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@Sree’s Social Media One-Night Stand NYC

You Asked. Sree Answered “Yes”

Sree’s Social Media One-Night Stand NYC Is Back! #sreetips

Join @Sree on Wednesday, January 17, 2018, for a dynamic and fun-filled night of learning.

This is one of a series of events produced by Sree with his longtime partners, Linda Bernstein (@wordwhacker) and Liz Borod Wright (@travelogged).

Time:
5:05 p.m. to 6:15 p.m.: [optional & complimentary with paid ticket] Sessions with the Social Media Doctors. Get help with your social profiles. Learn new phone photography tricks. Discover great apps that will make your social postings pop.

6:30 p.m to 9:45 p.m.: THE MAIN EVENT! Sree presents everything (or quite a bit) you need to know NOW about social media, apps and more. Watch for the surprise guest experts.

Place:
W83, 130 West 83rd St
, New York, NY 10024 (btw Columbus and Amsterdam Avenues; the event is upstairs in the Loft Space; closest trains are: 1, C, B. Use this Google map link for directions.

Sree will share:

  • What’s working – and what isn’t in 2018 in social, apps and more.

  • Best practices that he learned while Chief Digital Officer of New York City, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Columbia University (and his 21 years teaching at Columbia Journalism School)

  • How to cut through the noise using innovative tools and strategies.

  • Tips and tricks for reinventing yourself and job searching.

  • On-stage “How I social” with multiple social stars in various fields
    Confirmed speakers include:
    Gregory Galant, cofounder of Shorty Awards, MuckRack: @gregory
    Niketa Patel of Twitter News: @niketa
    Arun Venugopal, reporter and host, WNYC: @ArunNYC
    Carla Zanoni, Editor of Audience & Analytics, WSJ: @CarlaZanoni

*ALSO INCLUDED WITH ADMISSION: Social Media Doctors!One-on-one and small group consultations with top experts will be available before Sree begins at 6:30 (and during the break).

Here’s what @TamarSatov tweeted about Sree’s workshops: “So glad I signed up for this @sree master class on #socialmedia. Best. Session. EVER!”

NOTE: Sree will be doing 40+ workshops in 20+ cities in 5+ countries in 2018. Sign up to hear more or to bring him to your town: http://bit.ly/sreelist3

AMONG THE CITIES IN THE WORKS:
NYC (multiple times a year + Social Media Weekend in June 2018), DC, LA, San Diego, San Fransisco, Philly, Chicago, Phoenix, Detroit, Tampa, Toronto, Austin (and counting)
COUNTRIES IN THE WORKS:
India, Ireland, Dominican Republic, UAE, Italy (and counting)

If you’d like to sponsor this or the other workshops around the world, please email sree@sree.net (SPONSORSHIP in the subject line)

There’s something for every professional in Sree’s dynamic lectures and gatherings.

ABOUT SREE: Sree Sreenivasan is a leading social and digital media consultant and trainer, working with nonprofits, startups, companies and executives around the world. He has served as Chief Digital Officer of New York City, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Columbia University (where he was a full-time professor of journalism for 20+ years).

He has also been a paid on-air tech expert for the three largest news stations in NYC.

He taught a course on entrepreneurship at Columbia for four years with Ken Lerer, the co-founder of Huffington Post, chairman of Buzzfeed and co-founder of venture firm LererHippeau.

Sree is the creator of three popular social media learning opportunities that have been attended by thousands of attendees in NYC, several U.S. cities and more than a dozen countries: Social Media Weekend, Social Media Day and Social Media One-Night Stand (coming in June 2018 in NYC).

In 2015, Fast Company named him one of the 100 most creative people in business and in 2010, he was named one of the 35 most influential people in social media by the Poynter Institute. In 2014, he was named most influential CDO by CDO Club.

Be sure to join Sree’s Advanced Social Media FB Group.

Read his recent NYT guide to social media

Some articles on Sree: 
How to use social media in career transition:http://bit.ly/sree3oh3
PBS Newshour feature on Sree’s journey: http://bit.ly/sree3oh10
Fast Company: Most Creative 2015 profile: http://bit.ly/sreefc
NYO on Sree as “The Twitter Tutor”: http://observer.com/2010/04/the-twitter-tutor/
See also: Sree’s 5 TEDx videos.
Twitter: @sree – http://twitter.com/sree
Instagram: @sreenet – http://instagram.com/sreenet
Facebook: /sreenet and /sreetips – http://facebook.com/sreenetand http://facebook.com/sreetips

FAQs

Please explain ticket pricing.

  • Early bird price: $79 + processing fee = $85.46 (by 11:59 p.m. on December 24, 2017)

  • Discount: $89 + processing fee = $96.02 (by 11:59 on December 31, 2017)

  • Final pre-event price: $99 + processing fee = $106.57 (11:50 p.m. on January 16 2017)

  • At the door: $150 + processing fee = $160.41, if any tickets remain

What are my transportation/parking options for getting to and from the event?
W83 is easily accessible from the 1 Train West 86th Street or West 79th Street stops, the C or B Train West 81st Street stop, the M7, M11, M10, and M 104 bus lines. There are a couple of parking garages on West 83rd Street between Columbus and Amsterdam Avenues. Click here for a Google map link. Or be like Sree and walk!

What can I bring into the event? Please bring dinner, something to drink, and snacks as the class is long and fast-paced, and many of you will be beginning your evening with the Social Media Doctors. There is a Lenwich sandwich shop on Columbus Avenue between 83rd-W84th Street and a convenience store on the northwest corner of West 83rd and Columbus Avenue. Take-out food is available at many of the restaurants in the neighborhood; Pizza, crepes, tacos and bagels can all be found nearby.

How can I contact the organizer with any questions?
You can contact us through the Eventbrite or tweet questions to @wordwhacker or @travelogged.

Is my registration/ticket transferrable? Yes, if you inform us by 1/7/2018. Tickets are not refundable.

What is the event hashtag?
#SreeTips

Can I purchase a ticket for someone as a gift?
YES! YES! YES! Change someone’s life with a ticket to this event. Let us know, and we’ll announce it.

Should I spread the word?

YES! YES! YES! Let your friends know on all your social networks. Here’s a sample tweet:

>>> What you’ve been waiting for: @Sree’s Social Media One Night Stand NYC on 1/17/2018. For info & tickets: bit.ly/sreell2018 #sreetips <<<