Who needs a crystal ball when you can hear a handful of industry leaders provide predictions on the state of social media for the coming year?

Please join us on December 8 as we mix, mingle and learn from a panel that’s teeming with professional chops. With backgrounds that span government and non-profit work to corporate enterprise experience, this month’s speakers will offer a variety of views and tee up some curious conversations about what the future of social media holds.

Thanks to Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 for being this month’s sponsor!

Early birds get a ticket! Buy yours now so you don’t miss out. 

December Event Details:

About the Speakers:

Jeremy Bertrand is the Interactive Communications Manager at the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), where he plays a variety of roles, including lead for the WSDOT Web site, Information Architect, user experience designer, content management system administrator, user interface designer, search optimization and review lead, blog writer, and web statistics analyst.

•  Read the WSDOT blog
• Find Jeremy on Twitter

Eugene Cho and his wife, Minhee, are the founders of One Day’s Wages - “a new movement of people, stories, and actions to alleviate extreme global poverty.”  Their strategy is to create a collaborative movement via integrating Human Relationships, Social Media/Technology, and the Power of Story. ODW promotes awareness, invites simple giving (one day’s wages), and supports sustainable relief through partnerships, especially with smaller organizations in developing regions.
One Day’s Wages has been featured in the Seattle Times, Mashable and numerous other publications.

• Find One Day’s Wages on Facebook
• Find One Day’s Wages on Twitter

Kathy Gill has more than 20 years experience in industry, government and non-profit communications, including 10 years experience in digital media — both development and instruction. She teaches at the University of Washington in the Department of Communication, Digital Media Program. She began teaching web-related courses in 1998; from spring 2001 – summer 2003 she taught interface design, web design, and other web courses at Seattle Central Community College. In 2001, she developed a one-day workshop on web usability for eLearning, which she conducts as a contract to MediaPro several times each year.

• Read Kathy’s blog
• Find Kathy on Twitter 

Sean O’Driscoll is the co-founder and CEO of Ants Eye View. Before starting Ants Eye View, Sean was a 15 year veteran at Microsoft Corporation, where he was responsible for developing social media and community-based support models and leading the global Microsoft MVP program. Sean is the co-chair of the influencer council for the Word of Mouth Marketing Association, and he lives just outside Seattle with his wife Kari, and two daughters, Erin and Lauren.

• Read the Ants Eye View blog
• Find Sean on Twitter

Scott Porad serves as Cheezburger Technology Officer of the Cheezburger Network, the company behind the hugely popular I Can Has Cheezburger? and Failblog.org. The Cheezburger Network is a collection of web sites where millions of people share moments of joy through the humor and wonder of LOL. His previous professional experience includes building industry-leading web properties in online media (ESPN.com), e-commerce and online retailing (drugstore.com).

• Read Scott’s blog
• Find Scott on Twitter

Ryan Turner is director of Social Influence Marketing for the West region of Razorfish, where he devises strategies to help clients improve their businesses by employing social media and influencers. His years in the marketing and technology industries have brought him clients ranging from Boeing to Microsoft, and employers such as ZAAZ and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

• Read Ryan’s blog
• Find Ryan on Twitter

More great speakers to be announced soon!

About the Sponsors:

Big thanks to Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 and Windows Live for sponsoring this month’s event!

Now available on both ATT and T-Mobile, the new Windows Phone 7 is a different kind of phone designed to bring together what you care about most.  Get some hands on time with the phone that provides a glance-and-go experience, is organized to get everything you live easier and faster, and is simply designed to do more in less steps.

• Learn more about Windows Phone 7
• Find Windows Phone 7 on Twitter

Windows Live allows people to do more with their PC’s, be more efficient with their email, interact in real time, and store up to 25 GB of files online with Windows Live Essentials, Hotmail, Messenger, and SkyDrive. Come by and check out some great demos of our new products!

• Learn more about Windows Live
• Find Windows Live on Twitter

Nationally renowned speaker and author Jason Falls talk at SMC was our fast-selling event ever, with tickets snatched up in eight hours!  Falls talk lived up to the hype with an audience held rapt with a talk on “Moving the Needle”  (conversations and engagement are great, but alone don’t drive the bottom line).

SMC Seattle July Event: Move the Needle! from SMC Seattle on Vimeo.

