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AMA-DC has two to three events per month. Typically, events are posted on the Web site about 4-6 weeks in advance. A registration link is available about one to two weeks before each event. If you are a member, please register directly from the email link that we sent/will send you for the discounted rate. Non-members should register directly from the event site. If you have any questions regarding registration, please feel free to contact our office at 703-683-4883 during normal business hours.

Please notice that events dates, times, and locations are subject to change. If you have registered for the event, we will notify you of any changes that occur.

Want to speak at an AMA event or have someone from the AMA speak at your event?  Email us at speaker@amadc.org.

 

How To Series: How To Blog and Tweet for Marketers, Part 2: Twitter

About the Event

What is a Tweet, exactly?

Date:
3/11/10
Time:
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Location:
John Hopkins University
1625 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20036
Cost:
AMADC Members: $30
Non-Members: $45
Student Members: $30

Bring your own brown bag lunch.
Onsite Registration Fee: Additional $10
  Preregistration has closed. Onsite registration available. No refunds.
Speaker:
Daniel R. Odio, Co-Founder, PointAbout
Emmett Murphy, Creative Director, 3 Click Media
  • Why is everyone talking about twitter?
  • How to leverage Twitter for marketing purposes
  • Why ignoring Twitter will hurt your business (and why it probably already has)

Participants will leave this class with a knowledge of how to tweet, how to explain the benefits of Twitter to their clients, and will have created a Twitter account by the end of the class.

You will get much more out of this class if you bring a laptop.
...

Daniel R. Odio, Co-Founder, PointAbout

Daniel R. Odio is a co-founder of PointAbout, a company that is focused on unlocking innovation in the mobile space.  PointAbout mobilizes brands, allowing companies to connect with users through the phone.  You can learn more about PointAbout on the company blog.

Daniel is primarily focused on operations, sales and marketing and serves as PointAbout’s Chief Operating Officer.

In 2003, Daniel founded Cardéa Commercial Real Estate Advisors, a commercial real estate brokerage specializing in replacement property for investors, and DROdio Real Estate, Inc, a residential real estate brokerage. Both are based in Washington, DC with offices in Las Vegas, NV. Daniel is a registered securities representative (Series 22 & 63 licenses). 

Daniel has been featured on CNN, CNBC, TLC, The Wall Street Journal and many other publications for his innovative use of technology in the real estate market.

Prior to real estate, Daniel was the VP, Sales of AcceleratedServers, a Beowulf supercomputing cluster company whose customers included the Department of Defense and the entertainment industry, including Paramount Pictures. 

Daniel was a member of General Electric's Technical Leadership Program while at GE for several years, working in Latin America, including Brazil and Argentina. Daniel graduated from the University of Virginia with a BS in Commerce, speaks Spanish and Portuguese, and resides in Washington, DC.

Emmett Murphy, Creative Director, 3 Click Media

Emmett Murphy focuses on producing evolutionary digital media design and website services. Mr. Murphy has a career in media and entertainment development which spans the New York theater scene, online community, corporate business and the international cruise line industry. He is the Creative Director for 3 Click Media and owns Emmett Murphy Media & Entertainment, Ltd.

Mr. Murphy was an early adopter of the net, and in 1980 was telecomputing with Compuserve. He became a webmaster in 1992 launching a website for his own media development company Now Button. NB developed and launched a series of websites, specializing in New York entertainment production.

Shortly after, Emmett was taken on by AT&T as a Corporate Spokesperson for a new line of revolutionary concept-based products including proprietary Intranet and a mobile phone with internet capabilities.

He most recently worked with Cirque du Soleil on Tapis Rouge, a multi-media VIP event which launched in June 2008 in conjunction with The Beatles LOVE playing at The Mirage Casino Resort in Las Vegas.

Mr. Murphy was the Associate Producer at PGT Entertainment, a leading production house servicing the cruise ship entertainment industry. He was responsible for marketing, branding, show conceptualization, proposals and contract negotiations. His direct involvement with contract negotiations and creative development in 2006-2007 launched production entertainment contracts with three major corporate clients.

Mr. Murphy has developed websites and media for major national corporations, trade organizations and entertainment production entities and manages over 150 website domains.

