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There is a lot going on at HootSuite HQ these days and soon we’re hitting the road to participate in upcoming events and meet more HootSuite users! We’ll host some HootUps along the way – plus flow some truly collectible swag ~ so follow along to say hello and offer your thoughts on HootSuite.

Here’s where we’re bound:

Seattle – 140 | The Twitter Conference

Date: March 8, 2010

Sponsor: HootSuite is a Silver Sponsor

Blurb: Get Your Business Started on Twitter

• Basic tools for reading tweets and posting to Twitter
• How to grow your followership
• Understanding the security risks to your brand and your customers
• Gathering and analyzing data from Twitter

Panel: “License to Tweet: Applications and Services To Die For” ~ 4:30pm – 5:30pm
Panelists: Kathy Gill, DL Byron, Ricardo Rabago, Ryan Holmes, Dan Shapiro Moderator: Steve Broback

Twitter is more than just 140 characters. Twitter is a platform that grows more powerful every day, as developers, entrepreneurs, and people with too much time on their hands create thousands of tools and services that do everything from sending direct messages to tweeting on behalf of your houseplants. This panel of Twitter elites will share their favorite Twitter applications and services, and how these apps help them draw value from the Stream. Managing the Twitter Stream * Top Twitter Applications and Services * Applying Twitter to the Real World * What Apps Do You Wish Someone Would Build?

Registration: 15% off for Hootsuite users: HOOT140 – Attend
Location: Bell Harbor Conference Center downtown Seattle.
Twitter: @tweethouse
Website: http://parnassusgroup.com/twitterconference

Austin – SXSW Interactive Conference 2010

Date: March 12-16, 2010

Blurb:

Features five days of compelling presentation from the brightest minds in emerging technology, scores of exciting networking events hosted by industry leaders and an unbeatable line up of special programs showcasing the best new websites, video games and startup ideas the community has to offer.

Registration: Attend
Location: Austin, Texas at the Austin Convention Center
Twitter: @sxsw
Website: http://sxsw.com/interactive

Toronto – Sprout Up Toronto

Date: March 24, 2010

Blurb:

This is a free monthly gathering of like-minded entrepreneurs. “A great chance for startups around the city to get friendly, discuss current trends, and network in a casual, open, and focused setting.”

Innovation Demo – Pre-selected entrepreneurs share their innovative business ideas to the audience
Guest Speaker – Fabulous new speakers will be brought in each month to spur new discussions on relevant trends and ideas
Networking – Network with peers: share knowledge, experiences and drinks

Panel: “Challenges faced and lessons learned as a startup” with Ryan Holmes ~ 6:30-10:30pm

Registration: Attend
Location: Sprout Up Toronto will be held at The Pilot in Yorkville
Twitter: @sprouter
Website: http://sprouter.com/blog/sprout-up-toronto/

F5 Expo

Date: April 7, 2010

Sponsor: HootSuite is the “social feed” sponsor and hosting the Twitter Etiquette panel

Blurb:

1. A function key on a computer used to refresh a web browser or file manager.
2. A business conference for executives on changing technologies in the online space such as social media, search marketing, mobile applications, and future trends. The inaugural event will be held on April 7, 2010 in world renowned, Vancouver, Canada.

Panel: Ryan Holmes is participating in The Secret to Success: Avoiding Start-up Pitfalls panel 1:40 – 2:30pm along with Michael Fergusson and Danny Robinson.

Workshop: Twitter Etiquette for Business 10:00am | 10:45am | 11:30am | 1:00pm

Whether you’re already on the Twitter bandwagon or you see it as merely the latest trend, recognizing the impact of microblogging on business is important. Trends in this area are quickly emerging and evolving. For example, companies are now paying high ranking twitter members to talk about them. It’s a turn (perhaps for the worst) in social media campaigns. Stay in the know by learning about new twitter trends and the impact they could have on your business. More importantly, get to know some basic rules that will help you build a loyal following.

Registration: Attend
Location: Vancouver Convention Centre in downtown Vancouver
Twitter: @f5expo
Website: www.f5-expo.com

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HootSuite CEO Ryan Holmes is San Francisco-bound to speak on a panel at OMMA Social event at the Nikko Hotel on January 26.

Here’s the blurb about the event:

All in all, OMMA Social San Francisco will lay the groundwork for what looks to be the biggest year yet in social media, a medium that’s already seen some very big years. We hope to see you there!

OMMA Social is designed to guide marketing and media professionals through the constantly-shifting terrain of social media. This one-day conference will address social marketing challenges and provide insights into how to make social networking work for companies now, and in the future.

He’ll participate in a panel called: “The Twitter Clients Speak: Where Third-Party Twitter Developers Think the Platform Is Going” along with Somrat Niyogi, CEO & Founder, Bazaar Labs, Mathieu Thouvenin, Product Manager, Seesmic and moderated by Justin Thorp, Director of Community, Clearspring.

Here’s the gist of the panel:

As one of the most closely-watched social media platforms ever, what lies in Twitter’s future is the subject of constant speculation. How will it monetize itself? Has its growth maxed out? What new services are being developed both within Twitter, and among developers, to keep it on the cutting edge of social media? How will the addition of a geolocation tool change how Twitter is used? On this panel, we talk to some people with highly-educated opinions about the future of Twitter: developers of some of the service’s most popular applications.

Be sure to say hello when if see him and let him know what you think of HootSuite.

Photo credit: Ryan Holmes speaking at BCAIM event

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