Author: Lara Kretler (5 Articles)
Lara Kretler is Associate Vice President and social media lead at Fahlgren Mortine Public Relations. She brings more than 15 years of high-impact public relations and online community building experience to the agency. She blogs about PR and social media at LaraKretler.com. She is a frequent presenter about social media at regional conferences and meetings and is glad to connect with you via LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook or her blog.
Editor’s Note, The Central Ohio Network does not endorse or support any political candidate or party. Although this event does highlight Web 2.0 and technology, it does have a political nature and should be attended at your own discretion. The Central Ohio Network reserves the right to edit or delete any comments that are for or against any candidate and/or respective party.
Every once in a while, things happen that make me realize anew just how cool Columbus really is. The magical James Turrell million-dollar light installation at Franklin Park Conservatory is one such example (if you haven’t seen it, what are you waiting for?).
Another is this Friday evening’s Ohio 2.0 event - an opportunity to see and hear Reid Hoffman, founder of LinkedIn, and Judy Estrin, author of Closing the Innovation Gap:Reigniting the Spark of Creativity in a Global Economy and former CTO of Cisco, at a 2.0 technology event in support of Senator Barack Obama. It’s free and sure to be a fantastic opportunity to network, see and be seen with central Ohio’s technorati.
Regardless of who you favor for president, you have to admit this is pretty cool - national tech talent right here in our own backyard. There’s even a VIP afterparty (priced accordingly) for a lucky few to meet and hobnob with these folks and others (like Craig Newmark, founder of Craigslist) after the general session.
I plan to be there and may do a little blogging from the event. I’m psyched to rub elbows with the local tech crowd and hear some new perspectives on innovation, business and social networks. Above all, I’m thrilled to see Columbus being recognized as the tech-savvy city we are.
Are you planning to attend the Ohio 2.0 event or post-event reception? Looks like a good night to be a geek!
Interesting. Thanks, Lara. I didn’t even know about this. Yet another reason why Ohio (esp. Columbus)is so awesome!
[...] note: Earlier this week, I blogged over at CONet about a free public tech event called Ohio 2.0 and a subsequent private VIP reception known [...]