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Look what I made last night👏🏾✌🏾 Headswrap and Choker🦄 #excitedfortomorrow #photoshoot2 #styledbyhannahmoon #goddessvibes #queen #mikeconphoto #tribecon ... So much in store, collaborations galore!
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Worst or First? How happy is Louisiana?
One of the inspirations for Niko Niko for me was a statistic I read that ranked Louisiana #1 in happiness from a study by Andrew Oswald and Stephen Wu that was published in January 2010 in Science Magazine.
I've always felt that New Orleans is a great place to live when you are optimizing for quality of life and happiness and this study seemed to affirm it. I was so intrigued by the topic I commissioned a talk by Andrew Larimer about Why Louisiana is the Happiest State for TribeCon in 2010.
Today, Richard Florida tweeted about a new research study called "The Geography of Happiness" in which the authors analyzed sentiment on Twitter to generate a heat map index of happiness across the United States.
Based on their methodology, Louisiana ranked dead last in happiness.
So, which is it? These two studies obviously use radically different methodologies, and it indicates to me that metrics like "gross national happiness" are in their early days and unreliable.
Which is one of the reasons we're building Niko Niko. We believe self-reported happiness and well-being metrics will provide important data (obviously anonymized) that will help us better understand happiness as it pertains to geography and nations around the world.
What TribeCon means to me
TribeCon is about the community I love, the tech community in New Orleans. Two things have inspired TribeCon for me more than anything else: First, the emergence of the grass-roots New Orleans tech community that picked itself up by its bootstraps on the heels of Katrina and realized that we had the both the opportunity and responsibility to shape this City's future. This inspiration led to Net2NO, Launch Pad, the SXSW pilgrimage, GNO Code, and so many other groups. Second, after the death of my father, I examined everything I was doing, and decided it was time to follow the old entrepreneurs' adage - do work you are passionate about. Driven by these two things, in the back of the bus on the way back from SXSW in 2009 Adele, Tiffany and I had the spark of the idea to do a conference with the Voodoo Experience. We had no idea what we were getting into, but we pitched it to the community and pitched it to Voodoo and six months later were producing our first conference. It's been such a great run to work with the amazing people involved in this event. Peter, Matt, Megan, Katy, Tiffany, Adele, Molly, Andrew, Melissa and many more people have given their time and energy to make this such a special event. Thank you guys, you are my Tribe! I felt compeled to share my personal feelings here, if you have other questions, check out the interview on Silicon Bayou News.
Get Involved in TribeCon 2010
We have been hard at work for the last month getting things fired up for TribeCon 2010. Thank you to all of you who made last year such a success, and we can't wait to have you back to New Orleans again for this year's edition of the conference. We've started to get things fired up for this year, and want to engage you to help us shape the conference and the programming. It's a community-powered conference and we really appreciate your engagement.
THE BASICS
What: Tribecon 2010
When: Oct 28-29, 2010
Where: New Orleans, LA - City Park as part of the Voodoo Experience
Web: http://tribecon.com
SPEAKERS
Interested in speaking, or know someone who would be great, we want to know about it.
Why you should consider speaking: http://hu.la/9k2sym
Submit a speaking proposal here: http://hu.la/speakattc2010
Add to our hit list for speakers here: http://hu.la/tcspeakerhitlist
We really appreciate any ideas you have, help us create the content you want to see.
SPONSORS
We are looking for sponsors for this years conference. Please contact Chris Schultz at [email protected] to receive a sponsorship proposal.
ENGAGE
Last year this Google Group (our Tribal Council) truly shaped the conference. It was a huge help to Tiffany and me, and we deeply appreciate your support in pulling this together. We hope that you'll once again share ideas, feedback, brainstorms with us right here. We truly value our community.
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What would make TribeCon an amazing experience for you this year?
