Dec 01, 2014
Membership. Our most important priority is YOU! Social Media and therefore, SMCKC is first and foremost about engagement, connection, and community for you, the members
Community. We want SMCKC to be a valuable resource for the Kansas City community. We also want to help elevate Kansas City to be recognized regionally and nationally as a leader in the social media industry.
Business. We want to enable each of our members to be an advocate for social media in the business community … as employees, owners, consultants, or simply as a voice to a decision maker saying, "Hey, have you thought about ..."
Chairman – Guides the organization
President – Primary leader and driver of the plan and the team
Vice-President – Captures progress, supports all chairs, and leads sponsorship activities
Treasurer – Serves as liaison to National chapter and responsible for all administrative items
Events – Plans and coordinates all events
Membership – Voice of the members, welcome team and creates member development opportunities
Communications – Prepares and delivers all organizational messaging
Advocacy – Works with the community and businesses to integrate SMCKC efforts
Technology – Trends, online assets and SM trends
More than doubled our membership
One of the first “official” SMC chapters – globally!
Making a difference in our community
Best practices & case studies
Learning the trends
Establishing presence
Sharing with others
Diversity – Offer events to address a multitude of interests: Social users Practitioners Business adoption Technology trends Newbies Community concerns (safety, security,
ethics)
Awareness – Increase social media and SMCKC understanding locally, regionally & nationally Social Media Fair Social Media Awards Traditional media and organizational
outreach Leverage all online communication
channels Solidify formal sponsorships Formal committees
Membership Development – offer opportunities for 101, 201 and 301 needs Partner with local organizations to provide
introductory education sessions More case studies and best practice
presentations Discussion forums, debates, rigorous
conversation to stretch us to new levels Connect knowledge to need – making us
smarter and more visible
Make a Difference & Have Fun! Establish formal community support Provide ample volunteer opportunities Happy hours Actively support job seekers Grass roots social efforts – more bowling,
social gatherings, and KC Tweeps!
Chairman – Lisa Qualls @lqualls4444 President – Open Vice-President – Joe Cox @joenormal Treasurer – Kerstin Burns @kayhaswings Events – Steven Chau @whereisciao Communications – Mike Burns @wrytir Membership – Brooke Beason
@brookebeason Technology – Open Advocacy - Open
Nominations January 7th – January 14th
Nomination confirmation January 15th – January 18th
Nominees post credentials January 19th – January 20th
Voting January 21st – February 2nd
Winners announced February 4th
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