Social Media, Citizen Engagement and Municipal Politics – October 17, 2011 @ 6:45pm

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Posted on 11th October 2011 by Paul Holmes in Events

You are invited to attend Social Media, Citizen Engagement and Municipal Politics on Monday, October 17th at 6:45pm at the University of Victoria, David Strong Building, room C126.

Mat Wright will be asking a panel of municipal candidates and political organizers their thoughts on Social Media as it effects municipal issues, in particularly the challenges and opportunities for citizen engagement at this level.

All municipal candidates who are using social media as a component within their campaign are invited to be part of the panel. Please contact @MatVic on Twitter.

Social Media Basics – September 19, 2011, 6:45pm

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Posted on 7th September 2011 by Paul Holmes in Events

Join us at UVic on September 19th, 2011 for our first Social Media Club meeting of the new season!

To kick off the new year, we’ll have 3 presentations targeted to beginners, as well as some networking time:

The meeting kicks off at 6:45pm, and wraps up at 9pm. Meet in the David Strong Building C126 at UVic. The meetings costs $5 at the door; UVic Students are free (with valid ID).

Social Media Club Taking a Break This Summer and Back Again in September

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Posted on 6th July 2011 by Cindy Stephenson in Uncategorized

Hope everyone is enjoying our warm summer weather and taking time to relax and kick back!

We at Social Media Club are taking a break as well, with no meetings in July or August.

However, we’ll be back at it in September with a session we’re calling “Social Media 101″. Come to learn more about and share your own insights in terms of Facebook, Linked In and Twitter tips and tricks.

Join us September 17 – venue details to follow!

In the meantime, enjoy your summer.

Copyright and Creative Commons Do’s and Don’ts

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Posted on 8th June 2011 by Cindy Stephenson in Events |Speakers

Our June 20th meeting focuses on Creative Commons Licensing: the do’s and don’ts of content sharing and the right way to “borrow” information, quotations and images for your blog and social networking profile. On the flip side, we will also look at how to go about copyrighting and licensing content for the online world.

Our featured speaker is Scott Leslie.

Scott is a self-described educational technologist, hacker, researcher and open content/open network activist. He currently works as the Manager of Client Services in Open Education for BCcampus, a province-wide post-secondary agency in British Columbia, Canada.

Well known to the local #yyj Twitterverse, Scott is an engaging presenter, and very passionate about open content and open educational resources. Follow him on Twitter here. He blogs at EdTechPost.

Please join us!

  • Monday June 20th, 2011
  • University of Victoria - SSM A102 (Social Sciences and Mathmatics Building Room A102)
  • 6:45 – 9:00 pm
  • Cost is $5.00

Social Media and Disaster Planning

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Posted on 5th May 2011 by Cindy Stephenson in Events |Speakers

 Floods, tornadoes, earthquakes – it seems that not a week goes by without news of a major natural disaster wreaking havoc somewhere in the world.

What role can social media play when it comes to responding to these emergencies?

This is the focus of our May 16th meeting, led by Hervey Simard with the Victoria Police Department. His presentation will  touch on:

  • Examples where SM has helped during a major disaster – such as Haiti (to include videos) 
  • SM in Disasters & Emergencies (American Red Cross Study) 
  • 5 lessons for Emergency Managers
  • Ushahidi 
  • VicPD moving with SM: what we are planning to do and what we are already doing with SM 
  • What can you do to help? (discussion)

Hervey Simard is the Information Technology Supervisor for the Victoria Police Department. He is responsible for the design and implementation of the first and cutting edge social media strategy and program for VicPD which has garnered national attention from police departments all over Canada. His experience as an early pioneer of interactive marketing and PR has made him a highly sought after speaker to discuss social media strategies and new technologies, specifically as it relates the world of policing.

Hervey was the project leader for the 2008 and 2009 on-line Annual Report for VicPD which was recognized nationally as an innovative application in law enforcement and he initiated the 2010 Olympic Torch Run mass media communications plan using Twitter and Facebook to fan-out updates and general information during the first day of the run in Victoria.

You can connect with Hervey on Twitter via @HerveySimard.

Meeting Details:

  • Monday May 16th
  • University of Victoria - SSM A102 (Social Sciences and Mathmatics Building Room A102)
  • 6:45 – 9:00 pm
  • Cost is $5.00



Social Media Club looks at on-line privacy and security issues

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Posted on 12th April 2011 by Cindy Stephenson in Speakers

Please note our new location!

