SF Online Community Report MeetUp August 26, 2009

The fourth Wed. of the month is the free monthly gathering of online community managers, enthusiasts, and innovators to meet and discuss tools and strategies for building and managing effective communities.

We're excited to have Liz Henry , from the Gimp Girl community as our Aug. guest speaker. GimpGirl has been doing online community since 1998 as a means to connect, support, and make positive impact in the lives of women with disabilities with an active presence on a number of social media platforms including the virtual world of Second Life. Liz will discuss the process of building and sustaining a growing community, meeting the needs of users, and strategies for managing community on multiple sites. Her talk will kick-off an informal discussion on managing and supporting online communities in all forms. #ocrsf is the Twitter hashtag we use for the event.

Speaker Bio: Liz Henry is a writer, blogger, and translator with a background in technical IT support. She is on the advisory board for the GimpGirl community and works as a web producer and contributing editor for BlogHer .

Hope to see you there!

Official Website: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=244155065617