Facebook Co-Founder Chris Hughes to Deliver Keynote in Kick Off of Tech Council of Maryland's Speaker Series Presentation to Focus on How Technology Has Made Social Communication and Political Organizing More Efficient

2009-09-16 20:45:04 -

ROCKVILLE, MD -- (Marketwire) -- 09/16/09 --

WHO:      The Tech Council of Maryland (TCM)



WHAT:     Tech Council of Maryland Speakers ... featuring Chris Hughes -

          Co-Founder of Facebook and mastermind behind My.BarackObama.com -

          speaking on "The Success of Facebook and My.BarackObama.com:

          It Can't Get Any Bigger Than This."



WHERE:    Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center

          5701 Marinelli Road

          Bethesda, MD 20852



WHEN:     Wednesday, December 2, 2009

          8:00 - 10:30 a.m.



WHY:      Chris Hughes is the co-founder of Facebook and developer of

          My.BarackObama.com - two of the most successful start-ups in

          modern history. He has spent his career developing technologies

          to make social communication and political organizing easier and

          more efficient.



          After co-founding Facebook in 2004, Hughes worked first as the

          site's spokesperson and later as a product manager specializing

          in user experience. In 2006, he graduated magna cum laude from

          Harvard with a degree in History and Literature. In 2007, Hughes

          left Facebook to work on Barack Obama's presidential campaign as

          the director of Online Organizing, where he was charged with

          developing web technologies to engage and empower supporters.

          Hughes oversaw the development of the on-site network

          My.BarackObama.com along with the campaign's presence on other

          networks like Facebook and MySpace. The campaign's new media

          strategy revolutionized the use of the Web as a political tool,

          helping the candidate raise more than $2 million in donations of

          less than $200 each and swiftly mobilized hundreds of thousands

          of supporters.



          Hughes is now an Entrepreneur In Residence at General Catalyst

          Partners, a venture capital firm that invests in entrepreneurs

          who are building the technology-based companies that will lead

          innovation and transform industries.



REGISTER: To register for this event, please e-mail Wendy Dudrow at

           wdudrow@techcouncilmd.com : mailto:wdudrow@techcouncilmd.com  or call 240.243.4050.

ABOUT THE TECH COUNCIL OF MARYLAND


The Tech Council of Maryland (TCM) is the largest technology trade association serving the advanced technology and biotechnology communities of Maryland. TCM's mission is to advocate for the interests of the technology community, further the role of technology in the Maryland economy, and nurture an environment where technology companies can collaborate, grow and succeed. For more information, visit www.techcouncilmd.com : www.techcouncilmd.com .

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