The OCU East is only two days away, and I am very excited. I’m very encouraged to see the level of positive response we’ve gotten, in spite of the negative economic conditions.

A (very) partial list of participants include: Google, Edelman, Ebay, Consumer Reports, Deutsche Telekom, iVillage, Time Inc, IBM and others. Add to that list the facilitation of Kaliya Hamlin, and we have all the ingredients for a very fun, informative and productive day.

I expect a range of topics covering community and social media strategy, but I am also anticipate two common threads running through most sessions: the articulating value in a challenging environment and how community and social media teams are navigating the rough water.

Follow The Event
For those of you who can’t attend, you can follow the action on twitter via the tag ocue2009 .

Still Time To Register
If you currently drive the community / social media strategy for your organization, and you are in (or will be in) the NYC area on 2/11, we still have a few tickets available:
http://ocue2009.eventbrite.com