By Brigette Flood
There’s a cool happening in November for social media enthusiasts and anyone looking to learn, engage, get started or step it up to the next level. Digital Atlanta is a week-long series of events “celebrating the technology + new media achievements in Atlanta.”
The conference takes place Nov. 7-11 in venues throughout the city and covers a range of topics ranging from mobile strategies, social media, technology and startups, sustainability, faith and culture, small business and entertainment.
Attendees can pick and choose what sessions they attend. Instead of paying a huge conference fee, you register and pay for each session individually. I went to quite a few of the panels and meet ups last year and found myself picking both ones that were close by and easy to get to or ones whose subject matter or speakers appealed to me which made traveling to them worth the haul (there were some OTP, gasp!).
The main takeaway for me last year was how much talent there is in our fair city, and there’s a lot energy and excitement both within and about all that’s digital. Social media was the main focus last year, but organizers realized that social is only part of a much larger conversation and expanded the community to include digital discussion.
If you’re considering it, I highly recommend going. Try one session and see what you think. I’ll do a quick wrap up on the sessions I’m able to attend. I have a new job which makes it a little more difficult to run out during the day. Would love to hear any feedback from our community of readers too. Tweet me at @brigflood and use the hashtag #socialATL .
For more information about Digital Atlanta, visit digitalatlanta.org, the Facebook page at facebook.com/DigitalATL or follow on Twitter at @digitalATL.
