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Innovapost to Chair Public Sector Social Media Conference – Ottawa, May 3 – 4

2010/04/29 - Ottawa, Ontario

Innovapost’s Tony Malaty, Senior Advisor and Head of Technology Consulting, and Executive Conference Developer, John Brewer, are co-chairing The Conference Board of Canada’s first-ever ‘Public Sector Social Media: New Rules of Engagement’ conference. The conference is part of an on-going series from The Conference Board of Canada on change in the public sector. It will explore the growing trend and impact of social media applications and management on public sector organizations.

Delegates will gain the insights needed to effectively implement social media technology and ensure they contribute to organizational performance, including:

  • Improved employee communication and engagement
  • Accelerated project management and development processes
  • Improved access to information and organizational knowledge
  • Enhanced collaboration and stakeholder interaction
  • Management of major change initiatives
  • Up-to-date perspectives on future developments

Brian Beehler, Canada Post’s Director of Social Media, will present a case study on transforming Canada Post’s Intranet, Intrapost, with social media technology from Innovapost. Mr. Beehler will discuss how Innovapost’s Web 2.0-powered, employee directory, OneDegreeâ„¢, enabled over 70,000 Canada Post employees to connect, communicate and leverage their collective knowledge across this geographically distributed organization.

The ‘Public Sector Social Media: New Rules of Engagement’ conference will take place on Monday May 03 – Tuesday May 04 at The Crowne Plaza Ottawa. Mr. Beehler’s presentation will take place on Monday May 03 at 4:15 p.m. in Plenary Session 6. More conference details are available at http://www.conferenceboard.ca/conf/10-0093/default.aspx.

For more information on how Innovapost can assist your organization with social media technology, please contact:
Tony Malaty,
Senior Advisor and Head of Technology Consulting
613-314-5167
tony.malaty@innovapost.com

For more information, media only:
Graeme Innes, Innovapost, +1 (613) 270-6318, EST

For more information, visit the company’s Web site at http://www.innovapost.com.