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AMADC 2010 Mentor Program

About the Event

Mentoring is a powerful device that helps rising marketers develop new insights into the profession. The program is designed to provide entry-level and mid-level career professionals with an opportunity to gain invaluable career guidance and enhance their networking skills through a one-on-one partnership with a devoted professional while participating in workshops and off-site exercises.

The 2010 program will feature four weeks of weekly session assignments (held each Tuesday) on the following dates:

Tuesday, March 2
Tuesday, March 9
Tuesday, March 16
Tuesday, March 23

This year's program will focus heavily on career management this year, with speakers and exercises designed to help guide protégés through unemployment/job change/job search tracks.

Time:
6:30 PM - 7:45 PM
Location:
NPR HQ
635 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC
Cost (Protegés):
AMADC Members: $75
Non-Member: $125
  Preregistration is closed; no walk-ins.

 

How To Series: How To Blog and Tweet for Marketers: Hands On Workshop

About the Event

Participants will have the opportunity to explore blogging and tweeting further with fellow attendees and the workshop facilitator.

Date:
3/18/10
Time:
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Location:
1410 Q Street, An Innovation Hot Spot
1410 Q Street NW
Washington, DC 20009
Cost:
Complimentary for anyone who attended the February 25 or March 11 event.
Preregistration closes 12:00 PM, March 17. Onsite registration available.
Speaker:
Daniel R. Odio, Co-Founder, PointAbout
Emmett Murphy, Creative Director, 3 Click Media

Discuss specific questions and scenarios as well as additional case studies. Experiment, learn, grow, leave enlightened.

Participants are encouraged to bring their laptops to fully maximize class benefits.
...

Daniel R. Odio, Co-Founder, PointAbout

Daniel R. Odio is a co-founder of PointAbout, a company that is focused on unlocking innovation in the mobile space.  PointAbout mobilizes brands, allowing companies to connect with users through the phone.  You can learn more about PointAbout on the company blog.

Daniel is primarily focused on operations, sales and marketing and serves as PointAbout’s Chief Operating Officer.

In 2003, Daniel founded Cardéa Commercial Real Estate Advisors, a commercial real estate brokerage specializing in replacement property for investors, and DROdio Real Estate, Inc, a residential real estate brokerage. Both are based in Washington, DC with offices in Las Vegas, NV. Daniel is a registered securities representative (Series 22 & 63 licenses). 

Daniel has been featured on CNN, CNBC, TLC, The Wall Street Journal and many other publications for his innovative use of technology in the real estate market.

Prior to real estate, Daniel was the VP, Sales of AcceleratedServers, a Beowulf supercomputing cluster company whose customers included the Department of Defense and the entertainment industry, including Paramount Pictures. 

Daniel was a member of General Electric's Technical Leadership Program while at GE for several years, working in Latin America, including Brazil and Argentina. Daniel graduated from the University of Virginia with a BS in Commerce, speaks Spanish and Portuguese, and resides in Washington, DC.

Emmett Murphy, Creative Director, 3 Click Media

Emmett Murphy focuses on producing evolutionary digital media design and website services. Mr. Murphy has a career in media and entertainment development which spans the New York theater scene, online community, corporate business and the international cruise line industry. He is the Creative Director for 3 Click Media and owns Emmett Murphy Media & Entertainment, Ltd.

Mr. Murphy was an early adopter of the net, and in 1980 was telecomputing with Compuserve. He became a webmaster in 1992 launching a website for his own media development company Now Button. NB developed and launched a series of websites, specializing in New York entertainment production.

Shortly after, Emmett was taken on by AT&T as a Corporate Spokesperson for a new line of revolutionary concept-based products including proprietary Intranet and a mobile phone with internet capabilities.

He most recently worked with Cirque du Soleil on Tapis Rouge, a multi-media VIP event which launched in June 2008 in conjunction with The Beatles LOVE playing at The Mirage Casino Resort in Las Vegas.

Mr. Murphy was the Associate Producer at PGT Entertainment, a leading production house servicing the cruise ship entertainment industry. He was responsible for marketing, branding, show conceptualization, proposals and contract negotiations. His direct involvement with contract negotiations and creative development in 2006-2007 launched production entertainment contracts with three major corporate clients.

