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That means you can count on a vetted, specially curated series of sessions and seasoned, experienced speakers to tackle topics that have the biggest impact on your agency or office’s social media strategy.</p></div><div style="margin-top:30px;" class="row flex-container"><div class="col-md-6 col-lg-6 col-xs-12 text-left" style=" margin-bottom: 12px;"> <div class="media bullet-shaded-box" style="height: 100%;"><div class="media-left"><div class="icon round" style="background-color: #fff;"><i class="fa fa-comments"></i></div></div><div class="media-body" style=""><p><strong>Share experiences and learn new social media strategies</strong> with your government and public agency colleagues from around the globe — virtually!</p></div></div> </div><div class="col-md-6 col-lg-6 col-xs-12 text-left" style=" margin-bottom: 12px;"> <div class="media bullet-shaded-box" style="height: 100%;"><div class="media-left"><div class="icon round" style="background-color: #fff;"><i class="fa fa-exchange"></i></div></div><div class="media-body" style=""><p><strong>Network with government employee peers</strong> from across the country. SMSsummit is your best resource for fresh social media ideas and community building strategies.</p></div></div> </div><div class="col-md-6 col-lg-6 col-xs-12 text-left" style=" margin-bottom: 12px;"> <div class="media bullet-shaded-box" style="height: 100%;"><div class="media-left"><div class="icon round" style="background-color: #fff;"><i class="fa fa-question"></i></div></div><div class="media-body" style=""><p><strong>Get all your social media questions answered</strong> through speaker Q&A, live chat, and discussions with other attendees.</p></div></div> </div><div class="col-md-6 col-lg-6 col-xs-12 text-left" style=" margin-bottom: 12px;"> <div class="media bullet-shaded-box" style="height: 100%;"><div class="media-left"><div class="icon round" style="background-color: #fff;"><i class="fa fa-share-alt"></i></div></div><div class="media-body" style=""><p><strong>Be your team’s social media champion!</strong> We’ll help you build the foundations of a sustainable social media policy that help you serve your community best.</p></div></div> </div><div class="col-md-6 col-lg-6 col-xs-12 text-left" style=" margin-bottom: 12px;"> <div class="media bullet-shaded-box" style="height: 100%;"><div class="media-left"><div class="icon round" style="background-color: #fff;"><i class="fa fa-lightbulb-o"></i></div></div><div class="media-body" style=""><p><strong>Learn strategies for tackling issues</strong> most important to government agencies, including social media and crisis communications, improving agency reputation, and building community relationships.</p></div></div> </div><div class="col-md-6 col-lg-6 col-xs-12 text-left" style=" margin-bottom: 12px;"> <div class="media bullet-shaded-box" style="height: 100%;"><div class="media-left"><div class="icon round" style="background-color: #fff;"><i class="fa fa-pencil"></i></div></div><div class="media-body" style=""><p><strong>Assess and audit your current social media initiatives</strong>. Learn how to humanize your agency and build public trust in an era when transparency and authenticity is more important than ever.</p></div></div> </div></div></div></section> <section class="home-section home-section-text" style="background-color:#0299d2!important; color:#ffffff; "><div class="home-section-screen" style="background-image: url('assets/client_files/images/homepage/capitol.jpg')"></div><div class="container" style="max-width: 1320px; "><h2 class="home-section-title" style="color:#ffffff; ">Who should attend</h2><div class="subtext" style="color:#ffffff; "><p>If you're a professional that manages your government or public agency’s social media channels, this event is for you!</p></div><div class="container flex-container"><div class="col-sm-6 col-xs-12 text-left wholeft"><ul> <li aria-level="1">Public Information</li> <li aria-level="1">Public Affairs</li> <li aria-level="1">Communications</li> <li aria-level="1">Digital Marketing & Digital Media</li> <li aria-level="1">Emergency Management</li> <li aria-level="1">Social Media, Web & Content Management</li> <li aria-level="1">Emergency Management</li> </ul></div> <div class="col-sm-6 col-xs-12 text-left whoright"><ul> <li>Community Service, Education & Outreach</li> <li aria-level="1">Community Affairs</li> <li aria-level="1">Public & Media Relations</li> <li aria-level="1">Customer Service</li> <li aria-level="1">Digital Engagement</li> <li aria-level="1">Press Secretary</li> <li aria-level="1">Administrative Support</li> </ul></div> </div><div><p style="text-align: center; margin-top: 14px;"><a class="button primary" href="assets/client_files/images/M278 Attendee List - 9.18.23.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">See Last Year’s Attendee List</a></p></div></div></section> <section class="home-section" style="background-color:#f8fbff; "> <div class="container"><div style="margin-top:24px;"><div style="max-width: 920px; margin: 0 auto;"> <h2 class="home-section-title" style="text-align: center;">Sponsor the summit</h2> <p style="font-size: 22px; text-align: center;">SMSsummit is the premier social media conference for solution and service providers to engage directly with a targeted audience of decision-making government professionals. 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Highly recommend to anyone in the marketing or communications field.”</p><p class="home-testimonial-author">Treaty Three Police</p></div></div><div class="card home-testimonial colthree" style=""><div class="home-testimonial-top"><div class="home-testimonial-logo-container" style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: middle;"><img src="/assets/components/phpthumbof/cache/NOAA%20Fisheries.2c3bbe61894a3a08331de9ce7c540578.png" class="home-testimonial-logo"></div></div><div class="home-testimonial-text" style="vertical-align: top; flex-grow: 1;"><p>We attended this conference last year and learned so much. We totally rethought our social media strategy and adopted new tools that have helped us grow our audience (a lot!).”</p><p class="home-testimonial-author">NOAA Fisheries</p></div></div><div class="card home-testimonial colthree" style=""><div class="home-testimonial-top"><div class="home-testimonial-logo-container" style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: middle;"><img src="/assets/components/phpthumbof/cache/South%20South%20911.efb65d361492b91f2f420e7665045373.png" class="home-testimonial-logo"></div></div><div class="home-testimonial-text" style="vertical-align: top; flex-grow: 1;"><p>Elevate your social media game in two short days, not months. 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