Join Dayton organizations: AMA, DCS, GDAA, IABC, MCAI, Linked Dayton, PRSA, and Technology First. Tuesday, October 19th at Sinclair Community College for the second annual SummitUp A Social Media Confab. The complete schedule has recently been announced and is available at Summitup.org. Reservations are now open, but spots are limited. Click here to make your reservation now so you're not shut out. Members rates do apply.

Here are the general session speakers:

• John Moore of Brand Autopsy Marketing Practice
• Pete Blackshaw of Nielsen Online Digital Strategic Services
• Steve Lance of PSInsights
• Brian Solis of FutureWorks
• And, back by popular demand, Artie Isaac will be doing breakout sessions!

There will also be 3 books included with registration this year!

Pete Blackshaw's Satisfied Customers Tell Three Friends, Angry Customers Tell 3,000: Running a Business in Today's Consumer-Driven World, Steve Lance and Paul Kurnit's Breakthrough!: A 7-Step System for Developing Unexpected and Profitable Ideas, and Brian Solis' Engage: The Complete Guide for Brands and Businesses to Build, Cultivate, and Measure Success in the New Web.

SummitUp is presented by the following groups: Dayton Creative Syndicate, Greater Dayton Advertising Association, American Marketing Association, International Association of Business Communicators, Media Communications Association, Linked Dayton, Public Relations Society of America & Technology First.

Chery Eagleson, Marketing Director of of Findlay Market & Karen Kahle, Development Director will be speaking Tuesday, August 17 at 6pm at Market Wines, 128 W Elder St., Cincinnati, 45202 (located in Findlay Market).

Cheryl & Karen will talk about the history and development of Ohio's oldest surviving municipal market house. They will also discuss current marketing/advertising techniques to attract businesses and patrons.

A wine tasting will take place prior to the event for a $5 fee. You can go to http://www.ad2cincy.org/newsEvents/index.htm for more information!

Join DCS & GDAA to socialize, network and and learn more about the Oregon District Wednesday, August 11, as you scour the area looking for clues to complete your scavenger hunt, and perhaps partake of some tasty adult beverages along the way.

Here’s what you need:
• Team of 2-4 people. Sign up here and feel free to get “creative” with your team name. (Don’t have a team? Don’t sweat it; make new friends to the team you’re assigned! Anyone who registers sans team with be placed with other scavenger hunters.)
• Pick up your Scavenger Hunt sheet between 5:30 and 6:00 p.m. at the Oregon Express (corner of 5th and Brown streets)
• There is no charge for the Scavenger Hunt, but drinking and dining are on your own. Bring enough cash for food and beverages at the various stops.
• The Scavenger Hunt will end at 8:00 p.m. back at the OE. Prizes will be awarded.

If you're not up for the thrill of the hunt? Join us at the OE at 8 p.m. We'd love to see you there!