Starting today and running until February 17th, Malaysia Social Media Week 2012 is the first event of its kind. Social media is a pivotal part of our daily life today and Social Media Chambers supported by Malaysia’s Ministry of Information, Communication and Culture wants to connect people and ideas and through conversation. They believe they can get something great out of it. Program director for Social Media Chambers, Nizran Noordin (he is also co-founder of SecQme, a Startup Arena participant), tells us more about the event:
1. In your own words, can you tell us more Social Media Week?
The Malaysia Social Media Week 2012 (MSMW2012) is a national event connecting people, content, and conversations around emerging trends in social and mobile media. There will be creative conferences and other activities to connect people.
2. How many people do you expect to participate?
For the whole MSMW2012, the expected turnout is 20,000 people of which 15,000 participants for the concert on February 17th and 5,000 for the Summit and Exhibition (February 13th to 16th).
3. How often has this Social Media Week been held?
This is the first time [it has been held in Malaysia], though it was concurrently held by others in several countries throughout the world. The main highlight will be the World Bloggers and Social Media Summit 2012
4. Tell me about the Developers Launchpad. How can startups join and what will they get for winning Launchpad?
Startups can register online using this link, and the winners will get exclusive coverage from our online media partners and bloggers as well.
Bringing online communities and startups together for offline events is always a great thing. We previously saw how ON|OFF 2011 in Indonesia got a great response. Such events can be a great help in developing the local technology scene in regions like Malaysia.