Mr. Murphy has developed websites and media for major national corporations, trade organizations and entertainment production entities and manages over 150 website domains.

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ThinkFood Group Discussion Table: Building your personal brand with Miss District of Columbia 2009, Jen Corey sponsored by José Andrés’ ThinkFood Group and DC Magazine

About the Event

Date:
3/23/10
Time:
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Location:
Oyamel
401 7th Street NW
Washington, DC 20004
Cost:
AMADC Member: $55
Non-Member: $75
Student Member: $40
Preregistration closes 12:00 PM, March 22. No onsite registration.
Speaker:
Jen Corey, Miss District of Columbia 2009

In tough economic times, we all need to think about building our own personal brands.  We want to rise to top and stand apart, presenting our highest vision of ourselves. Jen Corey has done just that, and she is going to lead a very personal conversation about how she is leveraging her success as Miss District of Columbia to build her brand for the future. A fabulous lunch in a creative workshop style – a place for all of us to explore all the possibilities out there for each us.
...

About the Speaker

Jen Corey, Miss District of Columbia 2009

Jen Corey, 22, was crowned Miss District of Columbia 2009 in July and finished in the top 10 at Miss America this past January. She is a graduate of American University with a degree in Music concentrating in opera performance. Jen just finished an apprenticeship with the Washington National Opera in the Placido Domingo Apprenticeship Program in the Education Department. With her platform called "Let's Talk Trash," Jen promotes Reducing, Reusing, and Recycling in the District of Columbia and is very passionate about her work with Goodwill of Greater Washington.

The ThinkFood Discussion Table Networking Series sponsored by José Andrés' ThinkFoodGroup AND DC Magazine is a new innovation for the AMADC marketing community. Equal parts networker and thought provoking discussion, the ThinkFood Discussion Table invites AMADC members to take part in a conversation with industry leaders and marketing peers to meet and discuss marketing's hot topics with industry trendsetters in an intimate and upscale dining atmosphere. The events will rotate monthly to a different ThinkFoodGROUP location, and will always be held on the last Tuesday of the month – except this month, due to Passover.

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AMADC 2010 Mentor Program

About the Event

Mentoring is a powerful device that helps rising marketers develop new insights into the profession. The program is designed to provide entry-level and mid-level career professionals with an opportunity to gain invaluable career guidance and enhance their networking skills through a one-on-one partnership with a devoted professional while participating in workshops and off-site exercises.

The 2010 program will feature four weeks of weekly session assignments (held each Tuesday) on the following dates:

Tuesday, March 2
Tuesday, March 9
Tuesday, March 16
Tuesday, March 23

This year's program will focus heavily on career management this year, with speakers and exercises designed to help guide protégés through unemployment/job change/job search tracks.

Time:
6:30 PM - 7:45 PM
Location:
NPR HQ
635 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC
Cost (Protegés):
AMADC Members: $75
Non-Member: $125
  Preregistration is closed; no walk-ins.

 

How To Series: How To Guide to Mobile Marketing

About the Event

Learn about the mobile pyramid and create strategies for each part of the mobile pyramid.

Date:
3/25/10
Time:
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Location:
John Hopkins University
1625 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20036
Cost:
AMADC Members: $30
Non-Members: $45
Student Members: $30

Bring your own brown bag lunch.
Onsite Registration Fee: Additional $10
Online registration closes 12:00 PM, March 24. Onsite registration available.
Speaker:
Daniel R. Odio, Co-Founder, PointAbout
Emmett Murphy, Creative Director, 3 Click Media

Participants will leave this class with a knowledge of mobile marketing, how to explain mobile marketing strategies to their clients, and what the pros and cons are of each part of the mobile marketing pyramid.
...

Daniel R. Odio, Co-Founder, PointAbout

Daniel R. Odio is a co-founder of PointAbout, a company that is focused on unlocking innovation in the mobile space.  PointAbout mobilizes brands, allowing companies to connect with users through the phone.  You can learn more about PointAbout on the company blog.

Daniel is primarily focused on operations, sales and marketing and serves as PointAbout’s Chief Operating Officer.

In 2003, Daniel founded Cardéa Commercial Real Estate Advisors, a commercial real estate brokerage specializing in replacement property for investors, and DROdio Real Estate, Inc, a residential real estate brokerage. Both are based in Washington, DC with offices in Las Vegas, NV. Daniel is a registered securities representative (Series 22 & 63 licenses). 