We’ve recruited Victoria’s top privacy and security experts – Kris Constable and Chris Parsons – to lead a discussion and answer your questions about on-line privacy and security issues, at our April meeting.  

Kris Constable is a leading privacy advocate and an expert in information security. A former global security expert for Nortel in Ottawa, Kris has been in Victoria for the past several years. He operates his own company, PrivaSecTech, which specializes in providing technical advice to organizations looking to strengthen their privacy and security policies and practices, as well as  conducting audits and incident investigations. Kris is also the founder of Victoria’s very successful Ideawave conference.

Chris Parsons is a PhD candidate in the Department of Political Science at the University of Victoria. He is a member of the New Transparency Project and holds a Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate doctoral scholarship. His current thoughts and ideas concerning developing technologies and practices as they relate to surveillance and privacy can be found at his website.

Following presentations from our two panelists, we’ll open it up for questions and discussion. Please join us.

Meeting details:

  • Monday April 18, 2011
  • University of Victoria – SSM A102 (Social Sciences and Mathematics Building, Room A102)
  • 6:45 – 9:00 pm
  • Cost is $5.00

103.1 Jack FM and Ocean 98.5

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Posted on 5th April 2011 by Paul Holmes in News

A special thanks goes out to our latest sponsors, 103.1 Jack FM and Ocean 98.5.

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We are excited to partner with these two prominent radio stations to bring our events to a wider audience, and grow the active Social Media Club community in Victoria.

Join us for Twestival Victoria – March 24th at 7 pm

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Posted on 3rd March 2011 by Cindy Stephenson in Events

In lieu of a regular SMC meeting in March, we invite you to attend Twestival Victoria – a fabulous charity fundraiser on March 24th at 7 pm in the Bengal Lounge of the Fairmont Empress Hotel.

Just exactly what is Twestival? Click here for more info.

This year’s event is aimed at raising funds for Victoria’s Cook Aid Society, with all proceeds going directly to provide computer equipment and food to some of Victoria’s most disadvantaged citizens.

Here’s your chance to join the Victoria Twitter community for a fabulous evening of food, drink, music and conversation with performances by local talent plus door prizes and a silent auction.

Tickets are $25 and $40 (with Twag bag) and you can purchase online by going here.  Please note that tickets for this event are limited and will likely sell out before the event.

Board Member Wanted

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Posted on 8th February 2011 by Paul Holmes in Community

Guest post by Charles Troger

Are you interested in really exercising your social media skills? Would you like to spend some time in support of a small budget / big impact local, not for profit organization?

Consider assisting the board of directors of Living and Learning Through Loss. Our organization provides educational counselling on grief and loss issues to Victoria youth ages 10-18. We assist school districts with emergency counselling, provide community education, run group education programs for youth in crisis and provide Good Grief Workshops to students in a classroom setting.

We know we need to reach out more to young people and relate to them on a level they understand and respect, but we don’t know how!

Please contact me for further information:

Charlie Troger
charlestroger@shaw.ca
250.658.1284

SMC takes a peek at online dating

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Posted on 31st January 2011 by Cindy Stephenson in Events

According to Pew Internet and American Life:

  • 31% of American adults say they know someone who has used a dating website 
  • 15% of American adults – about 30 million people – say they know someone who has been in a long-term relationship or married someone he or she met online.
  •  Three out of four internet users who are single and looking for a romantic partner have done at least one dating-related activity online—ranging from using dating websites, to searching for information about prospective dates, to flirting via email and instant messaging, to browsing for information about the local singles scene.
  • 37% of those who are single and looking say they have gone to dating websites. A majority of them say they have had positive experiences and believe their use of such sites helps them to find a better match. A notable number of these online daters have found firsthand that lasting romance can be forged online; 17% of them say they have entered long-term relationships or married someone they met through the services.

At the same time, while online dating is becoming more commonplace, there are still concerns in the wider public about the dangers of posting personal information on dating sites and about the honesty of those who pursue online dating.

We’ll explore these topics and more at our February 21st Social Media Club meeting. Leadership team member Sean Dhillon is assembling a lively panel who have said they would be willing to share their experiences first hand. Join us for an interesting and entertaining evening:

  • Monday February 21, 2011
  • 6:45 – 9:00 pm
  • 1415 Broad Street, Victoria BC
  • $5.00 admission
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