WDIY and the Bethlehem Brew Works present “Pints & Policy Night” Community Round-Table Discussion

Join us and our friends from WDIY Public Radio, 6:00pm to 7:30pm in the Steelgaarden Lounge for a community “round table” to listen to your questions & comments. Tell us what you think about the Lehigh Valley’s most compelling & current topics. Come out, grab a pint, ask questions and weigh in! Everyone 21 and older can enjoy and FREE sample of our Valley Golden Ale!

Next Discussion Topic: “Social Media Strategy Considerations for Non-Profits”

Tuesday, March 9th, 6pm to 7:30pm

Panelists:

Ross Nunamaker, President, The Nunamaker Group

Jeff Pooley, assistant professor of Media & Communication, Muhlenberg College

Bill Schankel, Director, Member Marketing, Planning and Publications at Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers

Following a brief overview of the topic – pointing out how new this area is, how frequently it changes, and how important it is to have a well thought out plan for your organization, Jeff will speak to how social media has impacted the way we communicate, its impact on news organizations, and what this means to non-profits.

Ross will talk about his prior organization’s frenzied entrance with a lack of strategy and failure to first assess probable adoption, compared to my new organization’s need to use social networking because of limited funds coupled with the fact that the target audience is already there. And Bill will talk about his organization’s decision to reassess their online strategy, why they did it and what the outcome was.

These will be brief five minute presentations, and then we’ll roll into Q & A, making the program as interactive as possible, we’ll be accepting questions from the audience in person and via Twitter for those using the #wdiy hashtag.

Pints & Policy Night is brought to you by WDIY Public Radio. 18 & Older Event, No Fee to Enter

Pints & Policy Night is brought to you by WDIY Public Radio

Our February Event (canceled because of snow) will be rescheduled at a future date.

Canceled: February 9th, 6pm to 7:30pm
TOPIC: “When It Rains: Perspectives on Flooding In the Region”
and when it rains, we pour….enjoy a FREE sample of our Valley Golden Ale!
Offer good for all P&P attendees 21 & over.

Moderator:
Rachel Hogan Carr, Director of Environmental Outreach for Nurture Nature Foundation

Panelists:
Bob Tudor, Deputy Director of the Delaware River Basin Commission
Becky Bradley, Director of Planning and Codes, City of Easton
John Miller, P.E., Certified Floodplain Manager, Princeton Hydro, LLC

Previous Pints & Policy Topics of Discussion:

November ‘09: “Today’s Financial Markets: Forget Normal – Expect Change!”

October ‘09: “”Fields to Fork – Supporting Local Organic Growers and
Harvesting ‘Locavores’ – farmers and businesses push for growing & eating local

organic foods.”

September ‘09: “Get Your Tail on the Trail” – Exploring the recreational opportunities available along the heritage corridor from Jim Thorpe to Easton.

June ‘09: “Germs – How do I protect myself and my family without becoming ‘germophobic?’ ”

April ‘09: “How the Arts Contribute to the Quality of Life in the Lehigh Valley? How do we sustain them”

March ‘09: “My job has been eliminated–now what? Info from the experts on how to deal with job loss and its aftermath.”

February ‘09: “Put Your $$$ Where Your Heart Is: Why Should I Buy Local?”

November ‘08: “Tell Me Something Good: What You Need to Know About Today’s Lehigh Valley Housing Market.”

October ‘08: “Smart Growth, Sustainability & the Environment.”

September ‘08: “Rail Service:  Why should the Lehigh Valley be a passenger hub once again?”

July ‘08: “Lehigh Valley’s Festivals: What do they contribute to the quality of life, the health & wealth of the region?”

June ‘08: “Our Cities Next Steps: What are the next steps we can take to make our Lehigh Valley Cities more desirable locations to live, work & play?”

Previous Pints & Policy Panelists:

James West, Professor of Economics at Moravian College

Edwin R. Baldrige III, CFP TM, President, Baldrige Asset Management.

Russ Wild, Russell Wild, MBA, NAPFA-certified Financial Advisor.

Tom Riddle, Principal, Valley National Financial Advisors.

Rich Fegley, owner Bethlehem Brewworks

Steve & Nicole Shelly, Gottschel Farm, Coopersburg

Leah Nichols, Director of Food Services, Rodale Inc.

Sherry Acevedo, Conservation Resource Specialist, Delaware Lehigh National Heritage Corridor

Scott Everett, Stewardship and Trail Manager Delaware Lehigh National Heritage Corridor

Dennis Scholl, Outreach Coordinator Delaware Lehigh National Heritage Corridor

Greg Perry, Executive Director, Allentown Art Museum
Sheila Evans, Executive Director, Allentown Symphony
Patrick Mulcahy, Producer/ Artistic Director, PA Shakespeare Festival
Laura Herzog Kaplus, The South Side Film Festival
Brian Pitcher, Baby Gift Clouds, Easton
Kim Schaffer, Clothesline Organics, Bethlehem & the LV Sustainable Business Network
Geoff Brace, PA Downtown Centers
Alicia & Rob Wozniak, Owners of Easton Yoga and Preservation Works
Katie Lynch, Downtown Bethlehem Manager, LV Chamber of Commerce
Mike Schlossberg, Lehigh Valley Borough Business Revitalization Manager
Dave Oleksa, Senior Career Management Consultant, Right Management
Lynda Hoover, Business and Industry Relations Representative, PA CareerLink Lehigh Valley
Paul Pierpoint, VP of Community Education, Northampton Community College
Eleanor Bobrow, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Marriage and Family Therapist
Tony Hanna, Director of Bethlehem’s Department of Community & Economic Development
Joyce Marin, Director of Allentown’s Department of Community & Economic Development
Becky Bradley, from Easton’s Planning & Economic Development Department
Vanessa Williams, President of Lehigh Valley Network of Young Professionals
Bruce Davis, Bethlehem Attorney
Robert Freeman, PA Representative D-Northampton
Rick Koze, President, Kay Builders, Inc.,
Tom Demshock, President of Fishburn Realty
Bernadette Holland, Vice President, The Holland Group, SmithBarney
Eileen Dunn, Branch Manager/Home Mortgage Consultant Wells Fargo Home Mortgage

Previous Pints & Policy Moderators:

John D. Rossi III; Associate Professor of Accounting, Moravian College

Scott Cope, Chief Program Officer for Wildlands Conservancy

Bill Dautremont-Smith, Executive Director, WDIY 88.1 FM
Lanita Lum, Director of Member Relations, Greater LV Chamber of Commerce.
Alan Jennings, Executive Director of the Community Action Committee of the Lehigh Valley
Randall Forte, Executive Director Lehigh Valley Arts Council
Steve Bliss; Renew Lehigh Valley
Dr. Richard R. Cocozza, Chairman of the Business Department, DeSales University

Sponsored by the Dexter F. & Dorothy H Baker Foundation