The Community is Gathering for TribeCon
Taylor Davidson walked into Launch Pad yesterday, and I knew TribeCon had arrived. I don't quite know why, but after all the work that has gone into this, having Taylor walk in was a powerful and emotional trigger for me. Not that seeing Nathan Heleine and Michael Karnjanaprakorn was too shabby, having them show up yesterday was great too. But something about seeing Taylor. Probably because of our shared experience at SXSW and the fact that he has traveled the world since he was last here. Anyway, TribeCon has arrived, and I am soooo ready for it. I can't wait until the other speakers and friends start rolling into town over the next two days. I can't wait to toast the first NOLA Brew Houpitoulas on Wednesday night here at the Launch Pad and kick off the weekend with our Tribe. I can't wait until everyone strolls into the Bingo tent on Thursday morning to see what an amazing atmosphere we've created for this conference. I can't wait til you see the t-shirts, stickers, and all the beautiful collateral that Justin Shiels designed. I can't wait to hear so many of the wonderful speakers take the stage and share their inspiring stories and messages about community building. I can't wait to break bread (well, actually Jambalaya) with everyone at lunch, sitting at a 200 person picnic table under the oaks in City Park. And I can't wait to hang with everyone in the TribeCon Lounge all weekend, our very own oasis in the center of Voodoo. If you are still on the fence, take it from Champ Superstar, (and trust me) TribeCon is going to be an amazing experience. You will learn, share, connect, and be inspired. If you are committed to this community, to our community, to New Orleans, I'm asking you to join us for TribeCon. We've worked so hard, come so far as a community. Come share this experience with us. It's very personal to me, but this is about all of us. If you haven't yet, I am asking you, please buy a ticket right now and Join the Tribe. If you have, thank you. Thank you to everyone who has worked so hard to make this a reality. Thank you to all the groups that have supported us along the way. And most of all, thank you for being there with us on Thursday.
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7 Reasons Your Boss Should Send You to TribeCon
So maybe you are having a hard time convincing your boss why to send you to TribeCon. We understand. It’s a work day and your time is valuable. And everyone is tightening their belts these days. But this is an experience we can’t see you miss out on. Let us help you make your case. It's Friday, everyone's in a good mood. Make a cup of coffee just like your boss likes it. Take a deep breath, smile, and head into her office armed with the following arguments:
Education: Our line-up of panels will address best practices and useful tools to enhance your professional development. All industries and professions will benefit from learning about how to better communicate with your customer online, build a community around your brand or cause and create advocates that are inspired to take action on your behalf. There will be an opportunity for everyone to learn how to improve their business- whether it is how to generate sales by creating online enthusiasm, how to incorporate new technologies to enhance your product, how to raise start-up capital with crowd sourcing applications, or how to galvanize fund raising support for a philanthropic cause.
Convenience and Cost: Our panelists are nationally recognized industry leaders who regularly speak at conferences across the world. This is an opportunity to learn about cutting edge technology and online practices in your own backyard for a fraction of the cost of other events in national cities like NY, Las Vegas, and San Francisco.
Networking: This is an intimate event that will offer a unique opportunity to meet other like minded professionals and share ideas. We will have break-out sessions and community building exercises to facilitate discussion and collaboration. In addition to making professional connections, you will bring back an experience that you can share with your fellow colleagues to enhance your business performance.
Regional Economic Development: New Orleans has been on the national radar for our success in the entrepreneurial and creative sectors. This conference reinforces the city, state and region’s status as an innovative hub that attracts national attendance for a revolutionary interactive conference. By taking part, you will be building upon the momentum that is propelling our community’s economic success.
Social Media: Your boss watches CNN and heard about this thing called Twitter. She asked you to get on it. You’ve set up a Twitter account and a Facebook page. Did your website traffic skyrocket? Nope! Why not? Because getting up on Twitter & Facebook is not engaging yourself in the conversation. At TribeCon you’ll learn how to authentically connect with your community and actually use these tools to get your message out. If your boss thinks a Facebook page and Twitter account are enough, she better send you to TribeCon.
Passionate People: Are you fired up about your job? Do you need to recharge your creative energy? At TribeCon you can’t help but be inspired, and guess what, this will improve your performance at work. Come get fired up about building a community around your cause. Recharge your passion.
You Will Be Working: This is not a day off. Don't ask for a vacation day, tell your boss this will enhance your ability to do your job. You plan to take notes and do a presentation on Monday about what you learned. Your company or organization will benefit from you being there. We promise.
Not convinced? Tell us your story and we’ll help you out. Seriously, we will call your boss and get you a day off. And I’m convincing on the phone. :) Great, it worked! You're in. So, go buy a ticket to TribeCon now.
TribeCon - connect with your community
I'm excited to share more details about TribeCon, a conference about communities - both online and offline. Tiffany Starnes and I have been working for the last six months to put it together along with a lot of help from our Tribal Council and a lot of friends from Net2NO.
