Network Solutions to Host Free Social Commerce Camp

Network Solutions, Inc. in collaboration with Mayer Brown Law Firm, Kikscore and MyBusinessAssistant.com are proud to present a free educational seminar/workshop for small businesses, online merchants and entrepreneurs who are looking to expand their business online. The event will be hosted by the Social Media Swami, Shashi Bellamkonda (on Twitter: @shashib). He also writes a column for the examiner.com on Social Media (go figure, huh ;-))! If you have ever attended of the Washington, DC based social media events, without a doubt, you have have probably met him there. Shashi is very engaged in the social media community and such a knowledgeable and generous individual.

The event will provide more than 3 hours of interactive education and 'hands-on learning' with some of DC's finest, professional networking and a continental breakfast....all for FREE :) Bonus: It is held on a Saturday morning so hopefully you won't have to worry about missing work. Can't get better than that. The following agenda was extracted from their invitation. For full details and to register for the event, connect here: http://bit.ly/9qeZlO

Agenda :

8 a.m to 9 a.m : Continental breakfast , registration and networking

9 a.m to 9.45 : Session 1 - Social Media 101 for small business - Shashi Bellamkonda - Social Media Swami - Network Solutions

10.00 to 10.45 : Session 2 - Creating a Killer Social User Experience with your e-Commerce Site" - Steve Fisher -browncoatsmovie.com

10.45 to 11.15 : Check your Twitter account/ blogging time

11.15 to Noon : Session 3 - PR tips and best practices for small business - Shonali Burke president IABC DC , Principal Shonali Burke Consulting & Editor http://womengrowbusiness.com

Sponsors:

Mayer Brown | Network Solutions | Kikscore | MyBusinessAssistant.com

Speakers will include:

Shonali Burke who is the Principal of Shonali Burke Consulting, "an agency of one" based in the Washington, D.C., area. She is in her 14th year in the communications field, and her experience includes working at small and large agencies, as well as a stint as the ASPCA's Vice President, Media & Communications, where she recreated the communication function for the country’s oldest animal welfare organization and instituted its award-winning measurement program. She blogs at Waxing UnLyrical and tweets as @shonali.

Steven Fisher, Appsolve

Steve has been actively writing and speaking about entrepreneurship, user experience and product innovation since the late 90s. Steve currently is Managing Partner of AppSolve. In its 10th year, Appsolve is a software innovation and development firm specializing in user experience design, social web application development and online community management.

Connect with him on Facebook (stevenjohnfisher), Twitter (@stevenfisher), LinkedIn (stevenfisher), Plaxo (stevenfisher) or Flickr (stevenfisher).

Shashi Bellamkonda

Shashi Bellamkonda works at the heart of Web hosting company, Network Solutions, as their first-ever 'Social Media Swami' (Director –Social Media) . In this leadership role he has helped Network Solutions aggressively move into the online space to actively listen to and interact with its customers. This push paid off when Network Solutions won the 2008 SNCR Excellence in New Communications Award for Online Reputation Management and the 2009 a Gold Quill Award of Excellence in Social Media from the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC).

Shashi Bellamkonda is writes a regular DC Social Media Marketing column in the Examiner.