Supporting academic conferences using Social Media
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Supporting academic conferences using Social Media: DEE09 Paul Ayres http://dee09. wordpress .com/ [email protected]
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How can academic conferences be supported by Social Media? This case study looks at the Developments in Economics Education (dee09) conference. A simple WordPress blog was supplemented by Flickr photos, YouTube videos, Delicious links and Twitter feeds.
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Supporting academic conferences using Social
Media: DEE09
Paul Ayres
http://dee09.wordpress.com/
The Events Lifecycle
Before• Decide on an event tag in advance dee09• Set up blog in advance and promote it
During• Encourage attendees to use event tag• Will stream content into the blog automagically• Reward attendees who leave comments / interact
After• Use blog to write up outcomes ASAP after
What worked well
• Setting up the blog beforehand
• Photos, with a dedicated person
• Writing up after the event
What could be improved
• More people / clearer roles
• Profusion of gadgets
• Wi-Fi / Internet connectivity
• Video Vox Pops
• Live blogging / Tweeting
• Interaction with attendees