We recently wrote about the fact that we are raising four gifted, children.
Over the last several years, we have realized that being gifted has to do with the whole child, and not just educational needs. One of our desperate Google searches for help lead us to SENG. It has since become our ‘go to‘ when we are looking for answers to various emotional issues that the children are dealing with.
After finding ourselves on their site on a weekly basis, we became very interested in attending the 2012 Conference. We wanted to be able to get involved and meet others dealing with similar issues. But we also noticed that there were certain skills that we could offer, that they might benefit from, specifically, a promotional video and a social media strategy and presence.
Because we have gotten so much help from their site, we reached out, offered to help, and they accepted
(*commence with the happy dance*).
We will be filming throughout the conference and interviewing speakers and attendees in order to create a promotional video for future events. Additionally, we are helping them plan and implement their social media usage from the promotional aspect to the post-conference follow-up. I (Karla) will be leading an Intro to Twitter for attendees on Thursday night for anyone wanting to understand how to use Twitter during a conference. On top of this, our two oldest are going and will attend the children’s portion.
We are honored to be a part of the conference, and absolutely thrilled to be able to give back to an organization that has given us so much.
If you are attending, please let us know. We’d love to meet you!
Be sure to follow us on Twitter (@KarlaArcher, @RandyArcher , SENG_Gifted, #SENG12) and Facebook for more information and for updates during the conference.
Karla, what an exciting opportunity! I’m so glad you’ve found such a valuable resource as SENG to help you with the #4kidz. :-) I have no doubt you and Randy will do an awesome job and learn a whole lot in the process. I am wondering how much free time you will possibly have. I need details on when you are flying in (or are you driving?), what day you arrive and what day you leave. I would love to meet but don’t want you to miss a minute of the activities. I’m really excited for you and think you will make some incredible connections at this conference!
We are all so excited :)
We will have time the day before and the day after. I will let you know a bit more as I get more information. It would be so fun to be able to meet up!