PodCamp Philly is celebrating its fourth year of the area’s largest digital media UnConference on October 2nd and 3rd, 2010 at Temple University.

PodCamp’s UnConference-style means that the participants are also the experts and the speakers.  First held in Boston, Massachusetts, Podcamp has spread across the United States and the world to bring people of all backgrounds and abilities together to teach and learn from each other.

“The purpose of PodCamp is to share information, build and grow relationships and grow the new media community.  This type of event encourages interactivity, Q&A’s and sessions that are dialogues versus monologues.  Topics range from beginner to expert and hobby to business in several tracks including podcasting, blogging, social media and technical.”  says event co-organizer Lynette Young.  Summaries of some of the sessions can be found on the PodCamp Philly website.  A full schedule will be posted prior to the event.  The attendee generated content will have something for everyone whether you are focused on learning for personal or professional use.   Have an idea for a session or just want to lead a discussion?  That is what PodCamp is all about!  Everyone sharing their experience and knowledge.  Simply submit a session proposal via the website.

Tickets to PodCamp Philly are $20 and are available at http://podcampphilly2010.eventbrite.com/.  The fee covers both days of Podcamp and admission to the social events. Admissions fees are donated to a local charitable/educational organization.  Last year, PodCamp Philly raised over $4,000.00 for Covenant House in support of homeless youth.

PodCamp Philly is sponsored by Pandemic Labs, Mashable.com, Hoffman Digital Media, Professional Podcasts.com, Purple Stripe Productions, Red Stapler Consulting, Social Media Club Philadelphia and Social Media Club Princeton.   Additional sponsors are welcome.  Information on sponsorship opportunities are available on the PodCamp Philly website (http://www.podcampphilly.com).

After you’ve registered, share this with your network and invite them to come to PodCamp Philly with you!

This is another year friend of mine Marina Makaron is part of the Philadelphia Fashion Week – I received a special invitation to attend this exclusive event.

Here is the invite that is open to the public as-well:

It is my pleasure to personally invite you to my second fashion show in the lovely city of Philadelphia.
This year is particularly exciting since I am opening the doors to my first Spring/Summer ready-to-wear!
I hope you will be able to join me in celebrating the collection and fashion of upcoming seasons!

When: Saturday, October 9th 18:30PM
Where: Philadelphia Armory, 32nd Street and Lancaster Avenue

Please visit the link below for tickets.
To get a 30% discount please enter kbexp:

https://philadelphiafashionweek.ticketleap.net/buy-tickets/nightlife-and-par

Marina Makaron & I last year at Philadelphia Fashion Week

You can also read my other post about Marina Makaron – click here.

I have been involved with organizing and promoting “The Russian Mosaica Festival” for the past three years and this year I am proud to announce that both of my companies are sponsoring the annual event!

Media Components LLC – Web Design & Internet Marketing Firm in Philadelphia and WildinOut.com Promotions & Events are both active sponsors who will participate this year. We will have a tent setup for all the visitors to check out on Penn’s Landing. I have invited the most popular DJ’s in our community to participate and perform their latest sets our our theme tent.

The Russian Mosaica Heritage Festival is an annual Philadelphia Russian-speaking community cultural festival organized on Penn’s Landing in downtown Philadelphia. The Russian Mosaica is a part of series of multicultural festivals sponsored by PECO and supported by several large corporate sponsors and the City of Philadelphia. This year the Mosaica festival is scheduled for September 19, 2010.

Here is the official poster for the event with all the sponsors and organizers.

This Sunday September 20 2009. My company Media Components LLC is sponsoring the Russian Mosiac Cultural Festival. This will be the 3rd year we are involved with the Russian-Americans Chamber of Commerce and help organize the entertainment portion of the festival along with promotions.

Each year the Chamber & Russian-Americans United Arts Council organizes this festival to represent the Russian Community of Philadelphia. Last year I organized an end of the festival program that included the top 2 DJS from my promotion company WildinOut.com, we also had live percosionist and dancers. This year we will have all of our staff gathering in a more dedicated area on the outside deck of Penn’s Landing Arena.

Please stop by and say HI if you are in the area or attending this annual festival!

WHEN: September 20th 2008, from noon until 6 pm.
WHERE: Penn’s Landing Great Plaza
WHAT TO DO:

* See great performances of the best community artists and children’s groups.
* Sample delicious ethnic food from various Philadelphia restaurants.
* Patronize the arts and crafts of talented local artists.
* Browse local merchants for unique souvenirs.
* Enjoy great family weekend on the Delaware waterfront.

I am involved again this year with PodCamp Philly. This will be our 3rd year and I am excited to be part of it again and help out with this awesome event.

PodCamp is a Barcamp-style community unconference for anyone interested in podcasting, blogging, video-casting and social media.  Held for the first time in Boston during the fall of 2006, the PodCamp events have spread across the globe to include 35 events in cities like Toronto, Berlin, New York, Cape Town, Stockholm and Pittsburgh.

The purpose of PodCamp is to:

• Share information.
• Build & develop relationships
• Grow the new media community

PodCamp Philly 2009 is being held October 3rd & 4th at Philadelphia’s Temple University.  Rapidly becoming known as one of the area’s preeminent technical universities, Temple features the Tuttleman Learning Center containing 30 state-of-the-art multimedia classrooms, as well as the 75,000 ft² Temple TECH Center.

