Eight sold out events later with more than 150 people at each, we have far exceeded our original goals. The only reason we have seen such success is because of the hard work of our talented board of directors, and the support of the great people that come to our events, and participate online.

You have made SMC Seattle more than just an organization; you have made it a community. A community where everyone is welcome and we rally around those that have questions or need help.

I am pretty sure we have some of the smartest and most caring people in the world that participate in SMC Seattle. That, and not merely the number of people that come to our events, is why I am truly honored to be a part of this community.

We understand we need to provide extraordinary people an extraordinary community. So with this in mind we will do everything we can to provide a place for you to share, connect and collaborate in person. While at the same time providing stimulating panels, speakers, blog post and tweets that help keep Seattle on the forefront when it comes to technology and social media use.

In order to do accomplish this, our dedicated all volunteer board has been working hard to facilitate the needs of this growing community. It’s a big job, but everyone on the board is passionate about making sure we do everything we can for the SMC Seattle community.

To increase the depth of the SMC Seattle experience, we have recently started to roll out some exciting programs in additional to our main monthly events. One of these is our SMC Seattle Educational Series. These are small group meetings focused on making personal connections, and giving people the information needed to develop a deep knowledge of a particular topic. We have also started SMC Seattle Partner Events. These events are put on by other groups and organizations that we believe have good content, and whom we have worked with to provide additional value to the SMC Seattle community.

In my next blog post on the SMC Seattle blog, I will explain these groups in more detail, and give more information about how we are changing to meet your needs.

SMC Seattle is nothing without you, so please reach out and let us know how we can help, or if you just have an idea for us. You can contact me at kevin@changeitmarketing.com, or you can always post on this blog, our Twitter, Linkedin, or Facebook accounts.

See you at an event soon!

Kevin Urie

SMC Seattle President