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| Next MFN Meeting June 25, 2009 Online
Social Networking: Dr Shaun Jamison, Guest Speaker This member only event is a virtual meeting. Become an MFN member: Regular
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MFN: A Community
of Practice Making Meetings Easier and More
Effective IAF Theme for 2009: The Art & Mastery of Facilitation - Explore Diversity April 20 - 25, 2009, Vancouver, B.C., Canada Learn more at: www.iafna.org/ AVAILABLE NOW: Online Registration for Events and Membership Dues !!!
For your convenience, you can register for MFN events and pay your Regular or Virtual Membership dues using your credit card. Upcoming MFN Meetings Member Only Virtual Meeting Thursday, June
25, 2009 Online Social
Networking - Golden Opportunity or Giant Time
Sucker? A virtual meeting is a one hour conference call in which many people can hear and visit on the telephone with a guest speaker on a topic of interest. There is no registration fee for a virutual meeting, but you must be a member of MFN to participate. For people who want to attend only virtual meetings or who cannot attend regular MFN meetings in the Twin Cities, MN, MFN offers a Virtual Membership at $25 (Regular Membership is $50) which includes four virtual meetings in 2009. Instructions for participating in the Virtual Meeting will be emailed to MFN members on June 24 & 25. Join MFN at www.ctregistrations.com You have heard about online networking sites such as Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Maybe you’ve given one a try. Some of you might wonder what all of the fuss is about. Others whether it’s worth the time. Some want to know what it takes to get going and how to make it work. Did you know that facilitators may have a natural advantage when it comes to social networking? Might social networking sites offer the newest, lowest cost professional development available to humankind? Can anyone really build participatory community 140 characters at a time? Dr. Shaun
Jamison will
give us an introduction to online social
networking and the characteristics of the three
most popular sites: LinkedIn, Facebook, and
Twitter to give us context for
our conversation. Then it will be up to you!
Bring your questions and comments – from
simple to savvy – and we’ll share a
lively discussion of the merits and methods of
online networking for facilitators. This session
will be a gentle introduction for those who have
never tried online social networking, as well as
provide space for more expert practitioners to
share their wisdom. Special Offer: All MFN
Members will receive a 20% discount off any
online social networking class offered bvy Dr.
Jamison or one hourof social networking
consulting for only $100 (a $50 savings). Learning Opportunities MN-ToP and MN Council for Quality are offering opportunities for learning. Check them out. Click on Other Events. Learning opportunities offered by partner organizations are described under Other Events. These specific workshops can help supplement the knowledge and skills of facilitators. Article of Interest PMI, Project Management Institute, has permitted MFN to offer an article, The Project Meeting Facilitator, which offers helpful advice and insight on how to facilitate a project meeting. The article is in PDF format, so you will need a PDF reader to view it. You may download a free version of Acrobat Reader at www.adobe.com |
