I wanted to post a quick update with the latest session leads and topics for the Online Community Summit, to be held October 8-9 in Sonoma.

I am looking forward to hosting the Summit, along with co-host Joi Podgorny, Head of Community at Mind Candy.

The current list of session topics includes:

• Big Communities to Tackle Big Problems
• Turning to the Crowd: Ideas and Contest Sites
• What You Need to Know About the Mobile Communities Revolution
• Social Marketing & Advertising
• How Online Communities are Reshaping News
• Social MEdia: Employees as Brand Advocates
• Operationalizing Social Media – Reshaping the Organization

Session leads include:

• Kevin Bertram, Distributive Networks
• Sharon Carothers, Legacy
• Austin Heap, Haystack
• Lila King, CNN.com
• Erika Kuhl, Salesforce.com
• Paul Levine, Current Media
• Miles Orkin, America Cancer Society
• Bruce Smith, Answers.com
• Hardy Wallace, Murphy-Goode Winery
• Joi Podgorny, Head of Community, Mindcandy
• Lucia Willow, Pandora.com
• Ryan Wilson, XPrize

If you are a senior online community professional interested in participating in the Online Community Summit, and you haven’t received an invitation, you may request one by writing me here.

Photos from last year’s Summit:

Please note: We restrict attendance of platform and service vendors to those sponsoring the event. If you would like information about sponsoring, please drop me a note.

For more information about the Summit, you can check out the event site here.

Event tag is #ocs2009