(Watch Party) Mia Birdsong on How We Show Up

Welcome to our summer series of watch parties! Each month we'll have two time slots of the watch party to try and reach everyone, regardless of time zone.  This is a camera-and-mic-off call: imagine a long distance drive-in. Bring snacks, type in the chat, and watch some of our past connect speakers in the lead […]

(Roundtable) Mind the Wage Gap with Nichol Goldstein

As we discussed in the Community Careers and Compensation report, community as a field is not immune to the gender based wage gap. The question for the industry is how can we bridge this issue. The question for practitioners is how can we self advocate. Join us as Nichol Goldstein talks about her process of self-advocacy […]

Connect 2024

Connect 2024 is an in interactive, IRL event for online community builders.  Connect blends expert community builders with unique networking, collaboration, and learning opportunities for every level of community leader. Participants walk away with meaningful new connections and ways to improve their community program immediately. Equally relevant for individual community builders and teams, Connect provides […]

(Peer to Peer) Playbook Development and Maintenance

What sort of internal documentation do you keep for your community? Do you have an established playbook? Come for this show and tell session of what sort of playbooks everyone has, how they developed and maintain them. Unsure what a playbook is? Check out our dedicated resource bundle here. 

(Roundtable) So, You Need to Migrate? with Social Edge

Join Social Edge Consulting for this deep dive on planning for an online community migration. Bring your questions and get ready to learn what you don't know you don't know about migrating a community.

Birds of a Feather: EU/UK Cohort Meetup

This is a meetup specifically designed for folks that don't have a chance to get facetime with the rest of The Network due to timezones. Do you find yourself only able to attend Community Roundtable events over dinner? This meetup is designed for you. Bring questions, challenges, and gossip over your lunch hour.
We hope that this is just the start. If we can generate conversation and identify needs of our European cohort we will find ways to schedule more events during your work hours. Hosted by @Madeleine Milne and @Emma Nicholas, we can't wait to hear what conversation comes from this event.

(Roundtable) Community x AI: The Double-Edged Sword

Did you miss Connect 2024? Wanted to revisit a workshop you loved? We're graced by the ITalent Digital team and their workshop on the pros and cons of integrating AI into your community.Ê

This deep dive on AI and community will address:Ê

Challenges:

AI-generated spam and inappropriate content.

Risks of incorrect information from AI-generated answers.

Lack of meaningful human engagement.

Exploitation of reward systems through AI automation.

Opportunities:

AI tools for content inspiration and creation.

AI-assisted moderation to reduce manual workload.

Voice of the Customer analysis

This interactive workshop is a must-attend for anyone thinking about how to integrate AI into their community. Bring your questions and walk away with ideas and advice on how to start (to expand) the use of AI technologies in your community.Ê

Want to join a Roundtable Call as our guest? Email us to find a call that works for you!

Past Events

Browse upcoming events for community managers and community professionals.

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The upcoming events for community managers and community professionals listed above include live online community events, online community management and intranet management workshops, virtual online community management and intranet management roundtables, networking and meet-ups for online community managers and intranet managers, online community management and intranet management conferences, and more.

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Many of the upcoming community events listed here are part of exclusive programming for members of The Network. The Network is a private, peer community of hundreds of active online community and intranet mangers and online community management and intranet professionals. Live programming includes expert-led roundtables, online training for community managers, live discussion groups, and more. Learn more about the community manager events in The Network here.