After the Conference Leveraging the Internet to Continue Global Dialogue

Picture it: III ICCP, 2010 Excitement mounts as the 3 rd International Conference for Community Psychology begins. As in previous years, community psychologists are gathering from around the world to share their research, build relationships, and envision the future of the field. But this time, something is different…

Excitement mounts as the 3 rd International Conference for Community Psychology begins. As in previous years, community psychologists are gathering from around the world to share their research, build relationships, and envision the future of the field. But this time, something is different…

In 2 years, what kind of change would you like to see… for yourself, personally? in your community? your nation? the world? for the field of community psychology?

for yourself, personally?

in your community? your nation? the world?

for the field of community psychology?

Meditation of the hour: How can we most effectively use the Internet and emerging social media tools to effect these changes?

How can we most effectively use the Internet and emerging social media tools to effect these changes?

A little background: NetSquared Internet Network Effects NetSquared

Timeline of NetSquared August 2005: Decided to definitely host the NetSquared Conference sometime in 2006 September 2005: launched initial version of website at www.netsquared.org November 2005: Held 1 st Net Tuesday event in San Francisco March 2006: 1 st Net Tuesdays held in Houston and Washington, DC May 2006: NetSquared Conference held in San Jose May 2007: N2Y2 (NetSquared Year 2): Innovation Awards May 2008: N2Y3 (NetSquared Year 3): Mashup Challenge

August 2005: Decided to definitely host the NetSquared Conference sometime in 2006

September 2005: launched initial version of website at www.netsquared.org

November 2005: Held 1 st Net Tuesday event in San Francisco

March 2006: 1 st Net Tuesdays held in Houston and Washington, DC

May 2006: NetSquared Conference held in San Jose

May 2007: N2Y2 (NetSquared Year 2): Innovation Awards

May 2008: N2Y3 (NetSquared Year 3): Mashup Challenge

NetSquared is a Conference…

NetSquared is a community Net Tuesdays: 16 locations Over 2000 members

Net Tuesdays:

16 locations

Over 2000 members

NetSquared is a place…24/7/365

Back to ICCP 2ICCP is a conference. A fantastic conference. What else is it? What else can it be?

2ICCP is a conference. A fantastic conference.

What else is it?

What else can it be?

Community Psychologists are already using technology

Still, for most, this is technology:

Online resources specifically by/for community psychologists The Community Toolbox and Workstation Igloo – SCRA community Listservs – SCRA listserv & subgroups Others?

The Community Toolbox and Workstation

Igloo – SCRA community

Listservs – SCRA listserv & subgroups

Others?

So back to the question: How can we most effectively use the Internet and emerging social media tools to effect these changes?

How can we most effectively use the Internet and emerging social media tools to effect these changes?

Parting thoughts… Social web tools can be useful, but they are not a panacea Social web tools are social, so they won’t be useful if no one uses them

Social web tools can be useful, but they are not a panacea

Social web tools are social, so they won’t be useful if no one uses them

Sometimes you just have to jump in…

Follow up Check out the wiki at http://2iccp.pbwiki.com/ Find this presentation at http://www.slideshare.net/ , tag: 2iccp Shall we schedule an online chat? Of course, if you want to, I suppose you can email me at [email_address]

Check out the wiki at http://2iccp.pbwiki.com/

Find this presentation at http://www.slideshare.net/ , tag: 2iccp

Shall we schedule an online chat?

Of course, if you want to, I suppose you can email me at [email_address]