#NatCon16 is the Annual Conference of the National Council on Behavioral Health. For the second time, the conference will include invited Social Media Ambassadors to help share the story of #NatCon16 far and wide. I’m joined on the podcast by Communications team members Hannah Coen and Allie Siemianowski of the National Council on Behavioral Health to talk about why they developed the social media ambassador program and what they hope to achieve. Listen to our conversation originally recorded via Blab or drop in at the time stamps below.

00:00 Introduction to #NatCon16
00:50 Meet Ali Siemianowski and Hannah Coen
02:00 National Council on Behavioral Health
02:30 Conference attendance ~ 5,000
03:15 Kudos on the NatCon’s social media presence
04:12 Social media track includes Dr. Kevin Pho @KevinMD
05:00 Social Media Ambassadors
05:51 Asking the “dumb” questions
06:43 Who are the other Social Media Ambassadors
07:23 Are there specific tracks?
08:59 Active in TweetChats as National Council? #StampOutStigma
09:40 How do you organize your TweetChats?
11:10 What are the social media activities during the conference?
12:23 Invasive social media
15:24 Janet’s first conference at Ceasars
16:45 Quiet interview place (for Janet?)
17:02 Will you have National press coverage?
17:29 How can conference attendees prepare to engage in social media?
18:48 Will you create a twitter list?
19:12 Sean Erreger, @StuckonSW & Dana Lewis #hcsm
20:40 Details on the conference
21:12 NO HEELS
22:06 Social Media Success Tip: Ahmanielle Hall, Yuma Medical Center “There are people to help you”

Conference website