We want you to help us make the best out of PodCamp Nashville 2012. That's why Speaker-Up was created. Join us for Speaker-Up, Wednesday, Feb. 15 at 6pm at Yazoo Taproom!

In this meet-up, we will talk about channeling your passion for digital culture -- talking not only about the tools of the trade, but the reasons why we love the process and the practice of living the digital life -- with... [read more]

We want you to help us make the best out of PodCamp Nashville 2012. That's why Speaker-Up was created. Join us for Speaker-Up, Wednesday, Feb. 15 at 6pm at Yazoo Taproom!

In this meet-up, we will talk about channeling your passion for digital culture -- talking not only about the tools of the trade, but the reasons why we love the process and the practice of living the digital life -- with a top-notch panel!

We will not keep you long, no more than a pint or two. We promise. Attendance is not required to submit a proposal for PodCamp Nashville 2012, but showing up is required if you want your questions answered or just want to network with the crew and other potential speakers. You can spend the rest of the evening crafting your session proposals, fueled by the excitement of the evening's event.

We have several special guests that will share with us their tips, tricks and stories about speaking at PodCamp Nashville, including:

* Dave Delaney is a recognized leader in digital marketing and social media strategy. Delaney co-founded BarCamp and PodCamp Nashville, and founded Geek Breakfast and Nashcocktail. Learn more about Dave at http://www.davedelaney.me.

* Raj Menon, who is commonly known as 13apples in the blogo/twittero-sphere, relocated from India to Nashville on work almost 5 years ago. It was the Barcamp Speaker-up in 2010 that motivated him to get involved with Nashville's Camp scene, leading to his debut session at Podcamp last year which in turn led to his entry into entrepreneurship. Today, he juggles a day job as a Program Manager managing diverse and distributed teams in the healthcare IT space, and his CTO duties preparing for the launch of his startup company http://www.sagents.com - a B2B procurement marketplace.

* Kenny Silva is a real estate agent serving the various neighborhoods in East Nashville. In addition to his house wheeling and dealing, Kenny is an upcoming author, professional speaker, and student of Theology at Reformed Theological Seminary. A frequent PodCamp Nashville speaker and prior crew member, you can find some of Kenny’s writing at http://kennysilva.net.

* Knight Stivender is Senior Editor, Digital for The Tennessean, where she’s been a reporter, editor and columnist. Knight was a popular speaker at PodCamp Nashville 2011. Outside of her work professional work, Knight is a runner, cyclist, gardener and writer who loves this city and the creative, inspiring people who make it such a great place to try new things.

We will also announce the details of Session Creation for PodCamp Nashville 2012. It’s here will you will learn how the session creation and session draw process works.

At the very least, it’ll be an interesting discussion on harnessing the power of digital inspiration, and hopefully it’ll activate your own thinking on what you’d like to see from this year’s PodCamp Nashville. Come be a part of PodCamp Nashville Speaker-Up!