I attended a Digital Media VIP gathering today put together by Peggy Miles of Intervox Communications.

This exclusive invitation-only event features presentations and discussions of how digital media is altering the way campaign contests are waged and covered from the November state/local elections to the 2008 presidential and congressional campaigns.

Gathering of political officials/staff, pundits, campaign officials/staffs, columnists, bloggers, media executives, digital media experts, marketing and campaign managers who are involved in utilizing the digital media world and understanding its effectiveness.

There was an astounding level of new media presence and genius there and I feel so much more educated and motivated by having attended.

Thank you so much Peggy for bringing so many great minds together. I’m looking forward to the next event.

I’ll be attending PodcampEDU DC on Saturday, November 10th here in DC.

The PodCamp for educators and those interested in education and multimedia!

No, I’m not in education, but I’m all for helping anyone interested in podcasting and new media to learn more about it. I won’t be presenting, but the true magic at podcamps happens in the hallways and between presentations when the one-on-one conversations occur.

Another key factor is the networking that occurs at these events. I’ll be able to meet and hang out with other local podcasters and producers. I went to the original “unconference” PodcasterCon back in January of 2006 in Fayetteville, North Carolina. It was a truly wonderful experience.

With a maximum participant count of 85 registrants, PodcampEDU will be notably smaller. Far less than the rumored 1,300 registrants and this weekend’s PodCamp Boston 2.

This event will also be a good primer for the first PodCamp DC in April of 2008.

Hope to see you there!