#ddc event

New Year's Happy Hour - Washington DC

January 7, 2016 from 6:30 - 8:30 pm

Teddy & The Bully Bar 1200 19th St. NW Washington, DC 20036

You are invited to the Digital Diplomacy Coalition's first happy hour of 2016! Join your fellow digital diplomats and friends, as we celebrate the new year and introduce the new DDC Washington Chapter leadership team. Don't forget to RSVP if you haven't done already! CLICK TO RSVP *This is a cash bar event.

The first UN Social Media Day will take place at UN Headquarters on Friday, January 30, 2015. UN grounds pass holders are welcome to attend the event, featuring panel discussions and briefings by high-profile experts about the constantly changing social media landscape. 

Social media professionals, digital diplomacy practitioners and academics will share their experience, discuss trends and provide interesting insights into their work.

The event will be opened by Maher Nasser, Acting Head of the UN Department of Public Information, followed by a keynote speech delivered by Adam Snyder of Burson-Marsteller on the latest “Twiplomacy” study.

The event will be divided into three panels:

Tweeting from the Top: Ambassadors and Digital Diplomacy

Making the Most of Social Media Platforms

Social Media Trends for 2015

Three short “TED” style talks will also showcase how three different organizations have used the power of digital media to create online movements through strategic storytelling, community-generated content and amplifying action. 

  All are invited to join the conversation online by using the hashtag #SocialUN. The day will also be webcast live via the UN Webcast and on the UN YouTube channel.

This one-day event is jointly organised by the UN Department of Public Information’s Social Media Team, the Digital Diplomacy Coalition, the Consulate General of Canada, the Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations, the New Zealand Permanent Mission to the United Nations, the Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the United Nations, and the Consulate General of Switzerland. 

Join us at Tumblr in New York for a panel discussion to explore trends in digital diplomacy to predict where we are heading and how technology is impacting international relations and international organizations.

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Tuesday, 28 October, 6pm-8pm

Tumblr 35 E 21st Street 10th Floor  New York, NY 10021

Panelists: 

Jim Rosenberg – Chief of Digital Strategy, UNICEF

Liba Rubenstein – Director of Strategy and Outreach, Tumblr

Emily Parker – Digital Diplomacy Advisor and Senior Fellow, New America Foundation and author of Now I Know Who My Comrades Are: Voices From the Internet Underground

Moderator:  Carne Ross – Founder, Independent Diplomat and former British diplomat

Opening Remarks by Canadian Consul General John F. Prato will begin promptly at 6:15PM. A networking reception will follow the panel discussion.

Please RSVP by 27 October.

  The Digital Diplomacy Coalition and the British Council invite you to join us for a panel discussion and reception:

Thursday, October 9 at 5:30pm 

Georgetown University – Downtown Campus 640 Massachusetts Ave. NW | Washington, DC 20001 Reception to follow

Watch the livestream here.

Digital Diplomacy is not just about “communications” and broadcasting messages. It is about countries and non-state actors using digital platforms to achieve strategic policy goals by building relationships and creating communities.

With the creation of these communities, governments are directly engaging the public on critical policy issues, benefiting both diplomats and citizens alike. In a digital world the size of your country matters less than the impact of your digital engagement. This panel will explore what’s working, what’s not, and lessons learned.

Please join us for a panel discussion featuring:

Gokhan Yucel — Co-founder & President of YeniDiplomasi.com

Jimmy Leach — Digital Consultant and Senior Associate at Portland Communications, formerly Head of Digital Diplomacy at the UK's Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO)

Joakim Edvardsson Reimar — Head of Digital Diplomacy for the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Petrit Selimi — Deputy Foreign Minister, Government of Kosovo

Moderator:  James Barbour — Minister Counselor, Press and Public Diplomacy at the European Union Delegation in Washington 

Join us for a Digital Diplomacy happy hour! We're bringing together the diplomatic community in New York from the digital diplomacy meetup with the consulate generals, the UN system, and the UN missions to introduce the launch of the New York Chapter of the Digital Diplomacy Coalition. 

RSVP HERE

22 September - 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Hospoda Bohemian National Hall / Czech Consulate  321 E 73rd St  New York, NY 10021