We're producing the conference in partnership with the Voodoo Experience. TribeCon will be the official interactive component of the Voodoo Experience. This is a tremendous opportunity for TribeCon. The Voodoo Experience has grown into a huge annual music festival, and together we can build TribeCon into a integral part of the experience and a major interactive conference.
So let's get to the details:
What: TribeCon is a conference about building communities, online and offline.
When: October 29-30, 2009
Where: Voodoo Experience - City Park, New Orleans, LA
How much: $169 for TribeCon includes single day Voodoo Experience ticket. $269 for TribeCon includes three day Voodoo Experience Ticket.
Who: The speakers are all people passionate about building communities.
Why: Building a community around your brand, cause, or mission is the most powerful way to grow. Today's social networking tools make it possible to reach your audience in powerful new ways to build a movement. At TribeCon you'll learn how to build community online to effect action offline.
Why does TribeCon need New Orleans?
One of the things I'm most excited about is bringing the conversation about authentic online communities to New Orleans. Having the Voodoo Experience has a partner enables us to make this truly a world-class conference. TribeCon connects with New Orleans because we have such a deep sense of community here. From the Mardi Gras indian tribes to front porch neighbors, New Orleans culture is rooted in community. Andrew Larimer, Tim Soslow and Matt Tritico will be curating a special panel presentation that will be a celebration and exploration of community in New Orleans.
Inspired by SXSW, and now TribeCon is just six weeks away.
The idea for TribeCon was inspired on the Y@ Pack trip to SXSW organized by the Net2NO community. We had such an amazing experience together, and it was truly amazing what a motivated community can accomplish. On the bus ride back from SXSW in March, we hatched the idea for TribeCon. We pitched it at the GNO Inc Digital Media Alliance meeting in May, and though I regrettably made a couple of miscues in my pitch (ugh), we started to line up support and Robbie Vitrano helped us line up meetings with Rehage Entertainment.
So after a long summer of laying the ground work, here we are, just six weeks away from the inaugural TribeCon, with a supportive partner in the Voodoo Experience and a tremendous slate of speakers. Tiffany and I are both getting much less sleep these days, but we're doing it, and really excited about producing TribeCon.
TribeCon is important to the tech community, and important to New Orleans.
So, you're interested in getting involved? :)
Fantastic. We need your help to make this a success.
We're bouncing a lot of ideas off our friends and supporters in the Tribal Council. Everyone on it has been tremendously helpful and it has really shaped what this conference is, in addition to helping us make decisions on branding, marketing, content and more. Membership is open to all, so join the Tribal Council.
We will be looking for volunteers to coordinate a number of things for TribeCon. If you're interested getting to TribeCon for free, please contact us.
We're also looking for sponsors to support TribeCon and connect with an audience of community activist and online influencers. We have a sponsorship package that we can send you, please let us know if your interested, or know someone for us to reach out to.
Stay updated with all of the latest, follow @tribecon on Twitter.
Ready to sign up? Great, head on over and buy a ticket to the conference.
Thanks to everyone for all your support. We're excited to present TribeCon and connect with the community.
Have more questions? Hit me up in the comments! Thanks.
What TribeCon means to me
TribeCon is about the community I love, the tech community in New Orleans. Two things have inspired TribeCon for me more than anything else: First, the emergence of the grass-roots New Orleans tech community that picked itself up by its bootstraps on the heels of Katrina and realized that we had the both the opportunity and responsibility to shape this City's future. This inspiration led to Net2NO, Launch Pad, the SXSW pilgrimage, GNO Code, and so many other groups. Second, after the death of my father, I examined everything I was doing, and decided it was time to follow the old entrepreneurs' adage - do work you are passionate about. Driven by these two things, in the back of the bus on the way back from SXSW in 2009 Adele, Tiffany and I had the spark of the idea to do a conference with the Voodoo Experience. We had no idea what we were getting into, but we pitched it to the community and pitched it to Voodoo and six months later were producing our first conference. It's been such a great run to work with the amazing people involved in this event. Peter, Matt, Megan, Katy, Tiffany, Adele, Molly, Andrew, Melissa and many more people have given their time and energy to make this such a special event. Thank you guys, you are my Tribe! I felt compeled to share my personal feelings here, if you have other questions, check out the interview on Silicon Bayou News.