Grand River Connection, a networking group in the Lansing area, has monthly opportunities for young professionals to come together and socialize. This month’s event will be Tuesday, July 22, from 6-8pm in the Stadium District. Check out the Grand River Connection website for more details.
Blog Indiana is a two-day conference about blogging and social media. Sessions topics include blogging for beginners, using blogs in your business, monetizing your blog, and political blogging. Anyone with an interest in technology and new media is welcome to attend. The conference will be held August 16-17 at the IUPUI Campus Center in Indianapolis, IN. Check out the conference website to learn more and register.
Tweet-ups are events where fans of Twitter meet in real life to keep the conversation going. In Michigan, there has been an active tweet-up group in Detroit for a while now, but Lansing and Grand Rapids are new to the scene. Below are upcoming tweet-ups for all three areas.
Grand Rapids Tweet-up
Thursday, July 17 @ 7pm
Hopcat, Grand Rapids, MIMid-Michigan Tweet-up
Thursday, July 31 @ 5pm
Dublin Square, East Lansing, MIDetroit Tweet-up Network
Friday, August 15 @ 7-9pm
GM Heritage Center, Sterling Heights, MI
What networking opportunities are you taking advantage of?
Tags: Event, networking
I came across the BlogHer Conference the other day and thought it was very interesting. The conference is going on this week in San Francisco, but may be something that our fellow female bloggers may want to keep an eye on for next year.
More info here: http://www.blogher.com/blogher_conference/conf
Awesome!!! I will be at the GR Tweet-up and hope to make it to the Mid-Michigan one as well
Check out Terry Bean’s Networked Inc. blog for tips on meeting the right people at a networking event and other great posts.
I attended GRC last night, Angela. I didn’t see you! Hope I see you this weekend!