In addition to our regularly scheduled meeting this week, featuring Michael Wilson of Small World Labs, there are a number of other social media events and opportunities.

If you haven’t registered for the Austin Social Media Club meeting yet, please do so by going to our Eventbrite page. This will help our very gracious host, Josh Baer of Datran Media, to plan for us. This event is free for attendees, and includes pizza, so please let us know you’re coming and be sure to say thanks to Josh when you get a chance.

In addition to the scheduled presentation, SMC co-founder Chris Leonard has asked to share some ideas he and staff for Texas Governor Rick Perry are studying that will use social media tools in efforts to restore the Governor’s Mansion. Chris is an expert on the intersection of social media, politics and governing and is hoping to collaborate with other SMC club members on this project.

What else is happening this week?

On Friday, don’t forget the workshop “Learn Five Web 2.0 Tools in One Day” being conducted by Connie Reece and Sheila Scarbrough which has previously been written about on this website.

On Thursday, before the SMC meeting, Interactive Austin 2008 will be held at the J.J. “Jake” Pickle campus. This event is targeted to the C-suite and many members of Austin SMC will be speaking and on panels throughout the day.

If you, or anyone else from your organization, are interested in attending, you can do so at a discounted rate if you register before the event at www.InteractiveAustin2009.com and enter the code: BD7632

Social Media Brown Bag - Also on Thursday there will be a Social Media Brown Bag Lunch at the Round Rock Higher Education Center. This one is free and the details provided by the good people at Texas State University are as follows:

Topic: Interacting with Social Media to Strengthen Communication Strategies - A PRWeek/Visible Technologies webcast

Hosted by the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Texas State University – Round Rock Higher Education Center (RRHEC)

Bring your lunch and join us for a free live webcast, with discussion after.

Thursday, June 19, 12:00-1:15 p.m.

Texas State University – RRHEC, 1555 University Blvd., Room 256, Round Rock, TX 78665-8017

Please email Dara Quackenbush, dq10@txstate.edu, to RSVP for the event.

For directions or questions about the RRHEC, please email Judy Oskam at oskam@txstate.edu or call 512.716.4554.

Event description:Aberdeen Group research firm is one of the premier analyst firms covering the social media landscape, and Dell is highly regarded as a world-class leader in social media strategy. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to hear from both organizations in a live PRWeek/Visible Technologies webcast Interacting with Social Media to Strengthen Communication Strategies, featuring Jeff Zabin, Aberdeen Group research analyst and an industry case study from Bob Pearson, VP of communities and conversations, Dell.

During this presentation you will learn:

• The latest industry and vertical trends in brand monitoring and social media participation
• How to use social media to bolster marketing and communication strategies
• What communications benefits can be gained from engaging with online communities and customers directly
• How you can achieve ROI from social media participation
• How Dell is driving results by monitoring, tracking, and engaging in social media

There’s a little something for everyone this week. Future meetings of the Austin Social Media Club are already coming together and we’ll do everything we can to get notice to you early enough so you plan around your summer vacations.

We have a Facebook group. Come join us.