Welcome back OC Report Readers! I hate to start the new year with such a cliche, but… I CAN”T believe it is 2008! The good news is, we are less than 2 months away from the Online Community Unconference East, which is going to be held February 21st at the Newman Conference Center. We are moving the big community party that is the OC Unconference to the east coast. NYC has a lot of interesting things happening in the community and social media space, a lot of smart people working in the space, and, let’s be honest, the city is just awesome. The Newman Conference Center is a great space, and we have Kaliya Hamlin as a facilitator.

For those of you unfamiliar with the concept of “Open Space“, the idea is to tap in to the collective knowledge of the attendees by having the Unconference attendees actually drive the agenda. We had a fantastic Unconference in June at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, and I expect the OCU East event in New York to be as lively and informative.

Registration is now open, and there are a handful of “Super Early Bird” tickets left at $95. Once those are gone, we have early bird slots open for $145. I also have a handful of scholarship tickets available for students, or those in need. Please drop me a line to discuss.

For those of you who would like to know more about what happens at our Unconference events, or would like to see the variety and quality of sessions, please check out the following links:

Online Community Unconference: An initial report back
Online Community Unconference 2007 – Wiki (w/ session notes)

I hope to see you in New York!