Blogs and Social Media Forum conference, 17 May, London
http://www.socialmediaforum.co.uk/bsmf06/index.html

see also: conference wiki

Examining the impact of wikis, blogs & RSS, the one day forum will combine expert industry insight from leading thinkers in the field of social media technologies with real life case studies. The programme offers an unrivalled learning experience from the moment you sign up.

Key learning points include:

• Choosing the medium; wikis, blogs, RSS - where is the value?
• The risk and reward of using social media
• Find out how these tools can be used in organisations for business benefit both internally and externally through real life case studies Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein, Johnson & Johnson, Sun Microsystems and Allen & Overy
• See how blogs, wikis and RSS will change the dynamics and scope of knowledge and information sharing
• Learn about the key considerations for making an investment in these tools
• Understand the cultural challenges surrounding the use of social media
• Hear about ways you can use podcasting as a business tool
• Future predictions - what lies ahead for social media and web 2.0?

Lee and Ruth Ward, Head of Knowledge Systems and Development, Allen & Overy, to co-present on the A & O solution.