Eventprofs turns 4 years old this coming Saturday. In 4 years it has seen a mention in Tim O’Reilly’s The Twitter Book, awards ceremonies for the industry’s best blogs, and a 24/7 stream of industry-related chatter…and then there’s the weekly chats. Have you missed those chats? I have. And so comes an announcement.
Our thanks…
For over 2 years, Adrian Segar (@ASegar) has filled the spot of #eventprofs Community Manager. He has been instrumental in keeping the chats going – and, more importantly, being a champion for the community. On a personal note, I am immensely thankful to Adrian as he’s dedicated incredible time, effort and expertise into growing #eventprofs. It’s with great sadness that we see him step down from the position and leave a giant crater to fill.
After a call out to the community we saw a great number of wonderful members throw their hat in the ring for the title of Community Manager. And one person really shone.
A New Era
This person has been with #eventprofs since Day 1. In fact, he was our very first chat moderator. He is a stalwart in the events industry. He holds 5, count ’em, 5 professional industry certifications (CMP, CEM, CASE, CMM and CTA). Successful Meetings magazine bestowed him with their Convention Services Manager of the Year award and The International Association of Exhibitions and Events (IAEE) proclaimed him a Future Leader of the Industry. We are honored to have Mr. Greg Ruby (@GregRuby) as our #eventprofs Community Manager for 2013.
We’re also thrilled to share that Carolyn Ray (@carolyn_ray) will be supporting Greg as #eventprofs Community Advocate. Carolyn brings great enthusiasm to the role…I guess that’s why she’s been touted as “The Enthusiastic Planner”. When she was a little girl, her mother bought her a copy of Meredith Brokaw’s Penny Whistle Party Planner. Little did she know that this book would be the beginning of an ever-growing passion for all things event related. Twenty-some years later, she was named one of Event Solutions Magazine’s Rising Stars. And over the past 8 years, Carolyn has been working on a wide range of events from parties to fundraisers, conferences to weddings and everything in between.
Join Us
This Thursday, February 7th @ 12pm EST, Greg will chair our first #eventprofs chat of the year. The topic will be “Eventprofs – looking forward while honoring the past 4 years of community.” We hope that you’ll join us and help to shape a community whose single-minded goal is to grow and nurture the industry and those who serve it.
Also, if you haven’t already, please join:
Eventprofsjobs – a place to post and apply to event jobs
Event Market – a place to buy and sell used event goods
Eventprofs – a Facebook group for the community
More info on #eventprofs:
What is #eventprofs (and everything else you wanted to know)