Let’s face it, if you are getting paid to do social media for a company, no matter how many great “conversations” you are having with customers if it’s not saving the company money or driving sales it’s going to be hard to justify the budget once the new-fangledness of social media wears off.  Falls pointed to a direction where you can engage customers and still make business owners happy.

And CEO’s are not going to be happy with the “we should be engaging with customers on Facebook, because everyone else is” for long.   More and more business owners are asking if social media is helping the company reach its business goals.  One example used by Falls is Eric Brown of Urbane Apartments.

Brown is asking his people “Are we (through blogging and using Twitter and Facebook) renting more apartments?  Because if we didn’t then social media is just a hobby.”

Falls used some great data that points to just how big a concern this is for business owners.  But armed with that knowledge every social media marketer and community manager can look to ways to make their role indispensable to the company.

Part of that is driving traffic to the place where people spend money while maintaining the customer friendly relationship that makes social media so appealing.  Falls suggested creating valuable content but with the opportunity for people to buy your product as well.  As he put it you aren’t selling, you are helping people buy.

Wiggly Wigglers adds in links to products you can buy in their post.  Indiana Spine Group uses a giant web badge that says we are accepting new patients on their blog about spine health.  But with all the talk on creating valuable content we forget that sometimes people are coming to our company just to buy.  Look at the success of the Dell Outlet twitter feed or the Dollar General circular Facebook page.

Falls also tackled the question that is talked about the most “What is the ROI on social media?”  Falls said that depends on your business goals.  But it is actually not as hard to track as many might think.  You just need to link it to some more commonly used metrics.  For example if you know that 10% of you email subscribers spend atleast $100 and your Facebook campaign drove 10,000 new email signups then your Facebook campaign likely made the company an extra $100,000.

But to that end it’s important to figure out what your business goals are for your social media efforts.  Drive sales? Cut customer service costs? Drive brand awareness?  From there set very specific goals and metrics to prove you are achieving them.  Then when your boss asked “What have you done for the company lately?”  You bust out your list of achievements and go celebrate with champagne (or at least smile to yourself.)

The talk was absolutely jam-packed with actionable information so it’s definitely worth watching the excellent video of the presentation put together by SMC Board Member Greg Young.

To learn more about Jason, visit his blog  http://www.socialmediaexplorer.com/

Also if you love seeing great presentations on social media and other geek stuff, join people like you from around the world and register for Gnomedex now.

Thank you to our sponsors: Microsoft Office 2010 and Spring Creek Group

Microsoft Office 2010.

Access to the tools you need to get things done, anywhere. Productivity tools should evolve to meet the needs of diverse users. Office 2010reflects feedback from the millions of people who rely on Office. Why do we like Office 2010? Socialize your inbox with the Outlook Social Connectors for Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace and Windows Live. Or, use the Web Apps to collaborate and co-author content from a number of browsers. It’s easy and intuitive to create great content to share with friends, family and colleagues with a click of a button.  Office 2010 was built with everyday people like you in mind. Give Office 2010 a spin and see for yourself.

Spring Creek Group

Spring Creek Group is an established social media brand analytics, strategy, and marketing services agency located in Seattle. Whether you need help with your social media accounts or need to run a successful campaign to launch a new product, Spring Creek Group has the experience and passion to help you through the process. The team is comprised of passionate and experienced marketing professionals. Follow them on Twitter: @SpringCreekGrp

http://springcreekgroup.com

SMC Seattle August Event: Social Media & Entertainment

Networking and a Q&A Discussion with Matt Inman (The Oatmeal)

Please note: This month’s SMC Seattle event has moved to Bell Harbor International Conference Center’s rooftop. See below for updated venue information. Also, thanks to our new sponsors FILTER and Ascentium.

The event is currently sold out but if you’d like a refund due to the venue change, please email SMCinSeattle@gmail.com. Otherwise, all tickets previously purchased are good for admission. See you on Aug. 17th!

SMC Seattle is proud to be a sponsor of Gnomedex! If you’re not yet attending Gnomedex, there are still tickets left for one of the top tech and social media conferences in the country and it’s right here in Seattle, August 19th-21st.  For more info and to purchase tickets, visit http://Gnomedex.com

Join us this month for a Q&A with Matt Inman, creator of The Oatmeal. Using a combo of keen business sense and real-world comic familiarity, the man behind The Oatmeal— 27 year old Matt Inman— draws, sketches and codes his way to a successful business making people laugh.