Daniel has been featured on CNN, CNBC, TLC, The Wall Street Journal and many other publications for his innovative use of technology in the real estate market.

Prior to real estate, Daniel was the VP, Sales of AcceleratedServers, a Beowulf supercomputing cluster company whose customers included the Department of Defense and the entertainment industry, including Paramount Pictures. 

Daniel was a member of General Electric's Technical Leadership Program while at GE for several years, working in Latin America, including Brazil and Argentina. Daniel graduated from the University of Virginia with a BS in Commerce, speaks Spanish and Portuguese, and resides in Washington, DC.

Emmett Murphy, Creative Director, 3 Click Media

Emmett Murphy focuses on producing evolutionary digital media design and website services. Mr. Murphy has a career in media and entertainment development which spans the New York theater scene, online community, corporate business and the international cruise line industry. He is the Creative Director for 3 Click Media and owns Emmett Murphy Media & Entertainment, Ltd.

Mr. Murphy was an early adopter of the net, and in 1980 was telecomputing with Compuserve. He became a webmaster in 1992 launching a website for his own media development company Now Button. NB developed and launched a series of websites, specializing in New York entertainment production.

Shortly after, Emmett was taken on by AT&T as a Corporate Spokesperson for a new line of revolutionary concept-based products including proprietary Intranet and a mobile phone with internet capabilities.

He most recently worked with Cirque du Soleil on Tapis Rouge, a multi-media VIP event which launched in June 2008 in conjunction with The Beatles LOVE playing at The Mirage Casino Resort in Las Vegas.

Mr. Murphy was the Associate Producer at PGT Entertainment, a leading production house servicing the cruise ship entertainment industry. He was responsible for marketing, branding, show conceptualization, proposals and contract negotiations. His direct involvement with contract negotiations and creative development in 2006-2007 launched production entertainment contracts with three major corporate clients.

Mr. Murphy has developed websites and media for major national corporations, trade organizations and entertainment production entities and manages over 150 website domains.

read more

 

Satellite Social — Reston

About the Event

Date:
3/25/10
Time:
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Location:
Il Fornaio Italian Restaurant (Reston Town Center)
11990 Market St
Reston, VA 20190
Cost:
Complimentary
Online registration closes 5:00 PM, March 24. Onsite registration available.

Join fellow marketers to socialize and network. Enjoy complimentary appetizers and drink specials extended for AMADC until 7:30 PM.

 

2010 Spring Collegiate Program

About the Event

Case Studies — Real-World Marketing Practices In the Aftermath of an MBA

Date:
3/31/10
Time:
6:30 PM - 7:45 PM
Location:
George Washington University
Funger Hall #103
2201 G Street, NW
Washington, DC 20052
Cost:
Complimentary
Onsite registration available.
Speaker:
Tim Robinson, Managing Director, Core Brand Strategy

The Collegiate Program Series is designed to bring professional marketers and their knowledge and background to our campus audience for an engaging, unique presentation.

AMADC and the Washington Business Journal present the Carousel30 Interactive Speaker Series program: The Future of the Web — Social Marketing ROI
Co-presented by AMADC and Washington Business Journal

About the Event

Facebook, Twitter, Digg, (fill in the blank)____________ — What’s next?

Date:
5/19/10
Time:
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location:
Georgetown Center for Continuing and Professional Education
3101 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22201
Cost:
AMADC Members: $30
Non-Members: $40
Student Members:$15

Onsite Registration Fee: Additional $5
Preregistration closes 5:00 PM, May 18. Onsite registration available.
Moderator:
Christie Susko, President Elect, AMADC
Speakers:
Patrick Jones, Social Media Expert

Just a few years ago, Facebook was a tool for college students and teenagers. Now businesses and consultants use Facebook to sell products and services.

Businesses, associations and government agencies are now on Twitter – some have 1000’s of followers. How does that relate to additional sales or affect the businesses bottom line?

Come out and meet national and local social marketing experts as they discuss the future of the web. It is social marketing? How does that affect marketing professionals? How does it affect ROI? It is measurable?

 

 

 



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