This has been one of the busiest summers for sure on the social media circuit, and it has no sign of slowing. A colleague of mine and a notable in the social sphere, Wayne Sutton (@waynesutton) has put together an incredible social media conference to be held October 23rd 2009 in Raleigh, North Carolina next month called “Social Media Business Forum.” Of course with a program like this, he has had help putting this together with the help of his partners Kipp Bodner (@kbodnar32), Jeffrey L. Cohen (@dgtlpapercuts), and Ryan Boyles (@therab)

Well, what is this even all about, and why should you attend? Here are some things you can expect:

The Social Media Business Forum will feature the following:

• Speakers from marketing companies.
• Speakers from technology companies.
• Speakers from social networks.

They will be discussing ways in which business communications have changed due to social media. Sessions will include discussions and panels on internal and external communications methods for both B2B and B2C companies.  I have had a chance to go over the schedule (Take a look) and there are going to be some incredible, practical topics such as how to monitor social media, introduction to FaceBook, linkedIn, Twitter, building your online community and much more…

The video below sums it up, in fact one of the features of this event is that finally…finally…finally you can attend a conference with no high level fluff. This event is on a Friday, and the organizers promise you will be able to go to work the following Monday, actually use, and implement the things you learned…now that’s bang for your buck! Wayne graciously asked if I would be a speaker on one of the panels, so I will be making sure to prepare information that a business can immediately use…oh the pressure! Hope to see you in Raleigh!

Be sure to get updates on Social Media Business Forum on Twitter @SMBusinessForum & FaceBook.com/SMBF

Social Media Business Forum info from Wayne Sutton on Vimeo.