Who needs a crystal ball when you can hear a handful of industry leaders provide predictions on the state of social media for the coming year?

Please join us on December 8 as we mix, mingle and learn from a panel that's teeming with professional chops. With backgrounds that span government and non-profit work to corporate enterprise experience, this month's speakers will offer a variety of views and tee up some curious conversations about what the future of social media holds.
Thanks to Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 for sponsoring this month's event!
Early birds get a ticket! Buy yours now so you don't miss out.

To register for this event, visit http://smcseattledecember.eventbrite.com/
December Event Details
Date - Wednesday, December 8
Time - 6 - 9 p.m.
Location - Microsoft Headquarters: 1 Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052 (Exact location TBA)
Tickets - $15 includes two drinks and appetizers
Parking - Plenty of free guest parking will be available. More details to come once we announce the exact location.
About the Speakers:
Jeremy Bertrand is the Interactive Communications Manager at the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), where he plays a variety of roles, including lead for the WSDOT Web site, Information Architect, user experience designer, content management system administrator, user interface designer, search optimization and review lead, blog writer, and web statistics analyst.
Read the WSDOT blog
Find Jeremy on Twitter
Kathy Gill has more than 20 years experience in industry, government and non-profit communications, including 10 years experience in digital media -- both development and instruction. She teaches at the University of Washington in the Department of Communication, Digital Media Program. She began teaching web-related courses in 1998; from spring 2001 - summer 2003 she taught interface design, web design, and other web courses at Seattle Central Community College. In 2001, she developed a one-day workshop on web usability for eLearning, which she conducts as a contract to MediaPro several times each year.
Read Kathy's blog
Find Kathy on Twitter
Sean O’Driscoll is the co-founder and CEO of Ants Eye View, a strategy development and consulting firm that helps guide enterprise companies through the process of transforming customer experience and brand engagement by activating and embedding customer voice into all aspects of a company’s social business. Before starting Ants Eye View, Sean was a 15 year veteran at Microsoft Corporation, where he was responsible for developing social media and community-based support models and leading the global Microsoft MVP program. Sean is also the co-chair of the influencer council for the Word of Mouth Marketing Association.
Read the Ants Eye View blog
Find Sean on Twitter
Scott Porad serves as Cheezurger Technology Officer of the Cheezburger Network, the company behind the hugely popular I Can Has Cheezburger? and Failblog.org. The Cheezburger Network is a collection of Web sites where millions of people share moments of joy through the humor and wonder of LOL. Scott's previous professional experience includes builiding industry-leading web properties in online media (ESPN.com), e-commerce and online retailing (drugstore.com).
Read Scott's blog
Find Scott on Twitter
Ryan Turner is director of Social Influence Marketing for the West region of Razorfish, where he devises strategies to help clients improve their businesses by employing social media and influencers. His years in the marketing and technology industries have brought him clients ranging from Boeing to Microsoft, and employers such as ZAAZ and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Read Ryan's blog
Find Ryan on Twitter
More great speakers to be announced soon!

About the Sponsor:

Big thanks to Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 for sponsoring this month's event!
Now available on both ATT and T-Mobile, the new Windows Phone 7 is a different kind of phone designed to bring together what you care about most. Get some hands on time with the phone that provides a glance-and-go experience, is organized to get everything you live easier and faster, and is simply designed to do more in less steps.
Learn more about Windows Phone 7
Find Windows Phone 7 on Twitter

About SMC Seattle:
SMC Seattle fosters an online community where diverse groups of people who care about social media can come together to discover, connect, share, and learn. To learn more, visit http://smcseattle.com/, follow SMC Seattle on Twitter: http://twitter.com/smcseattle or become a Fan of Social Media Club on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/SMCSeattle

To register for this event visit, http://smcseattledecember.eventbrite.com/

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