Northshore Conifer posted on October 27, 2009 13:47
GNO, Inc. Sponsors Conference Connecting the Rich Community Culture in Greater New Orleans to Online Social Networks
As humans, we need to connect. It's what we do. From fire we made smoke signals and on the internet we've built remarkable communication tools to connect with each other. Communities are leveraging online interaction to inspire powerful movements. Brands, philanthropists, entrepreneurs, travelers, moms, even dog lovers are banding together to form tribes. Tribes are doing amazing things. What can your tribe accomplish? Join us at TribeCon to find out.
What: TribeCon is 2-day educational conference featuring enriching content and award winning national speakers with a passion for building online communities to inspire powerful offline movements. After the conference, during the Voodoo Experience, GNO, Inc. has sponsored the TribeCon Lounge, where the regional economic development team will meet with TribeCon and Voodoo attendees to promote the state's unique digital media tax incentives.
When: TribeCon: October 29, 2009; TribeCon Lounge: October 30 -November 1, 2009
Where: City Park, New Orleans, LA. From inside the Bingo Tent, TribeCon attendees will get a behind the scenes peek into how the Voodoo Experience comes to life. During the Voodoo Experience, join GNO, Inc. and partners in the TribeCon Lounge to hear about the culture, business conditions and hard cash incentives that are making Greater New Orleans the next digital media capital of the world.
Why: Building a community around your brand, cause, or mission is the most powerful way to grow. Today's social networking tools make it possible to reach your audience in powerful new ways to build a movement. At TribeCon, in addition to learning how to build a community online to affect action offline, attendees will walk away with a profound understanding of the "new New Orleans" and the opportunity available here for both a business, and a family.
Who:
TribeCon:
- Tara Hunt - award winning author of the Whuffie Factor and one of Fast Company's most Influential Women in Technology
- Micah Baldwin- creator of the Twitter phenomenon #FollowFriday. A serial entrepreneur and community evangelist , and frequent contributor to leading media including CNN and Mashable.com
- Tom Martin- President of Zehnder Communication, a New Orleans agency testing the limits in online technology and Ad Age columnist for "Small Agency Diary"
- Julian Smith - New York Times Best Selling Author of Trust Agents
TribeCon Lounge:
- Michael Hecht, President and CEO of Greater New Orleans, Inc.
- Elliot Adams, Digital Media Industry Director of Louisiana Economic Development
"TribeCon is truly a community-powered conference," says Chris Schultz, Co-Founder of TribeCon. "Weive been inspired by the tremendous support from activists in the online community, many of whom believe amidst the hype around social networking tools, this conference will be an authentic exploration and celebration of building a passionate community that truly becomes a movement."
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"GNO, Inc. is supporting TribeCon because this conference has the potential to be the annual touchstone for the creative and digital media industry in Greater New Orleans," says Michael Hecht of GNO, Inc. "Even as we seek to continue to nurture our existing industries we have to diversify our economy via sectors that leverage our unique economic and cultural strengths. Within two to three years Greater New Orleans will be spoke of as an Austin, Denver or Seattle - as a vibrant, creative hub, and TribeCon will be a vital part of that environment."
For more information or to buy tickets to TribeCon click here.