Upcoming speaking engagement – Social Media Club (Victoria, B.C.) May 2009

Raul — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:52:11 +0000

I am always amazed by how incredibly welcoming the social media community in British Columbia has been to me. Recently, I volunteered myself (only half-jokingly) to be the speaker at the Social Media Club gathering in Victoria (British Columbia). Catherine Novak (WordSpring) took my offer to heart and now it is official. On May 26th, 2009, I will be crossing the pond and going over to the capital of beautiful British Columbia to speak about “Using Social Media for Social Change: Towards an Action-Based Agenda“. I am incredibly honored because I have had the pleasure of meeting Chris Heuer (Chairman, Co-Founder of Social Media Club). I am also honored because Colleen Coplick invited me to be part of SMC 604.

Basically, the abstract of my talk will be the following:

The fact that we live in a networked society where the boundaries between public and private have blurred is no mystery to anyone. I have been interested in the behavior of networks for almost a decade. Recently, I have begun an action-focused research agenda trying to understand how we can use social marketing AND social media at the intersection of public policy issues, environmental affairs and more recently, de-stigmatization of mental health.

In this presentation, I want to push the social media for social change agenda further. I’d like to challenge the participants to join me in a brainstorming session to delineate what the future of social networking, social media and social marketing is and how all these elements interact with each other and strengthen our capabilities to effect social change in the world. We need to stop ‘thinking’ so much and start ‘acting’ much more. I will challenge my audience to join me in this movement towards an action-based agenda for social media for social change.

Water Drop: The Global Water Crisis on March 21st, 2009 – I’m speaking

Raul — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 18:38:33 +0000

The kind folks of Water Drop invited me to give a short speech on the state of Canada’s water on March 21st, 2009. Here are the details of this amazing event. It will be a lot of fun, and very informative!

Date: Saturday, March 21st, 2009
Time: 7:00PM
Location: Trinity Western University – Northwest Auditorium 7600 Glover Road Langley, BC V2Y 1Y1 Canada

- Screening of FLOW: For the Love of Water

http://cannedcumulus.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/flow-719407.jpg

- Speech by Ken Baerg of Run for Water on his experiences abroad in Ethiopia working on water well projects. Jet Takoaka, Hope International’s Development Officer, will also be speaking.

- Additional speech by Dr. Raul Pacheco (He has 10 years of experience in research on wastewater governance, comparative environmental policy in North America, urban sustainability and environmental NGO mobilizations.)

- Free door prizes

- Opportunities to get involved with the global water crisis through OxFam Canada, TWU, Council of Canadians, Run for Water, Ryan’s Well Foundation and WaterDrop.

For more information please go to: WaterDrop.ca
Or contact us at info@waterdrop.ca
Or give us a call at 778.868.0776

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Upcoming speaking engagement – Social Media Club (Victoria, B.C.) May 2009

Water Drop: The Global Water Crisis on March 21st, 2009 – I’m speaking