John has had something come up and can not make this Meetup so we are rescheduling for next month. Thank you for your understanding and see you in August!

John C. Havens will be speaking about how leaders can leverage social media to maximize value and build their brand. Specifically, details on how professional communicators can create a transparency strategy that will keep them competitive in the twenty-first century. He will discuss how you can evaluate your readiness for transparency, what they need to do to get ready, and how to effectively communicate you transparency strategy. He will also identify aspects of blog/new media “netiquette”—an important but often misunderstood part of engaging in transparency.

John C. Havens is the author of Tactical Transparency and Vice President of Partnership Marketing and Integration at BlogTalkRadio. He is also Lead Organizer of PodCamp NYC, a social media "unconference" that attracted 850 participants and one hundred speakers last April to NYC. He is a founding member of the Associahow leaders can leverage social media to maximize value and build their brandtion for Downloadable Media, a member of the National Academy of Media Arts & Sciences, and Online News Association and was the inaugural Guide to Podcasting at About.com. A former professional actor, John appeared in principal roles on and off Broadway, TV, and film for over fifteen years. John is also a frequent speaker on new media topics and can be reached for his availabilty by emailing him directly. You can also download John's Speaking Information here for a listing of his recent talks and testimonials.

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