Breakfast Speaker Series: Social Media: Use and Impact in the Military and Government

With the emergence of Web 2.0 technologies, government, military, and private sector entities are responding to this rapidly evolving, increasingly interconnected environment an the associated technology, behavioral, and culture norms with greater access, transparency, and participation. Strategic opportunities to alter domestic and international views by a country’s own citizens abound, presenting unique challenges.

Whether you are in the private sector, military, or government, social media is revolutionizing the way we communicate, connect, and act. To help understand uses, technologies, and trends impacting military and government, the Army Navy Club’s March 31 Breakfast Series will explore “Social Media: Use and Impact in the Military and Government.”

Forum One’s Michael Walsh will be among the panel of experts that speaks and explores this exciting topic. He will be joined on the expert panel by Alan Rosenblatt, Alex Tang, and Sam Amsterdam.

Alan Rosenblatt is the Associate Director for Online Advocacy and serves as the social media strategist for the Center for American Progress and the CAP Action Fund.

Alex Tang is the senior attorney in the Office of General Counsel at the Federal Trade Commission.

Sam Amsterdam is the Public Relations Director for the Arcadia Foundation and the New Media Director for Stroud Communications.