His site, receiving more than four million unique hits per month, was recently named in Time Magazine’s Top Blogs of 2010. If you haven’t yet met Matt or seen his site, The Oatmeal, click here see an overview of his work from his appearance on Last Call with Carson Daly: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVvSqBIn7zQ

Behind his wit and unassuming presence, Matt has a powerful story about his journey and how social media played a role in his success. His experience includes co-founder of SEOmoz,and founder and creator of an online dating website which he later sold, Mingle2(the entire site from concept to launch was built in only 66.5 hours). He now focuses his energies full time on The Oatmeal.

August event details:

Date –August 17, 2010
Time– 6-9 p.m.
UPDATED! Address—Rooftop of Bell Harbor, 2211 Alaskan Way, Pier 66, Seattle, WA
(Street and nearby garage parking available. To get to the rooftop, enter the building and follow the signs to the elevator.)
This event is currently sold out. If you would like a refund due to the venue change, please email SMCinSeattle@gmail.com.

Thank you to our sponsors, FILTER and Ascentium!

FILTER is a company dedicated to partnering with clients to solve creative and marketing challenges. In a single, unique agency, FILTER combines unparalleled access to creative resources with creative leadership and project management. FILTER has offices in Seattle, Portland, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Check them out at http://FilterTalent.com and http://twitter.com/FILTERTalent

Ascentium is a tight-knit band of writers, designers, user experience architects, solution architects, developers, testers, analysts, strategists, planners, creative directors, and project managers. The group is dedicated to creating and delivering exceptional experiences—multichannel, interactive, transactional, and social. Check them out at http://www.ascentium.com and http://twitter.com/ascentium.

About The Oatmeal:

Everything on The Oatmeal was written, drawn, and coded by Matthew Inman. He subsists on a steady diet of crickets and whiskey. He enjoys long walk on the beach, gravity, and breathing heavily through his mouth. His dislikes include scurvy, typhoons, and tapeworm medication

You can learn more about Matthew here: http://0at.org

Get your Tickets Here! – http://smcseajuly.eventbrite.com/

Conversation and engagement are great, but alone do not drive the bottom line.

Join us on July 27 as nationally renowned speaker and author Jason Falls visits Seattle for this month’s SMC Seattle event. Jason’s discussion will focus on learning how to plan for social media success as well as examples of organizations selling and saving through social media. He’ll also talk through the basics of discovering a roadmap to plan and measure your own successes.

A big thank you to Office 2010 and Spring Creek Group for making this month’s event possible.

If you are a business owner, marketer, tech startup junkie, or brand manager, you won’t want to miss this presentation. After 18 sold-out events, we recommend getting your tickets early.

About our speaker:

Jason Falls @jasonfalls is one of the most in-demand speakers in the social media, public relations and marketing fields due to a simple truth: he delivers value. Perhaps at best in the role of social media educator, Falls has spoken nationally and internationally on a wide range of topics and to a variety of audiences. From corporate board rooms to standing-room-only conference halls, Falls caters each presentation to the audience make up, energy and comprehension level.

Falls has been quoted in numerous media outlets including Entrepreneur, Inc., CNN Online, PR Week, Das Auto and The Wall Street Journal‘s online edition and appeared on numerous TV and radio segments. Falls also coordinates workshops on social media marketing for industry groups across the U.S.

To learn more about Jason, visit his blog  http://www.socialmediaexplorer.com/
Thank you to our sponsors: Microsoft Office 2010 and Spring Creek Group

Microsoft Office 2010.

Access to the tools you need to get things done, anywhere. Productivity tools should evolve to meet the needs of diverse users. Office 2010reflects feedback from the millions of people who rely on Office. Why do we like Office 2010? Socialize your inbox with the Outlook Social Connectors for Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace and Windows Live. Or, use the Web Apps to collaborate and co-author content from a number of browsers. It’s easy and intuitive to create great content to share with friends, family and colleagues with a click of a button.  Office 2010 was built with everyday people like you in mind. Give Office 2010 a spin and see for yourself.

Spring Creek Group

Spring Creek Group is an established social media brand analytics, strategy, and marketing services agency located in Seattle. Whether you need help with your social media accounts or need to run a successful campaign to launch a new product, Spring Creek Group has the experience and passion to help you through the process. The team is comprised of passionate and experienced marketing professionals. Follow them on Twitter: @SpringCreekGrp

http://springcreekgroup.com
July event details:

Date – July 27, 2010

Time – 6-9 p.m.

