politicopia + some hard design crushing

Jan 21, 2010 by Monica Danna

Posted under: arts + events, Politics, social media issues, travel

Politics. Design. Social Media.

That’s pretty much how my day has gone so far.

(That, and me trying not to freak out when meeting design idols like Joslyn of Simple Lovely. And she is just that, simply lovely.)

In other news, I may never leave this place.

I was invited by the organizers of ALT to take part in a pre-conference workshop called Politicopia, led by Utah Senator Steve Urquhart. Myself, Laura Mayes, Colin Delany, David All and Ric Cantrell spoke to local Utah politicians and campaign teams about new media tactics and trends. The experience was amazing, and I learned a ton from my fellow panelists, all brilliant political new media strategists. It’s exciting and inspiring to see how other states’ legislatures are utilizing these new media tools.

After the workshop I wondering into the lobby of the Grand America Hotel where the conference is taking place this weekend, to meet up with some speakers and attendees of ALT. Holy hell. This hotel. Is incredible. Think, Versailles meets holy freaking radness. There’s a parlor. IN OUR ROOM. Straight up roylaty, y’all. Here’s a pic from our balcony. Oh, there’s two balconies. Natch.

Tonight there’s a speed networking event and a “Hollywood Glam” mixer. Thankfully, between Laura and I, we packed enough for a small Paris Hilton army.

More later. And yes, I’ve been singing Band of Horses all day.

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brentabousko January 22, 2010 at 5:14 pm

great post i'm happy for you :)

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Leslie January 27, 2010 at 7:54 pm

Hey Lady,

I was in your amazing break-out panel and LOVED. IT. Within 48 hours thanks to your inspiring panel, I created my Blog's twitter account and started following oodles of awesome people (like you) and have almost 30 people following me. Next time you are in SF, I'd love to buy you a drink!

Thanks again,

- Leslie "Dottie" (from Modernkiddo.com)

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- Monica Danna January 27, 2010 at 8:00 pm
  
  So glad you enjoyed it! Hilariously even more that Twitter was down during the session! Would love to connect the net time I am in San Fran! Are you planning on attending Mom 2.0 Summit in Houston?
  
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