little shop-talk over lunch — my treat, by the way!
• Thursday, May 29 at the ASAE Finance, Human Resources & Business Operations Conference in Washington, DC. I’ll be speaking about how organizations can benefit from enterprise social networks in “An Intranet Your Employees Will Actually Like.”
• Tuesday, June 17 at the ASAE Membership Marketing & Communications Conference in Washington, DC. I’ll be speaking with Maddie Grant of SocialFish on “10 Must-Track Online Community and Social Media Stats.”