Tickets – $15 includes two drinks and appetizers http://smcseajuly.eventbrite.com/

Location – W Hotel, 1112 4th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101

(Street or garage parking available.)

Join us on June 29 as speaker Christopher Burgess offers his preferred practices and cautionary tales from his role as senior security advisor at Cisco.

When done right, says Burgess, social media allows you to engage in dynamic conversations with users, build brand equity, improve your solutions, and drive customers to purchase and adopt. But beware of the dark side, as employee behavior can cast a poor light on your company and put the integrity of your brand’s reputation, network, and IP at risk.

If you are a business owner, marketer, PR consultant, or brand manager, you won’t want to miss this presentation. We are anticipating another sold-out event, so be sure to register soon!

June event details:

Date – June 29, 2010
Time – 6-9 p.m.
Tickets – $15 includes two drinks and appetizers
Location – 415 Westlake – 415 Westlake Ave. N. Seattle, Washington  98109
Register Now – http://smcseajune.eventbrite.com/

(Complimentary on-site parking available)

About our speaker:

Christopher Burgess is a senior security advisor to the chief security officer of Cisco, where he focuses on intellectual property strategies. Additionally, Christopher leads the Global Investigative Support team, the Government Security Office, and the Global Threat Analysis team. Burgess co-authored the book “Secrets Stolen, Fortunes Lost, Preventing Intellectual Property Theft and Economic Espionage in the 21st Century” (Syngress, March 2008). In December 2009, The Huffington Post published his piece “A Common Sense Approach to Social Media.” Follow Christopher Burgess on Twitter: @burgessct and Cisco: http://twitter.com/CiscoSystems

Thank you to our sponsors: CBS Radio and Tungle.me!

CBS Radio, Seattle (comprised by KZOK.FM, KMPS.FM, JACK.FM, and AM1090) recognizes and embraces the digital evolution of our media.  Locally and nationally, their network employs a progressive perspective on multi-media stratagems and 360 solutions.  Social media rests at the epicenter of our digital focus.  Listeners are encouraged to blog, tweet, and facebook with his/her favorite on-air personalities, upload audio/visual content, share music, and much more. Follow them on Twitter: @1025KZOK and @941KMPS

Tungle.me makes scheduling meetings easy–across organizations, calendar systems, and time zones.  Tungle.me is a free personal scheduling application that eliminates costly double bookings, time zone mishaps, and the endless back and forth of finding a time to meet.  Tungle.me synchronizes with leading online calendar systems and does not require registration. Follow them on Twitter: @TungleRocks

Thank you to everyone who turned out for another sold-out SMC Seattle Event.  Speaker Scott Berkun put on a great presentation outlining ways to find out if the social media “expert” you’re meeting with really knows what they are talking about.

Here’s a video of Scott’s talk edited by the fabulous @coolguygreg for those of you who missed it or want to see it again.  (If you weren’t there, there was a joke about drinking every time someone used a social media buzzword.)

SMC Seattle May Event: How to Call BS on a Social Media Guru from SMC Seattle on Vimeo.

Scott’s talk was filled with tactics and tools anyone can use to evaluate anyone presenting themselves as an “expert”.  It’s what he called an applied critical thinking talk.  Here are a few highlights:

Beware Snake Oil: In anything “new” there is bound to be some garbage out there.  It attracts get rich quick scammers.  Get nervous when you hear buzzwords like fundamental change, trans-formative, revolutionary, breakthrough, radical, paradigm-shift, or game changing.  If anyone uses these words on you your radar should go off.  Don’t believe anything unless it agrees with your own common sense.

Beware unattributed statistics: With enough money and time it’s possible to create data that says just about anything.  (See “How to Lie with Statistics” by Darrell Huff)  Anytime you hear a statistic floating in space there is no reason to give any credibility to it whatsoever.  Where did it come from?

Question Marketing, PR and Sales: Anyone employed in that position has a strong incentive to only give the rosiest picture of their client.  To that end, if they are marketing their marketing services to you be especially skeptical.

Key Questions When Hiring a social media “Expert”:

• How long have you been doing this?
• Why are you more credible than the other guy?
• Who are your clients?  Can I talk to them?
• What are your examples?  Samples?
• Are the promises you are making realistic?
• Have you done this yourself?
• How do you know what you know?
• When have you or your theory been wrong?
• Why do so many people fail at this?
• What are you selling?
• Does anything you say not suggest I should buy?
• Why aren’t you more popular in social media?

