Ben Brooks
Responsible for global Human Capital Strategy, Social Media, and OE at large financial services firm. Also into aviation, personal development, and equality.

Who says you have to wait till June to show your pride! Join Front Runners New York on May 22nd from 6:30PM to 9:30PM at Boxers Sports Bar (37 West 20th Street, btw 5th and 6th Ave.) for our annual Pride Run Kick-off Happy Hour Fundraiser.

Mention you are there with Front Runners New York for:
$2 off food & 2 for 1 drinks

We’ll have some...

Join our hosts & guest DJ Vito Fun for a fabulous night of dancing, looks, fashion, and frivolousness. There will be a best Asian look competition with Fashion Designer Marc Bouwer, Iconic Mother Juan Aviance, Founder/CEO of The House of Aviance, and the fabulous Miss Peppermint will be joining as a Celebrity Guest Judge and many more...

Join OutServe and OutMilitary as we celebrate a new era in military history and a great dinner by our friends at SLDN!

The night will feature DJ Shea Van Horn.

The SLDN National Dinner is a tradition that dates back to the organization's founding, and this year, we are proud to bring you the 20th Annual National Dinner.

When:
Reception at 6:30 pm
Dinner at 7:45 pm

Where:
National Building Museum
(Red Line Metro - Judiciary Square)

Other: Open Bar, Business Attire, Valet Parking Provided

For...

Join us for a virtual event: Google+ Hangout at 12 pm cst: http://www.facebook.com/events/228492630566764/

It's time for the THIRD annual CMAD

Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community_Manager_Appreciation_Day

What to do? It's so easy: Thank your Community Manager in blog posts, tweets, hugs, or gift them cupcakes, beer, or...

Please come celebrate my 25th birthday with drinks and BBQ at Southern Hospitality, Hell's Kitchen!

This "Immersion Day" will bring deep insights and perspective on the growing intersection between Social Media and Enterprise Performance.

We will explore what the PROMISE of Social Business might be, the PRACTICE of Social Business as it is today and the PROFITS that have already been derived from early-adopters in this burgeoning...

Attend the only conference created by experts and delivered by senior executives: 54 of our 66 presenters are VPs or higher, including 24 CEOs!

Join SLDN and other repeal advocates as we celebrate DADT Repeal Day at the historic Stonewall Inn in New York City!

The Stonewall Inn was the site of the 1969 Stonewall Riots, which are frequently cited as the first instance in American history when people in the gay community fought back against a government-sponsored system of discrimination. ...

Attend this 1-day virtual conference to learn how to implement and manage social technologies and learn from;

* Andrew McAfee, Founder of the term Enterprise 2.0
* Dr. David Weinberger, co-author of the bestseller The Cluetrain Manifesto
* Debra Logan, VP Gartner Research
* John Mancini, AIIM President
* Vinicius da Costa, Associate Director,...

Trevor NextGen Presents:

Summer Splash, a Bollywood Bash for Trevor.

An exciting summer afternoon pool party in the world famous Fire Island Pines to benefit the Trevor Project!

Drinks. Music. Entertainment. Special Guests.

Tickets are $50 in advance, $75 at the door, $150 for VIP

Purchase tickets at http://thetrevorproject.org/summersplash
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My Denver People:

Some of you may know that I'm a Board member of Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN - sldn.org), an organization that has been fighting to repeal Don't Ask Don' Tell for 18 years. SLDN has provided free legal services to over 10,000 soliders impacted by DADT. Additionally the organization was instrumental in...

Enterprise 2.0 Conference Boston is the largest gathering for people looking to unlock the business value of 2.0 technologies to connect teams and harness collective intelligence for greater agility and productivity in their organizations.

As much as it pains me to admit, Im finally turning 30. My glorious boyfriend rented out the event space at Paris Commune and we would love to have you all join and celebrate.

The Wired Business Conference announced three participants Tuesday: Netflix CEO Reed Hastings, Y Combinator partner Paul Buchheit and Adam Davidson of Planet Money.

Hastings co-founded Netflix in 1998 after he ran up a monstrous late fee for rented (cassette) movie, and now is embracing the post DVD era with a streaming service from the company...

TechStars is currently running its first New York City program and 8th program overall, which will conclude with a demo event on April 14th, 2011 featuring 11 companies. Also added: an additional summer program in New York that starts in July, 2011, based on demand.

Leveraging Social Media for Employee Communication, Innovation and Engagement - The Conference Board