Stempra Scotland event

Social media: How to get your message across

Whether you are a tweeter, facebooker or have still to make the leap into new media, come along to an event held by Stempra in Scotland on how to use social media successfully.

Speakers include Marjory Wood, of the British Heart Foundation, which has used social media effectively in fundraising initiatives such as its "Mending Broken Hearts Campaign" and Jenifer Stirton, director of marketing and communications for the Students Loan Company, which uses new media as an integral part of keeping more than 1 million students informed about loans and grants.  Nicola Osborne, social media officer for EDINA, a UK national academic data centre delivering online data services to students and staff in Higher and Further Education, will talk about using social media to promote and engage the community in academic projects and services as well as how it can be used to promote science.

Date: Thursday 19 January 2012

Time: 17.30-19.00

Venue: ESRC Genomics Policy and Research Forum, The University of Edinburgh, St John's Land, Holyrood Road; Edinburgh EH8 8AQ

The Genomics Forum is situated off the Royal Mile at Canongate.
The Forum is located at the top left-hand corner of the car park in a building named "St John's Land."

On reaching the building, please press 4 on the intercom and make your way to the third floor.

Map: http://www.genomicsnetwork.ac.uk/media/forummap10.pdf

Cost: Free for Stempra members; £15 for non-members (includes membership)

To register: please email events@stempra.org.uk

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