Phrases not to trust:

• “Studies say” – Which Studies? Are there equally reputable studies that say the opposite?
• “Experts say” – Which ones? When and where did they say it?
• “The data shows…”
• “Ashton Kutcher / Gary Vaynerchuck did…” What did non-celebrities do? How did people in my business do it?

This was an information packed talk and hard to do justice in a short summary, but if you want to see just the slides or you want to see all of Scott’s sources you can find them on his post about the talk.

A little bit about Scott Berkun:

Scott was a manager at Microsoft from 1994-2003, on projects including v1-5 (not 6) of Internet Explorer. He is the author of three bestselling books, Making Things Happen, The Myths of Innovation and Confessions of a Public Speaker. He works full time as a writer and speaker, and his work has appeared in The New York Times,  The Economist, Wired magazine, National Public Radio and other media. He writes frequently on innovation and creative thinking at his blog: scottberkun.com and tweets at @berkun.

A Big Thank You to Subway, This Month’s Sponsor!

Subway has a long history throughout Western Washington, and is excited to be sponsoring this month’s SMC Seattle event.  There are more than 360 Subway stores throughout the area– more than almost any other area in the country— which is a reflection of the healthy, active lifestyle of many Seattle residents. If you’re looking for a healthy on-the-go alternative to fast food, Subway offers eight different sandwiches; each with just six grams of fat or less. Subway’s Sweet Onion Chicken Teriyaki sandwich (Jared’s favorite) makes a great tasting, low-fat meal.

To stay up to date with Subway and it’s delicious offerings:
Twitter: http://twitter.com/subwayfreshbuzz
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/subway
http://www.subway.com/

Good luck on the million bucks part, but guess what: Twestival Seattle has the rest covered!

On Thursday, March 25th thousands of people in cities around the globe will gather face-to-face to use social media for social good at Twestival! All Twestival gatherings are volunteer-driven, and 100 percent of the event proceeds go directly to Concern Worldwide, an inspiring international humanitarian organization that works to make education more accessible for some of the world’s poorest children. For more information on the history and impact of Twestival, visit: http://twestival.com/

So, what about the flying part? We’re lucky enough to have Emerald City Trapeze in our ‘hood, and they’ve generously offered their space to be the official venue of Twestival! And, thanks to Spring Creek Group for sponsoring the “air time,” a few lucky attendees will get the opportunity to ‘fly high’ learning trapeze basics. There are 60 flying spots available and if you’re interested, please email ShaunaCausey-at-gmail-dot-com. If you’re one of the first 50 to respond, you’ll get a chance to take one or two swings, under the guidance of the talented Emerald City Trapeze instructors,of course. If you’re not interested in trying it out for yourself, don’t worry, there will be a professional flying show later in the evening so we can watch the best in the Northwest perform. Most creative Twestival venue ever? We think so! Follow @TwestivalSea for more unfolding updates.

Twestival Seattle Details
Date – Thursday, March 25
Location – Emerald City Trapeze (2702 6th Avenue South in SODO.)
Time – 7:00 – 10:00 pm

Donation Levels –

$30 early bird / $40 regular registration (up to 1 week prior to the event)
$50 bronze donor
$75 silver donor
$100 gold/corporate donor

RSVP here! http://bit.ly/twseattle

About Concern Worldwide (@Concern): Concern Worldwide was founded in 1968 to meet the needs of people living in extreme poverty. Concern is a non-governmental, international, humanitarian organization dedicated to the reduction of suffering and working towards the ultimate elimination of poverty. Please follow @concern on Twitter to get a glimpse of their staff tweeting from around the world; including their efforts on the ground in Haiti.

A huge thanks to Swedish Medical Center (@Swedish) for being the PLATINUM Sponsor! Did you know Swedish is turning 100 this year? The original Swedish Hospital opened as a nonprofit in 1910 by Swedish immigrant and surgeon Dr. Nils Johanson. Today, Swedish is Greater Seattle’s largest nonprofit health system. They’re working to improve the health of the community in many ways, including using social media to raise awareness about health issues. Swedish Medical Center not only shares the same acronym as Social Media Club Seattle (we both go by SMC), they are also a big supporter of SMC Seattle and Twestival Seattle. Learn about contests and other fun surprises in store for their 100th birthday by following Swedish online:
@Swedish
Facebook.com/swedishbabies
Youtube.com/swedishseattle
Facebook.com/swedishmedicalcenter

Thank you to all who came out and helped us celebrate our one-year anniversary at the Spitfire Grill. As usual, our members showed up in droves, and we were pleased to have some new faces join us, too.

