SMC Jacksonville Chapter Launch Tues 2/17

Calling all social media types (and those interested) in Jacksonville to the chapter launch of Social Media Club JAX. We will be launching the club next Tuesday, February 17th, 6:30 – 8:00 PM at the Pablo Creek Regional Library. (click for map)

This will be the first open gathering of Social Media Club Jacksonville for everyone interested in joining the club. The plan is that it will be an informal meet-up to introduce the goals of  Social Media Club, talk about what the Jacksonville chapter can look like, and a way to meet like-minded people in the community.

From the founders: Chris Heuer and Kristie Wells started Social Media Club (SMC) in July 2006 to help people find all the relevant communities of interest in which they want to participate. We want to help you explore your personal and professional passions by helping you connect with a community of your peers based on both geography and areas of interest. We want to ensure that the world of Social Media does not become an echo chamber of self-reinforcing thoughts, but is instead fueled by diversity of opinion and perspective.

If you’d like to learn more about the Social Media Club parent organization, visit socialmediaclub.org. The  About page and Our Tag Line give really good background to the principles of why SMC is rewarding for everyone involved.

Social Media Club JAX is for everyone with an interest, everyone is welcome! To RSVP for the meeting, you can tweet to @smcjax, comment on this post, add your info to the wiki or email us. Also, if you have ideas for what you’d like to see, let us know or bring them with you to the chapter launch. Hope to see you there!

SMC Jax Breakfast Saturday!

Mark your calendars and start getting hungry. The inaugural Social Media Club JAX breakfast will be this Saturday, November 22nd, at 8:30 a.m. at the Original Pancake House at St. John’s Town Center.

This will be an informal meet-up. I envision getting a big table, introducing ourselves and talking about how social media interests us and what SMC Jax should look like. Please bring enthusiasm, ideas and your appetites!

DETAILS:

When: 8:30-10:00 a.m. (appx), Saturday November 22nd

Where: The Original Pancake House
St. John’s Town Center
10208 Buckhead Branch Drive
Jacksonville, Florida 32246
Click for Google map

Please RSVP so I know how big a table to reserve! Do this via DM or reply to @smcjax or emailing SMC Jax.

Let’s start Social Media Club JAX!

After living here for seven months, I’ve come to love lots of things about Jacksonville. One thing, though, keeps me wishing I was still back in Portland — the passionate, engaged tech (geek) and social media community that thrives in PDX.

I know the same like-minded people are here in Jacksonville too. I know because I twitter with them, read their blogs and met a few at BlogOrlando last month. I want to take the steps to build a Social Media Club Jacksonville. The club will be a place for all interested people, from Twitterati to bloggers, geeks to PR pros and newbies, to come together and create our own community. I think Jacksonville will embrace and support a SMC Jax, as soon as we get it going.

I’ve chosen Social Media Club as the umbrella organization because it is led by some of the top minds in this space, clubs have been established all over the USA (and world now), and I believe in helping their missions succeed. SMC is on Twitter at @socialmediaclub and on FriendFeed.

The efforts of SMC Jax will be low key to start and we will need everyone’s help to get it rolling in 2009. So far, there’s an email address (smcjax at gmail dot com), Twitter account (@smcjax) and wiki page to begin sharing updates and collecting interest. I’d like to have a breakfast meetup to gauge interest on Saturday, November 22nd. Since I’m new to the area, I don’t know all the best breakfast spots or even the best area to meet. Please vote in poll below the best location for you to meet up. Feel free to suggest specific locations in the comments, keeping in mind we’ll need meet at a place with a table for 10-12 people (I’m optimistic), is somewhat inexpensive, and (most importantly) has great breakfasts.

Please spread the word and start thinking about what SMC Jax could mean to you. This is our community and we can build it as such! If you have questions, feel free to contact me on Twitter or via email. I’ll post more updates here as we get more info.