IF YOU RESERVE A SEAT, are unable to attend the Smackdown, and you fail to send a worthy replacement — you PROMISE to donate $25.00 to Scotty’s favorite charity (TBD) and soon thereafter go to the Brewing Company — enjoy a nice lunch or dinner and leave an extra generous tip.

OK – I agree to these conditions, now take me to Eventbrite to reserve my seat.

___________ Ballot below posted on December 14, 2011___________

A few corrections were sent to me via twitter and I’ve updated the FINAL Ballot.

You must review it carefully. I copied and pasted from the Nominator’s information on Formstack and did NOT verify twitter handles.

Thanks to Bob Burchfield who caught a couple of mistakes including @EvansvilleWatch appearing in two categories.

This is how names and twitter handles will appear on the final ballot which will go live December 14, 2011. Once the ballot is live no changes can be made.

If you see a mistake please contact @AmyStark immediately.

To all Nominators and Nominees –

PLEASE REVIEW THE DOCUMENT CAREFULLY FOR ACCURACY (send corrections immediately to Amy Stark)

The order of nominees will be randomized on the final ballot.

All revisions must be received by MIDNIGHT December 13, 2011.  The final ballot will go live early on December 14th and will be open for voting through December 23rd at Midnight EST.

If you prefer your name NOT appear on the final ballot please connect with Amy and let her know immediately. Once your name appears on the final ballot it will NOT be removed unless you have ZERO votes at the time Amy receives the request.

A: The 3rd Annual Social Media Summit and SMackdown Awards #IN_SM11

If you are an #Indiana Social Media Geek, Run — don’t walk — and watch this video

The inventor of Captcha will soon be tapping into the Internet’s collective genius to TRANSLATE languages between cultures. For Free!

CONNECT – COMPETE – COLLABORATE – CELEBRATE

Mission Statement:

The #Indiana Social Media Summit and SMackdown awards provide a chance for #Indiana’s Most INfluential Social Media Elite — from the Banks of the Ohio to the Shores of Lake Michigan — to collaborate on a project that will:
— foster healthy competition
— generate a list of SM best practices
— create feelings of goodwill and unity

— showcase #Indiana’s grooviness to the world

— encourage all involved to laugh at themselves

Posted on TheStarkReAlity  You Tube Channel | Uploaded Jan 7, 2011

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…Below you’ll find some key points regarding this year’s month long event.

1– The nomination form for 2011 is active and – thanks to my new friend Kyle from Formstack - it is sleeker than the one I published earlier in November-  http://piip.in/nominate/  The nominations retrieved on the old form have been captured and will be included on the final ballot. [You can also go to the ballot directly on formstack where you can find QR Code CJTheisen =) ]

2– Scotty has graciously agreed to let us have the entire Thr3e Wise Men Brewing Company in Broad Ripple on FRIDAY- DECEMBER 30, 2011 to host the SMackdown Awards Luncheon – it will be closed to the general public on that day. As the Brewing Company seats only 150 — tickets will be made available to YOU first before opening it up to other Indiana social media peeps. Tickets are free – only one per person.

3–Leilan McNally (aka Bg. Kahuna ) Nothin’ But a Party has agreed to MC again this year – Nothin’ but a party =)

3– The nomination / voting process will end early this year so that I can send trophies to satellite locations if need be. Evansville, South Bend, and Fort Wayne have already expressed that lunches will take place  (Please connect with Mike Gingerich at Digital Hill to ask him about setting up a tabsite for your city on the Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/IndianaSocialMediaSummit  I will also be able to add location information to the main website http://piip.IN = Project Indiana via Internet Protocol )

4– Because I’ll be sending trophies to the different cities, I will need at least two or three points of contact in each location — For example: if Cheryl Watterson wins Nicest Peep I will be able to send the trophy to Keith Shrock to present it to her. If you plan to host or sponsor a satellite location you will be able to be nominated and appear on the final ballot this year – as long as there is another person to whom I can send the trophy if you win.

3 MAJOR CHANGES FOR 2011

=> Thanks to a recommendation from Chuck Gose last year a new category has been added => Best in Show <= for an outstanding NON-HUMAN Social Media Presence.

=> No one may win a specific category more than once – HOWEVER – you may be eligible for a different category in subsequent years. e.g. If someone wins the NICEST award one year they are eligible to win MOST INFLUENTIAL the next, etc.

