Next week, the Forum for Women Entrepreneurs and Executives, the Bay Area’s most active forum for women in leadership roles, will host the half-day conference “Business Applications of Social Networking.” The event will be held Tuesday, March 25th at the Computer History Museum and is being underwritten by Google.
Unlike other events on the topic are designed for social media insiders or that serve as an arena for platform wars, this event is designed to help business leaders better understand and extract value from social networks. This time-efficient conference isn’t about platform or profiles; it’s about leveraging social media and networking tools for your business. Speakers include:
- Ross Mayfield, Chairman, President & Co-founder, Socialtext;
- Jeremiah Owyang, Senior Analyst, Social Computing, Forrester Research;
- Karen Appleton, VP Business Development, Box.net;
- Katie Jacobs Stanton, Principal, New Business Development,Google, Inc;
- Teresa Valdez Klein, Director of Web Operations, Parnassus Ventures;
- Lena West, CEO & Founder, xynoMedia Technology;
- Robin Wolaner, Founder and CEO, TeeBeeDee; and
- Gina Bianchini, CEO, Ning.
This event is open to anyone, not just women. If you’ve wondered how to make Facebook, LinkedIn, Ning, or any of the dozens of social networking tools more pertinent to your business, I recommend you register for and attend this practical, time-efficient conference. Use the code SNC325 when you register to get $149 special pricing.
Tanya Middleton said
There really are boundless opportunities when it comes to women owned small businesses. Most small businesses can flourish through online approaches, so I’d definitley look into the social networks conference. If you’re looking for more information on owning or developing your online business, you should check out Vision to Venture, which is 5 live events (April-May 2008) hosted by industry insiders showcasing trade secrets and featuring “Girl’s Guide to Building a Million Dollar Business”. One of the featured speakers, Susan Solovic, an award winning small business advocate, will be discussing online business promotion that’s easy and affordable. You should take a look at http://smallbusiness.officelive.com/v2v/; the event is completely geared towards us female entrepreneurs and provided by Microsoft. You should also look into their new web service Office Live Small Business, which is so easy to use and features a ton of resources on how to organize and manage an online business. If you have any questions let me know, I work with Microsoft and I’m always around!