PodCamp Philly/SearchCamp Philly Details:

• Dates: October 3rd & 4th

• Location: Tuttleman Center at Temple University

• Price: under $21.00 for both days and both Camps

• Register at: http://www.podcampphilly3.eventbrite.com/

• Websites: www.podcampphilly.com and www.searchcampphilly.com

Had a great time this weekend attending BarCamp Philly and catching up with several of my new media friends from Philadelphia Area.

I ran into Alex Hillman from IndyHall, Whitney Hoffman, Beth Harte, Christine Cavalier, Mark Magliocco & few other local new media attendies who were there.

Walt Ribeiro - Building Your Brand Session

Some of the sessions I attented really insipired me to work on some of the ideas I had for a long time. The one sessions stood out for me was Walt Ribeiro’s Building your Brand Session.

He is very energized internet music teacher and lives off by doing a video show on his blog – WaltRibeiro.net. This dude reminded me so much of Gary Vaynerchuk, and I think he will make it far in the online music space.

Philly New Media Community is definatelly an exciting place right now and I am looking forward to attending more events like this.

Photos of the event can be viewed on Flickr.

If you speak, think, and understand Russian…

Have already forgotten or are still learning…

If you would like to experience our culture…

Or are just curious about different cultures…

YOU ARE INVITED!

To the 6th ANNUAL “RUSSIAN MOSAIC” FESTIVAL

 

WHEN: Sunday, September 7th 2008, from noon until 7 pm.
WHERE: Penn’s Landing Great Plaza
WHAT TO DO:

• * See great performances of the best community artists and children’s groups.
• * Try Uzbek “Shashliki” and “Plov” and sample Georgian wines.
• * Browse unique creations of the talented local artists and craftsmen.
• * Visit with Cossaks, Soviet Army reenactors, and friendly Russian “Bratva” bikers.
• * Participate in numerous giveaways, raffles, entertainment, and children activities, courtesy of our sponsors
• * Meet old friends, make new ones, and most importantly have fun!

Podcamp Philly 2008 will be held this year on September 6 & 7th, at Temple University’s Tuttleman Learning Center (http://www.temple.edu/tuttleman/). In addition to our usual high quality content covering blogging, podcasting and all things new media, this year we’re pleased to partner with SearchCamp Philly, which offers valuable instruction and insight into the world of Search Engine Optimization and Marketing.

As with any PodCamp, we have some good social events lined up in addition to the sessions. Friday night, we have scheduled the Welcome Party for North Bowl (www.northbowlphilly.com) and it should be a blast. We’ve got the 2nd floor loft, complete with four private bowling lanes.

Video here: www.podcampphilly.com/node/34.

Saturday night, PodCamp returns to Old City’s Triumph Brewing Company, so get ready to meet new friends and reconnect with old ones. More information here: www.triumphbrewing.com All in all, it should be a lot of fun.With a new year comes a few changes, too. From the programming standpoint, we’re trying to offer more content to experienced participants, while still including beginners. Of course, participation and interaction are still a main component to the event. In addition, we’re charging a modest $21 registration fee, with all proceeds being donated to Philadelphia’s Science Leadership Academy (www.scienceleadership.org/).

With a state-of-the-art facility, broad programming and fun set of social events, PodCamp Philly will once again offer a great experience that shouldn’t be missed. You can register here: www.podcampphilly.eventbrite.com.

If you’d like more information: www.podcampphilly.com

We are gearing up to promote this year’s PodCamp Philly! I designed these cards for the organizers to give out at other events. I will be working on updating the new website aswell in the coming weeks.

Welcome to PodCamp Philly 2008 – a BarCamp-style UnConference dedicated to podcasting, blogging, video bloging and all things New Media. Whether you’re an industry veteran or new media “newbie,” you’ll find that PodCamp offers low cost, high-quality, user-generated content in a welcoming, all-inclusive environment.

PodCamp Philly 2008 is being held September 6th & 7th at Philadelphia’s Temple University. Rapidly becoming known as one of the area’s preeminent technical universities, Temple features the Tuttleman Learning Center containing 30 state-of-the-art multimedia classrooms, as well as the 75,000 ft² Temple TECH Center.

www.podcampphilly.com

My buddy C.C. Chapman informed me about a great concert they are working on with American Eagle Outfitters.

It’s a two-day summer music festival that American Eagle Outfitters is putting on in Pittsburgh on August 8th and 9th. The New American Music Union festival combines some of the most innovative and popular artists with fifteen of the country’s best college bands and will be hosted by host Anthony Kiedis of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. The line up includes Bob Dylan and His Band, The Raconteurs, The Roots, Spoon and more.

The New American Music Union will take place in Pittsburgh’s historic SouthSide Works, which was home to glass factories, steel and iron mills in the 1800s. Today, the area features an eclectic mix of residential neighborhoods, restaurants, shops and businesses, including the headquarters of American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.

The college band performances will be judged by music industry influencers, journalists and fellow musicians. The winning college band will receive a full-day recording session in a top Los Angeles studio valued at $10,000. American Eagle will support the winning college band by promoting its recording on www.ae.com and in AE stores across the country.

Tickets go on sale on Friday, May 16th and you can find all the details, complete band line up and the latest information at http://www.ae.com/musicfestival

Fore more info:

Social Media Press Release:
http://www.ae.com/web/77e/music/festival-info/index.html

Full Press Release:
http://www.ae.com/web/77e/music/festival-info/NAMU_Release.pdf