I was delighted to be invited by Caitlin Duffy to attend the annual conference for The Ireland Funds in the fabulous surroundings of Drumoland Castle on Friday last. 

The Ireland Funds are a global fundraising network for people of Irish ancestry and friends of Ireland, dedicated to raising funds to support programs of peace and reconciliation, arts and culture, education and community development throughout the island of Ireland. The Funds exist in 12 countries around the world, the largest member of the network being The American Ireland Fund.  The global chairman of The Ireland Funds is Tony O’Reilly. They have raised over $350 million for worthy causes in Ireland and around the world.

The conference included a great selection of Ireland Funds team management, team members, social entrepreneurs and supporters.  I met so many new people I can’t list them here but it was also nice to bump into old connections  Paddy Cosgrave and Senator Mark Daly.  The guests of honour included the President Mary McAleese, Senator Martin McAleese and the Tanaiste Eamon Gilmore.  The meetings for the Young Leaders were really interesting and you can see a video here >> with more soon to follow.

Congratulations to Kieran McLoughlin and Hugo McNeil and the team for the work and for making me feel so welcome at  this event which felt a little like a big family re-union.

The Ireland Funds Annual Conference 2011 is a post from: Connector

At the Google HQ for train the trainer workshop for ‘Getting Business Online’ training with lots of people from the county enterprise boards!  See some FREE web site templates below and click here to get started with a free domain name, web hosting and training -  well done to sponsors Google, Blacknight and An Post and thanks to Google’s Michelle Beirne for her short video message!

www.GettingBusinessOnline.ie

Connector at ‘Getting Business Online’ training is a post from: Connector

The following is the presentation Conor Lynch made to the ITAA Skillsnet & the Digital Marketing Institute on Friday at DIT, Cathal Brugha.  Facebook‘s Maggie McPartlin & Julien Muller were the other speakers in an interesting and lively conversation about the role of social media in personal branding.

And if you want to get your name out there and new social media skills, remember you can get blogging experience from the new blogger network @ connector.TV
Personal Branding & Social Media – connector.ie

View more presentations from CONNECTOR.

How to build your own Personal Brand using social media is a post from: Connector

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Part 2: The video review of the Long Debate – Kevin Myers (Moderator) is a post from: Connector

A unique format and networking opportunity

As part of the Inventorium project, The Long Debate will take place on the 11 Nov during the festival, at NDRC. An evening of lively discussion and networking, Inventorium have devised a special debate format, 18 of Ireland’s key contributors and commentators have been invited to give their views and opinions. Each speaker will present his or her viewpoint for five minutes, the emerging conversations will be documented and presented on the Inventorium website.

Make The Long Debate your key event in Dublin Innovation Festival

When?

The Long Debate, Inventorium,

part of Dublin Innovation Festival

11 Nov

Doors open 18.00

Debate: 19.00-22.00

NDRC, Crane St, Digital Hub, Dublin 8

Registration for this event is essential

The Long Debate – get involved now: A unique format and networking opportunity. is a post from: Connector

I was delighted to speak to a packed room at the Dublin Web Summit and made a lot of new local and international connections.  Click on the image for a link to for the Late Late Show appearance by Dublin Web Summit organiser Paddy Cosgrave with Jack Dorsey and Michael Birch, the founders of Twitter & Bebo respectively.

Seeing this event up close and how the DWS has progressed since the first event last year has been fantastic.  Huge credit to Paddy who is a seriously talented young entrepreneur who is destined for more success with the Dublin Web Summit series and Founders. Some of you may recall I put Paddy in the ‘Connector Top 10 for 2010′ and he has certainly had a great year!

Michael Birch spent an hour or two as barman in the Guinness Storehouse Gravity bar last night where I snapped him beside a copy of the Founders book.  This book is a cracking idea for all the guests as it is a photo album of their weekend ready for them to take away before they leave the country.

Above I am pictured with Joe Fernandez who is the founder of Klout which is a great tool for measuring online influence.

Dublin Web Summit connections is a post from: Connector

Connector is now partnering with Inventorium for the “Long Debate”, part of the Dublin Innovation Week on 11th November 2010.  Details for this event (which you should definitely not miss!) will follow shortly on this blog as well.

Check out the new newsletter from Inventorium below:

Connect with Inventorium is a post from: Connector

The ISME Roadshow: the idea behind it is to share our knowledge and try to connect with people all over the country!

We will be visiting between 10 locations over the next two months, driving there and taking part in business events hosted by ISME. We will be speaking on why social media and will be joined by 3 other speakers -

AGENDA
- Banking Issues for the SME – BankCheck
- Online Marketing & Social Media = Better Business – Conor Lynch, Connector.ie
- Employment-Understand your responsibilities and avoid disputes & litigation – MSS Ltd.
- Tendering for Government Business- Dos & Don’ts – OPW and Enterprise Ireland

The videos above feature Stephen Hughes (Enterprise Ireland), Kehlan Kirwan (FocuSME) & Maureen Grealish (Begin Again).

Connector at ISME Roadshow in Limerick & Cork is a post from: Connector

Connector 10C’s Strategy Model

ISME Roadshow 2010 Presentation & Videos is a post from: Connector

Conor recently spoke at the Hotel Website Marketing Conference at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Dublin on getting started on Social Media. Below are the slides for your viewing pleasure.

Hotel Website Marketing Conference @ the Crowne Plaza Hotel is a post from: Connector