“It was great to have a time to say thanks to the community that has supported us all year long,” said SMC Seattle President Kevin Urie. “They are an amazing group of people that I’m just glad to be a part of.”

The event was a smashing success, and we are so glad to have had your help in raising funds for the Jolkona Foundation and one of their projects to benefit the Technology Access Foundation (TAF). We hope the raffle winners enjoy the prizes that were donated (some pretty amazing stuff was given away)!

In the end, the event raised $2,650 to support Jolkona Foundation and one of their projects, Technology Access Foundation. The funds raised will provide 35 students with science, math, technology and engineering training through Technology Access Foundation (TAF). Stay tuned for a blog post in a month as we track how our funds are helping Jolkona and the students at TAF.

It’s hard to believe an entire year has passed, and yet when we reflect on all the relationships we’ve built, the time spent planning, the things we’ve learned – well, it’s been a pretty jam-packed twelve months. The key to everything, of course, is the community. It’s what “social media” is all about, right? Building relationships and communicating in an interactive fashion. This year has been about getting to know one another and reviewing the basics; this next year will be more about growth.

“The goal of SMC Seattle is to connect, educate and empower the Seattle social media community,” said Urie.  “We’ve seen some outstanding things happen this year in the community, but we look forward to providing a more educational atmosphere in 2010.”

Some of our goals include:
·         Up-leveling our content to reflect the growing sophistication of our members. Most have the social media concept down, and are looking for more specific, targeted help. We’re going to do our best to provide that. Look for speakers to cover more detailed aspects of SM – e.g. CRM connection, strategy building, ROI tracking, etc.
·         Having larger venues in which to congregate. Ideally, we’d never have events sell out – as it stands we’re 12 for 12. We want to have room for everyone who makes time to join us.
·         Continuing the SMC EDU efforts. We want to keep offering specialty training sessions on relevant SM topics, outside of each monthly “main event.”

How can you help?
Talk to us! Let us know how we’re doing, what you’d like to see, and how you might be able to help. Perhaps your workplace has large meeting rooms available we could use. Maybe you or someone you know is an expert in some aspect of the business of social media, and could be a speaker at an event or an educational session. Possibly your company would like to sponsor an event by covering the cost of appetizers and drinks. There are several ways you can communicate with us:  via our Twitter account, by making comments here on our blog, by engaging with our LinkedIn Group, by using the discussion area of the Facebook Fan Page …if none of these quite work, you can even email us directly.
We’re looking forward to another year of learning, growing and connecting with you!

Thanks again to our sponsors, Seattle.SocialCentral.Net, Spitfire and Gist, and the businesses who so generously donated the raffle prizes, including:  Hotel Max, Kodak, The Ultimate Ears Social Media Team, Cat’s Eye Design, PRWeb, True Fabrications, and Clear Awakening.

Many of you have asked for access to Veronica’s slides and she has graciously allowed us to post them here.

A big thanks to Windows Phone for being the premier sponsor of this month’s event!
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Thanks also to Alaska Air for being our travel sponsor!
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Next month will be SMC Seattle’s one year anniversary! Although a date has not yet been set, it’s sure to be a good time and another sold-out event.

We’ll post the details here, but to get notified first sign-up for our email alerts.

Location:  Desert Fire /  7211 166th Avenue Northeast / Redmond, WA 98052-7815 / 425-895-1500

Time: 8:30pm–11pm  (21+ please)

What: Network with SMC Seattle board members and event attendees. Food and drinks are hosted by Sprint.

Sprint 4G: There will also be live 4G demos and giveaways from Sprint. The Sprint team will be on-hand to discuss Sprint’s new-to-Seattle 4G network including live demos of all of the cool wireless, device, gaming, laptop and video applications 4G enables!

Everyone who attends SMC Seattle’s after-party will be entered to win one of numerous Sprint 3G/4G combo data cards. For those who attended the SMC Seattle event earlier in the evening, we’ll be drawing for a Sprint mystery prize. (It’s not a phone, and you will not receive it until it’s launched in 2010. The winner will not be disappointed!)

Those without a ticket to attend SMC Seattle’s 12/8 event are encouraged to attend the after-party, come early and bring your laptop to watch SMC Seattle’s livestream.