Membership. Our most important priority is YOU! Social Media and therefore, SMCKC is first and foremost about engagement, connection, and community for you, the members

Community. We want SMCKC to be a valuable resource for the Kansas City community. We also want to help elevate Kansas City to be recognized regionally and nationally as a leader in the social media industry.

Business. We want to enable each of our members to be an advocate for social media in the business community … as employees, owners, consultants, or simply as a voice to a decision maker saying, "Hey, have you thought about ..."

Chairman – Guides the organization

President – Primary leader and driver of the plan and the team

Vice-President – Captures progress, supports all chairs, and leads sponsorship activities

Treasurer – Serves as liaison to National chapter and responsible for all administrative items

Events – Plans and coordinates all events

Membership – Voice of the members, welcome team and creates member development opportunities

Communications – Prepares and delivers all organizational messaging

Advocacy – Works with the community and businesses to integrate SMCKC efforts

Technology – Trends, online assets and SM trends

More than doubled our membership

One of the first “official” SMC chapters – globally!

Making a difference in our community

Best practices & case studies

Learning the trends

Establishing presence

Sharing with others

Diversity – Offer events to address a multitude of interests: Social users Practitioners Business adoption Technology trends Newbies Community concerns (safety, security,

ethics)

Awareness – Increase social media and SMCKC understanding locally, regionally & nationally Social Media Fair Social Media Awards Traditional media and organizational

outreach Leverage all online communication

channels Solidify formal sponsorships Formal committees

Membership Development – offer opportunities for 101, 201 and 301 needs Partner with local organizations to provide

introductory education sessions More case studies and best practice

presentations Discussion forums, debates, rigorous

conversation to stretch us to new levels Connect knowledge to need – making us

smarter and more visible

Make a Difference & Have Fun! Establish formal community support Provide ample volunteer opportunities Happy hours Actively support job seekers Grass roots social efforts – more bowling,

social gatherings, and KC Tweeps!

Chairman – Lisa Qualls @lqualls4444 President – Open Vice-President – Joe Cox @joenormal Treasurer – Kerstin Burns @kayhaswings Events – Steven Chau @whereisciao Communications – Mike Burns @wrytir Membership – Brooke Beason

@brookebeason Technology – Open Advocacy - Open

Nominations January 7th – January 14th

Nomination confirmation January 15th – January 18th

Nominees post credentials January 19th – January 20th

Voting January 21st – February 2nd

Winners announced February 4th

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