I'm off to Detroit tomorrow morning, where I will be participating in the two-day Future Midwest conference. If you think technology and digital media doesn't exist in and around Detroit, you're wrong.
Mission of the conference:"FutureMidwest is the region’s largest two-day technology and knowledge conference taking place in Royal Oak, Mich. April 16 – 17, 2010. Founded by Adrian Pittman, Jordan Wolfe and Zach Lipson, FutureMidwest is the fusion of two successful conferences held in Michigan in 2009 – the Module Midwest Digital Conference and TechNow.
Both conferences highlighted how technology and digital tools have dramatically changed the way we do business and the effect this transition has had on companies. FutureMidwest kicks things up a notch with presentations, group breakout sessions, relationship-building opportunities and influencers who are taking action to redefine business in the digital age"
My chat will be on how community can be built one blog at a time. Other presenters include Scotty Monty, Beth Harte, Ken Burbary, Jay Adelson and Chris Barger. As a pure bred metro Detroiter, it's fantastic to see such a conference hit Motown - and I hope it fosters some new ideas to get entrepreneurs excited to create.
See you in Detroit - and save me a Hani!
You don't see this everyday. A neighbor and friend tipped me off to a fabulous concept. A husband and wife team are in the works of opening a coffee bar in the South Loop that is all about community building AND connecting us with folks around the world.
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