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2. Oxford Twestival?
Yes, Twitter Festival in Oxford:
- charity event,
- social media event,
- networking event,
- local commitment,
- global movement!
3. 25th of March
...marks the day when Oxford will celebrate the power of giving once
again. Starting with morning coffee at Jam Factory, through afternoon
social media session in South Oxford combined with virtual meeting with
other global events, finally arriving to the evening gig, we will give you
plenty of opportunities to network, share your skills and experience,
promote your ideas and businesses but most of all give!
All we need in exchange is you to have fun!
4. Social Media Panel?
Yes, we are discussing
social media for education:
- role of social media in fundraising,
- social media tools to support education,
- on-line communication for the sector,
- specialists from several related fields,
-looking at present and future of
education, charities and social media!
5. Place
On 25th of March 2010 we are inviting specialists to join our moderated
discussion in the Phone Room offices in Oxford.
coffee+ experience= good ideas
Over a cup of coffee we will discuss current trends in social media and
education, share our experiences and look at practical solutions for
organisations like Concern Worldwide.
6. Time
The event will last two hours. We will meet before 1.45PM for a 2PM
start. At 3.30PM we would like to move our panel to virtual conversation
with other Twestival organisers and specialists who could not join us in
Oxford.
virtual coffee+ experience= more good ideas;)
We hope you can join us too! Look out for
virtual event link on Oxford Twestival blog!
7. Support us!
We are looking for companies to support our panel discussion and
express
their commitment to the role of education
in todays world!
If you feel strongly about the topics mentioned here, or simply want to
express your solidarity with our cause
help us organise the panel by supporting our charity, donating coffee or
food for the panel, or simply providing items or services to raffle and
auction away in the evening at Oxford Twestival gig!
8. Contact us!
You will find more information on our blog:
http://oxford.twestival.com/
You can talk to us on @oxtwestival or send us an e-mail to
oxtwestival@gmail.com
Do not forget to check how much fun we had so far, simply Google
#oxtwestival.