Social Media Week Initial Lineup Revealed

The initial lineup for the upcoming Social Media Week has been posted, with events taking place simultaneously in Los Angeles; Milan, Italy; Bogotá, Colombia; Buenos Aires; and Mexico City Sept. 20-24.

The combined sessions will feature more than 200 events, and media companies backing Social Media Week include The New York Times, Financial Times, Los Angeles Times, Fast Company, Fox Latin-America, El Tiempo, and global sponsor Meebo.

The organizers also announced a collaboration with the U.S. State Department to live-stream the events globally.

Join Baratunde Thurston (left), The Onion’s Director of Digital and author of How to Be Black, for an entertaining look at creative social media campaigns in our Social Media Marketing Boot Camp starting February 16. Other speakers include Morin Oluwole (Facebook), Tim Devane (bitly), and SocialTimes' writer Devon Glenn.   Register now.