Southwest FL ASTD Monthly Meeting

January 18, 2011

Technology - Our Website, Social Media, Facebook, and Twitter 

Let’s start off the New Year with some technology!  We all know that our world is moving at the speed of light when it comes to technology, so let’s at least catch up to what happened yesterday! 

Charlie Carpenter, the Chapter’s Communication & Technology VP, will provide an introduction and tour of our website so you can take advantage of the tools that are at your fingertips.  Please bring a laptop or tablet computing device to access the internet for this highly interactive meeting.

Katie Meckley, the communications coordinator for the Lee County Visitor & Convention Bureau, will be talking about the advantages of social media.  She will primarily focus on Facebook and Twitter. You will even get help to set up a Twitter account!

Please join us for an enlightening session discussing some valuable technology tools! Please plan to bring your laptops, iPads, Tablets, or smart phones to this informative and interactive session!

You can pay by credit card or choose to pay at the door.  We can only accept credit cards online.

MEMBERS: $15 with lunch, $10 without lunch - GUESTS: $20

Meet the Speakers

Charlie Carpenter is the chapter's VP of Communications & Technology.  He has developed and maintains our chapter's website, constant contact communication system, and Twitter account.  He recently taught our Master Class, Introduction to eLearning held at Keiser University.

Katie Meckley is the communications coordinator for the Lee County Visitor & Convention Bureau (VCB).  She works with journalists from around the world to promote the county as a travel destination, works with local media on a daily basis where she deals with issues management and community relations, and also implemented and manages all of the Bureau's social media efforts. In her role, Katie oversees the day to day activity of the Bureau's Facebook, Twitter, Flilckr and YouTube accounts as well as coordinates all social media promotions and contests. She is actively involved in working with industry partners to help them gain a better understanding of opportunities social media provides to promote their businesses and to help develop social media marketing strategies and partnerships for the VCB and industry partners.

Previously Katie worked in public relations at Van Gogh Vodka and has sports marketing and community relations experience through her time at the Pensacola Ice Pilots ECHL hockey team and the Pensacola Sports Association. She received her bachelor's degree in communications with a focus on public relations and marketing applications from the University of West Florida in Pensacola. Katie is an active member of the Florida Public Relations Association and currently serves as the website chair on the association's Leadership Team.

If you have any questions about the Monthly Chapter Meeting or how to register please give me a call, or drop me an e-mail.

We look forward to seeing you at the Southwest Florida Chapter of ASTD Monthly Meeting.

Thank you for your attention and response.  

Sincerely,

Christine Davlin

VP of Events, Southwest Florida Chapter of ASTD

239-338-3500

cdavlin@leegov.com