London’s
Business Community Connects for Social Media Week 2010
PRESS
RELEASE: London, UK, Thursday 28th January 2010
A diverse range of events, covering everything from music, property, politics
and charity through to recruitment, will be held next week from 1st
to 5th February for Social Media Week London. A global initiative
that sees simultaneous activity in New
York, Berlin, Toronto, San Francisco, and Sao Paulo, Social
Media Week aims to identify and advance social media practices and policy in
the corporate, public and non-profit sectors.
Organised
in London by Chinwag, the UK digital community, Social Media Week has drawn the
support of industry bodies such as the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB UK) and
British Interactive Media Association (BIMA) and generous support from sponsors including Meebo &
icrossing and a wide range of companies which are organising events as part of
the schedule.
Over 20 debates, panel discussions, presentations and socials are
running over the course of the week, many of which are free to attend, bringing
together experts in social media strategy and practice with those interested in
or already deploying these new communication channels in different business
sectors.