Blogging and Social Media of Today
Sep 17, 2009 Discussion, Education, Outreach, Seminar, Social Hour
Event: Blogging and Social Media of Today
Venue: Children’s Museum, Houston, Texas
Date: September 16, 2009
Report By: Ruchi Mukherjee
First Lady Andrea White and OPMOM hosted an informative presentation on Blogging and Social Media Today here at the Children’s Museum in Houston, Texas on Wednesday September 16, 2009.
The event was part of the “We’re All Neighbors”, a unique community outreach program.
The event highlighted social media today including Facebook, My Space, Twitter and others. The first speaker for the evening Katie Laird, who heads SCHIPUL, a web marketing company, explained to the women centric audience about the perks, benifits, and responsiblity of social media. “It is about building a relationship with your audience, and as women are good tellers the job gets easy,” says Katie. She also expressed that Facebook is one of her favorite means of communication “and how can we ignore the fact that it has reached over 300 million participants, so lets connect online,” she added.
The next speaker informed about OPMOM an initiaive for mothers to meet and interact with other moms to compare notes and swap stories. OPMOM is about bringing moms together for social networking and more. Social Media is about individual voices and people. It is not just about selling or buying. It is more than that, it is about connecting and opening the doors to raise your voice. “The can-do spirit in Houston opens the doors for social media so no matter what field we are from, social media awareness is on the rise,” explained Andrea.
This was the first event of “We’re All Neighbors” for Monica Danna, a social scientist who is proud to coach Andrea White through twitter, facebook and other modes of social media. “I think “We’re All Neighbors” the concept of hosting different events is really an awesome idea and I really enjoyed the session today. A great way to meet other women from different walks of life,” says Monica.
Also present Tammie Kahn, Executive Director for The Children’s Museum of Houston. The speakers felt the venue was very appropriate for the topic that evening as The Children’s Museum was about story telling and pursuing a passion, which is what social media is all about.
“We’re All Neigbhors” took shape right after Mayor Bill White joined office in 2003. “During Bill’s campaign, I had accompanied him to many events, political and otherwise, and was struck by how many surprising and amazing places there were in the city of my youth that I’d somehow never managed to see or experience. I wondered how many other “native” Houstonians would feel the same. Upon reflection, I realized that what I wanted was to get to know this international city better, bring together different groups and forge a stronger sense of community. Sharing this thought with my friends, we conceived of We’re All Neighbors, this unique community outreach program,” said Andrea White.
“I wouldn’t have had the energy to keep We’re All Neighbors going for over seventy programs for six years without my dear friend, Franci Crane. Franci devoted her time and creativity to developing original ideas for each month’s program and planning them in meticulous detail. Franci’s high standards and unique sensibility have made these many events truly worth attending,” she added.
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In Conversation with Pico Iyer
Sep 11, 2009 Discussion, Talking Points
Event: Meet Author Pico Iyer
Venue: Westin Galleria, Houston, Texas
Asia Society Texas Center hosted an event to meet and discuss internationally acclaimed writer Pico Iyer and his book The Open Road: The Global Journey of the fourteenth Dalai Lama. Pico Iyer, a frequent contributor to the New Yorker, Time Magazine and the New York Times, is a well respected travel writer.
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IACCGH | Recession Proof Careers
Jun 29, 2009 Business, Discussion
Event: Recession Proof Careers
Date: May 19, 2009
Venue: Westin Oaks Galleria
Indo American Chamber of Commerce of Greater Houston presented a networking event featuring ‘Recession Proof Careers’ sponsored by Prudential Insurance. The panelists were Terri Carter, Director, HR, St. Luke’s Episcopal Health System, Gigi Do, Director, Office of International Initiatives, Houston Community College System and Tracy Fredericks, Director of Diversity, Prudential Insurance.
Indira Vishnampet, CEO, Hydus was the moderator of the discussion which informed attendees of job opportunities in the healthcare, financial, and education fields.
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Tomorrow’s Jobs for Today’s Woman
Oct 24, 2008 Business, Discussion
Event: Panel Discussion ‘Tomorrow’s Jobs For Today’s Woman’
Venue: Westin Galleria Hotel, Houston , Texas
Date: October 23, 2008
It was all about the women on Thursday evening October 23, 2008 6:30pm to 8:30pm at the Westin Galleria Hotel in Houston , Texas . The Indo American Chamber of Commerce of Greater Houston along with Houston Minority Business Council and Women’s Business Enterprise Alliance presented a panel discussion on ‘Tomorrow’s Jobs for Today’s Woman’.
With some diverse panelists the event took off with excitement and rhythm. The moderator Indira Vishnampet, founder and CEO of Hydus did quite a decent job in engaging the audience.
The panelists included Jo Casady, Managing Director at the Prudential’s Greater Texas Agency since 2004. Her work involves achieving sales, market share, productivity targets and financial objectives.
Then straight from NASA, Sabrina Singh who trains astronauts on the spacesuit to do spacewalks. She has trained astronauts living on the International Space Station and Space shuttle, including Sunita Williams.
Also joined Sonal Bhuchar, who is not only a mother of three but also a physical therapist in practice for the last 27 years and President of the Fort Bend ISD Board of Trustees 2008-2009.
What made the event exciting was its simplicity and interaction with the audience. It did not consist of boring speeches and long lectures. Jo Casady told the inspiring young women entrepreneurs to learn to balance, that is to pick organizations that made a difference and get involved with them. “Networking is very important,” said Sabrina. She also assured the crowd that it is never too late.
This event that was sponsored by The Prudential Insurance Company of America concluded with a Q&A with the audience. “The Chamber enables hosting such events in order to increase awareness, a help network supporting you and your business succeed,” added Jagdip Ahluwalia.
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The Vietnamese American Experience
Oct 7, 2008 Discussion, Non-Profit
Houston: In spite of a busy Wednesday schedule and post Ike chaos, Houstonians gathered at the Houston Community College on October 1, 2008 to listen to noted writer/journalist Andrew Lam.
In his engaging and thoughtful style Andrew Lam enticed the audience from start to end with his story of lifelong struggle for identity, both in society and his own. Lam told of his heart break and how that inspired him into writing. “It was then that I discovered the journalist, the author in me and of what it means to be an immigrant, a son, and a survivor,” says Lam.
Asia Society Texas Center was pleased to present Creative Voices, Creative Minds: The Vietnamese American Experience, a series of programs that seeks to celebrate the cultural and artistic contributions of Vietnamese Americans. Designed to complement the exhibition Exit Saigon – Enter Little Saigon, produced by the
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