March 9th sees the launch of Digital Citizens, a new salon-style forum founded by former members of Social Media Club Sydney Heather Ann Snodgrass and Cathie McGinn along with Scott Rhodie, James Fridley and Gavin Costello.
The first event (Private Parts: Personality and Disclosure – Finding a Balance in the Digital Space) takes place at the Burdekin, Tuesday March 9th. Doors open at 6.15pm for a 6:45pm start.
The panel members are visiting US lawyerand social media specialist Adrian Dayton (Social Media for Lawyers), Sam North (Ogilvy PR), Damian Damjanovski (BMF), and Renai LeMay (Delimiter), who will be wrangled by a very capable moderator, Bronwen Clune (Strategeist)
Our distinguished panellists will debate issues of privacy and online identity, specifically around the distinction between the personal and professional in the digital space, who owns your tweets and whether or not the individual is ever entitled to publicly disagree with their employer or clients.
Cathie McGinn said “We expect vigorous – yet hopefully respectful – debate from the panel and participants who have found themselves in hot water when the line between the personal and professional gets blurred.”
The event bookings reached capacity in less than a fortnight, and there is currently a waiting list for tickets.
Heather Ann Snodgrass said “This is an issue that affects anyone with a Facebook account, not just industry practitioners. We expected a good response, but this has definitely exceeded our expectations. I’m really looking forward to seeing how the night plays out.”
Digital Citizens’ intention is to provide an open forum which encourages free and frank debate. Digital Citizens is an inclusive, informal organisation dedicated to knowledge sharing and discussion of social, political, ethical and professional issues related to new technologies and the social web. It’s agency neutral and the only qualification for participating is the desire to speak.
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Hi – have just subscribed/following and definitely looking forward to this event. Very interested in dialog around the meaning of ‘professionalism’ within organisations and the importance of measuring an individuals ‘professional/personal’ opinion, in order to fulfill a role.
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