Transportation Camp San Francisco

OpenPlans.org recently hosted TransportationCamp East and West as a platform to spark creativity, mind share & new initiatives, with a focus on how to leverage technology to improve transportation and better serve the community (think NextBus as one example).  As shown on the photo on the right, participants post their proposed session topics and then guests sign up on the spot thereafter.  Key outcomes from the Unconferences were the formation of new coalitions and meet ups.  

Leverage LinkedIn

The Western Pension and Benefits Conference's, Seattle Chapter is working with MCM to promote its Spring Seminar, "Learning a New Language" on April 20th.  

Several industry leaders from the Health & Wellness, Insurance, Benefits, Retirement, Human Resources and related sectors, will be coming together to share updates and best practices on topics ranging from Department of Labor Compliance to global wellness, and from total rewards to true cost transparency, as well as healthcare reform to employee engagement in health management programs. 

The WP&BC Seattle Chapter has been able to utilize LinkedIn to expand their constituency, share ideas, network, and connect with other industry groups and leaders. 

Partner with Social Media

The Payne Mansion partnered up with Yelp.com in January for a five-part event series celebrating the New Year with endurance and style.  It wasn't just a soiree', the Payne Mansion proved it's versatility in keeping up with the Yelp Members' party fantasies with everything from a James Bond-themed party, to a fashion show brunch, to a dance party, and more.  To see a complete list of all of the featured eateries, vendors and fun thematic plays see the link below.

Event Link: www.yelp.com

Host an Online Auction 

Wherever Mother Nature and Father Earth are fighting it out creating natural disasters, the American Red Cross is there to provide relief to all as seen most recently in Japan and Haiti. Each year, in communities large and small, victims of some 70,000 disasters turn to neighbors familiar and new-the more than half a million volunteers and 35,000 employees of the Red Cross. Through nearly 700 locally-supported chapters, more than 15 million people gain the skills they need to prepare for and respond to emergencies in their homes, communities and around the world.  

The Red Cross has set up the Bidding for Good online auction to complement their annual Red Cross Gala on April 16th.  Gala tickets and auction items are still available, but for just a little while longer. 

A Unique Engagement

President Obama's Kick-off Campaign