Ahoy Bloggerati and Twitterati! Here’s an opportunity you can’t afford to miss. Meet Shashi Tharoor, one of the most charismatic leaders we have in the new parliament in an exclusive informal Meetup with Delhi Bloggers Bloc<http://www.delhibloggersbloc.com> - a 5 yr old community of Delhi Bloggers.
As you know, Dr. Shashi Tharoor, has been recently elected as the Congress Member of Parliament, from Thiruvanathapuram, and much like us bloggers & social media enthusiasts, is himself an activist and excellent writer (award-winning author of eleven books). He has put in a lifetime of work in the United Nations and was India’s candidate to succeed United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan in 2006, and finished a close second out of seven contenders. Dr. Tharoor was also named a “Global Leader of Tomorrow” by the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. You can read more about him at his official website http://shashitharoor.in/ One of his recent tweets (@shashitharoor on Twitter) will give you an idea of how he has also adapted well to the 140 character space of Twitter: “First day in Parliament. From the sublime (the historic Central Hall for the Cong legislators meeting) to the bureacratic (8 forms to fill)!” AGENDA ~Introduction to the meet ~A few words by Dr. Tharoor on his impressions of Twitter and Social Media. ~Q&A with Dr. Shashi Tharoor, Congress Member of Parliament, Thiruvanathapuram. ~And if time permits, informal discussion on use of social media and twitter by policy makers. Date: Thursday, 21st May, 2009 Time: 6:00 pm to 7 pm (subject to slight variation based on Shashi's availability). Venue: The Attic, 36, Regal Building (first floor), Connaught Place, New Delhi - 110001. Tel : 2374 6050, 5150 3436 Map : http://bit.ly/DBM30 Directions: The entrance to The Attic is on Parliament Street (Sansad Marg), on the left side, after Park Hotel. It is just above the erstwhile pub DV8 (now Sports Bar). By Metro – get off at Rajiv Chowk ( Connaught Place ) station on Line 2 Central Secretariat to Vishwa Vidyalaya ( Delhi University ) Parking - In Palika Parking, Near Jantar Mantar or Hanuman mandir. Please note that this meet is contributory with 100/- as the contribution per person, which goes to contribute to venue charges and snacks. We have limited seats (60) at the venue, so participation will be on a first come first served basis ONLY. Please be on time. No gatecrashing. Timings are subject to slight variation on short notice subject to availability of Dr. Shashi Tharoor. For any information contact: Priyanka at 9811511719 Sanjay Shrivastava at 9873707071 Follow @delhitweetup on Twitter for updates. Facebook event <http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=102031701084> of this meet. While you are at it, join our Facebook group<http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=8176649883>or mailing list <http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/delhibloggers/join> .
