What's the Buzz With Twitter?
Place: University Club
3277 Miranda Avenue, Palo Alto
Cost: $20 for Member, $30 for Non-Member, $10 for Young Alum Member (Includes hors d’oeuvres. Cash bar will be available.)
Hosted by the Darmouth Club of Silicon Valley
Date: Wednesday, May 15th
Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Get the scoop on why smart journalists, authors, CEOs, small business people, and consultants around the world are addicted to Twitter. Discover how to use this micro-blogging service to follow news, find people who share your interests, mingle with media and widen your network. We'll decode hashtags and twitter lingo in this fun, info-packed, interactive session—just in time for the Dartmouth Thought Leader Series being hosted at Twitter on May 22nd.
Laurie Kretchmar ‘84 loves content marketing, social media, and PR. She has more than 15 years experience working with local, national and international media. For the past two years, she served as media and social media director for The 2012 Project, a national, nonpartisan campaign to increase the number of women in Congress and state legislatures. Previously, Laurie was a journalist on staff at leading publications including Fortune and Working Woman. She has extensive Internet experience, starting in the mid-1990s, and was founding Editor in Chief and Vice President at Women.com Networks, the first major website for women. Laurie’s freelance writing has appeared in The Wall Street Journal and the International Herald Tribune. She teaches popular seminars and workshops on using social media, the art of moderating panel discussions, getting published in print and online, conducting great interviews, writing, and other topics. Find her on Twitter by following @LKhere.
RSVP REQUIRED: May 10th
To aid in the planning of this event, RSVP by May 10th. Please include the first and last name, and Dartmouth class (if applicable), of each attendee. RSVPs and payments received after May 10th are welcome, but must pay an additional $10 administration fee.