Attention Conway, AR Twitter Users – #ToadsuckTweetup
I posted last week to see if there was any interest in having a Conway version of the #LRTweetup or Little Rock Tweetup. I got numerous tweets back from people saying that they would be interested in launching something like this and even a few folks volunteered to help coordinate everything, which was very promising because I know first hand from helping to establish the Central Arkansas Refresh group that it takes a little bit more to pull something like this off than people think.
One representative from the Conway Chamber of Commerce, Jamie Gates, @chambergates offered his support as well. I am going to follow up w/ him this next week to see what we can come up with. This whole thing should be a lot of fun, not to mention an excellent networking opportunity for everyone in the Conway area. I have dubbed this thing the “Toadsuck Tweetup” but we can tweak the name later if everyone thinks that’s lame. So far, the people that have spoken up to say they wanted to be involved were:
Update: I have setup a Twitter list for the people that have expressed an interest, you can find that list here.
- @cottonr (organizer)
- @mscottonz (organizer)
- @chambergates (Conway Chamber of Commerce, TheChamberLife.com)
- @chamberjamie (Conway Chamber of Commerce, TheChamberLife.com)
- @chamberkathy (Conway Chamber of Commerce, TheChamberLife.com)
- @hillreflects (organizer)
- @dspurgers (organizer)
- @varvil
- @SavannahB
- @ambersharae
- @thelukeirvin
- @jgreghenderson (volunteer from LRTweetup)
- @tsudo (volunteer from LRTweetup)
- @brewern
- @tarkka
- How to Get Involved:
- I think that I have everyone that responded to my original post included in this list but if I left your name out, sorry about that… Please comment below and leave me your Twitter name and I will get you added. Also, if this is the first that you have heard of the Conway Tweetup and you live in the Conway area and would like to be a part please comment below and leave your Twitter name and you will be added. The group is totally open to anyone… Also, please Retweet this link to your friends to help us get the word out.
Attention: Conway, Arkansas Twitter Community
The other night my wife and I attended the Little Rock Tweetup, also known as #LRTweetup. We had a blast connecting with people that we talk to on a daily basis inside the social network Twitter. The #LRTweetup was organized several months ago and have had several meetups at various establishments around Little Rock. They have even helped raise awareness to some very good causes such as Reach out and Read Arkansas and most recently Meet me Halfway, which brought into town Country Music Performer Jimmy Wayne.
The Little Rock Tweetup group meets on a pretty frequent basis if for no other reason than to have a drink and unwind with friends after a busy day. The calendar can be found online for #LRTweetup if you are interested in attending, it’s a great networking opportunity. The venues for each Tweetup change from meeting to meeting and from what I can tell the business owners that host these events see an obvious economical impact from having an influx of people converge on their establishments. To learn some more about the Little Rock Tweetup, click here…
Now, here is my question. Keith Crawford, one of the organizers of the event and one of my good friends asked me if I thought such a group would go over well in Conway. I told him that I wasn’t quite for sure if there was enough interest so I thought that I would put out this feeler post to see…
Would you be interested in being a part of the Conway, Arkansas Area Tweetup?
If so, please leave a comment below and let me know…
