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Monday, January 15. 2007
Forum One has a terrific lineup of online community-related events on deck for 2007. Updated information will be available on this blog and also on the Forum One site, but here is a synopsis, with most events built upon those we've done for years -- and a few new additions:
- We'll hold our sixth annual Online Community Summit in Sonoma, California October 4-5. This invitation-based event brings together an outstanding group of online community executives, with past participants representing industry (Amazon, AOL, Apple, Cisco, Microsoft, Yahoo, others); leading online community groups (Salon.com, MEETUP, Motley Fool); non-commercial organizations (World Bank, PBS, American Academy of Pediatrics); media (BBC, Univision); philanthropy (Gates Foundation, Packard Foundation, Skoll Foundation, Omidyar Network) and many others. Last year's was terrific — we expect this year’s lineup of presenters and attendees to be even better.
- In early June we'll hold our second annual Online Community Camp in San Francisco, a gathering of online community practitioners -- managers, developers, business people, tools providers, funders -- to discuss experience and strategies in the development and growth of online communities. The Camp is an "un-conference" is inspired by the emerging "open space" conference format. (For an excellent description, see this News.com article on the initial MashUp Camp.) This is a highly participatory event that is equal parts work and fun.
- This year we're adding a new event, the Online Community Business Forum. Held May 3-4 in Sonoma, California, the Business Forum is inspired by the Summit (invitation-based, senior-level), but entirely devoted to online community business models and tactics: subscriptions, advertising, marketing issues, support communities, defining ROI, and other important topics. For more information contact Bill Johnston.
- Bill Johnston of Forum One will continue to host the popular Online Community Roundtable Series, a free, quarterly, invitation-based gathering in the San Francisco Bay Area for online community professionals. For more information contact Bill Johnston.
- As in previous years, we'll conduct an Online Community Research Series involving surveys, interviews, and conference calls addressing the most common and daunting challenges facing online community professionals. We'll provide updates about the series, including opportunities for participation, in this blog.
- We'll again run the Washington, DC Web Executive Series for web professionals principally (but not exclusively) in public policy organizations interested in web management issues, including some online community topics. We have four seminars already scheduled, all at the National Press Club: Usability (February 22); Blogs (April 24); Technology Investment Planning (June 21); and Web Business Strategy (September 26). Additional details are provided on the Forum One site.
We look forward to seeing all of you at many of these events through the year!
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