=>You may volunteer your time and effort to the Summit AND be nominated for a category. e.g. Leilan McNally is the MC again this year and he is eligible for nomination (as well he should be =)

There are other details to be ironed out, and I will accept any and all advice as Facebook wall posts or comments on the piip.IN website. I highly encourage you to throw in your two cents and volunteer your talents. As many of you know – actively participating in the planning of the SMackdown garners you and or your company plenty of exposure and buzz. Last year tabsite received TONS of unique visitors and we had a Global audience via U-Stream (thanks to Kevin Mullett from cirrus abs and Rocky Walls 12 Star Media) This year will be even biggger!
Amy Stark
Social Media Community Manager
Kuno Creative
amy@kunocreative.com

Email sent to Nicole Misencik, Lorraine Ball, Duncan Alney, Chad Richards, Chuck Gose, Kathy Sipple, Dave Woodson, Richard Orelup,  Robby Slaughter, Chris Theisen, Debbie Valliant, Rick Wilkerson from @keywerx, Pamela Kroll Anderson – @IndianaRocks ,  Rocky Walls from 12 Stars Media , @ScLoHo , @danamnelson, @seanmwray @cindycohen, @MPOsborn, - Those folk who supported #Indiana’s INaugural Event in Aught Nine, The 2nd Annual SMackdown Awards Luncheon #IN_SM10 -  and a few others who expressed interest in participating in the 3rd Annual New Year’s Luncheon.

Scotty is letting us take over the Brewery!

Soon there will be an an event set up in Eventbrite to reserve your ticket. The same rules will apply to these tickets as last year.

• Tickets will be free – but you will be responsible to pay for your own lunch and generous gratuity to your server
• There will be a certain number of tickets made available to those who’ve supported the SMackdown since its INaugural year – they have first dibs.
  
• Then a block of seats will be made available to the nominees.before opening up to the general social media public.
• If you reserve a ticket and learn you will NOT be able to attend you must send a worthy person in your stead.*
• If you are unable to attend and do NOT send a worthy person in your stead, you will be required to pay $25.00 to Scotty’s favorite charitable organization.
  

1021 Broad Ripple Ave
Indianapolis, IN, 46220
Phone: 317-255-5151

*This is just common courtesy. Scott Wise and Bruce McClain will make special arrangements to have an appropriate number of staff on hand to accommodate the number of SMackdown attendees. Please respect them and the wait-staff.

I UNDERSTAND THE RULES – TAKE ME TO THE NOMINATION FORM

2011 nominations will be accepted for Excellence and Leadership in Social Media for the following categories -

#Indiana’s…:

~Most INfluential Dame

~Most INfluential Dude

~Most INfluential UP & Comer

~Nicest Social Media Peep or Company

~Grooviest Social Media Peep, Campaign, or Company

~Most Ethical Social Media Peep, Campaign, or Company

~NEW CATEGORY FOR 2011 — Best In Show (non-human)

RULES

=> YOU MAY NOT NOMINATE YOURSELF! If you are keen to appear on the final ballot simply ask someone to nominate you. At least ONE other person must think you are nomination worthy.

=> Only one nomination category per person. e.g. you may not nominate 3 different NICEST PEEPS.

=> All nominations must be accompanied by a “RATIONALE” statement explaining why the nominee is worthy of the title. Nominations without such a statement may not appear on the final ballot.

=> ALL Nominees* must have lived and worked in #Indiana from January 1, 2011 through November 30, 2011.

=> ALL Nominees* must operate in accordance with Standard Social Media Ethics (SSME): Transparency, Honesty, Accountability, Reciprocity, Gratuity (THARG)

=> All Reasonable Nominees will be included in the final ballot.

=> Nominations will be accepted from November 17, 2011, 12:01am through December 10, 2011, 11:59pm **

=> The final ballot will be available soon after nominations close, and will remain open until 6:00pm December 23, 2011

=> NO monkey business.

CHANGES FROM 2010

=> All nominations will be public information viewable on the formstack document. You must be willing to publicly stand by your nomination.

=> No one may WIN a specific category more than once – HOWEVER - you may be eligible for a different category in subsequent years. e.g. If someone wins the NICEST award one year they are eligible to win MOST INFLUENTIAL the next.

=>You may volunteer your time and effort to the cause AND be nominated for a category.  e.g. Leilan McNally is the MC again this year and he may he is eligible for nomination.

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*The word “Nominee” can signify a either a peep, campaign, or company

**All times listed are EST