This weekend I got the great opportunity to attend South by Southwest.  I’m   very excited about  since it’s my first time attending.  Given this opportunity,  I want to put my down my goals for this weekend on "paper".  They are as follow: 

• First and foremost I am here to learn.  There are great panels assembled  here and it would be a shame to walk away without learning anything.  I’m going to focus my attention around social media marketing, social media & non-profits/ advocacy and social media and politics.
• Second I want to network with people of similar interests.  It never hurts to expand your professional network especially to include folks that working on stuff that you are interested in.
• Lastly I hope to reconnect with some acquaintances that I don’t see often for various reasons.  As important as growing your network is, nurturing your current network is that just as important.

That being said, I also plan to have tons of fun (as much as one can have a much 48 hrs). And I must not forget to watch Manchester United v Liverpool and write my final paper.   This should be one hell of a weekend.

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This entry was backdated because my blog was down over the weekend.

Sunday at the Powershift09was just exciting, energizing and informative as the day before.  This despite a late night impromptu rally in front of the White House after the Roots concert. Look at the slideshow below to get a taste of Sunday’s action.

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