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In this episode of The Austin Podcasters Group Meetup, we review the meeting on 18 February 2009, which took place at the Conjunctured location (www.conjunctured.com).
In the audio episode, you will hear that we discussed the following topics:

- Past events:
a. the Social Media Telesummit, in which Fred Castaneda presented the topic of PREMIUM PODCASTING: how to create revenue streams and create passive income.; also
b. the FREELANCECAMP event in San Antonio, in which several podcasters presented topics, and in which there were a couple of podcast episodes (#79 and #80) in the series of http://www.strugglingentrepreneur.com -- in which the FREELANCECAMP event and its value to entrepreneurs was discussed;
c. Social Media Club meeting on 15 January 2009, hosted at Vignette (on Mopac), and in which three specialists in the video production space gave hints and tips on HOW TO RECORD SOCIAL VIDEO (Tom Stagg, Storme Wood and Giovanni Gallucci). Episodes 78A, 78B and 78C at www.strugglingentrepreneur.com has the recording of their presentations.

- Upcoming Podcasting events: PODCAMP San Antonio in May, and PODCAMP Houston in June.
- Social Media and other events: CAREERCAMP ONLINE on 21 Feb 2009 (for info: www.welchwrite.com), and the ULTIMATE MIXER live event on 21 Feb 2009 at the Sheraton Hotel (11th Stret and I-35 in downtown Austin).
- BlogWorld and Podcaster World in Las Vegas from October 15-17, 2009
- South by Southwest (Interactive) in March.

We also had a display of different dynamic and condenser microphones, portable recorders (e.g., Zoom H4 and Zoom H2), as well as Podcast Factory and mixers. We also had display of numerous books--ranging from the PODCAST BIBLE to EXPERT PODCASTING PRACTICES FOR DUMMIES and SKYPE FOR DUMMIES, and PROMOTING YOUR PODCAST, etc.

We also had 11 attendees and the small conference room was not enough to hold them all comfortably. Almost half the attendees were new to podcasting and beginners in their knowledge-level. However, we had interactive discussions and sharing of what the attendees were desiring to publish, the themes that they wished to promote and the level of help that they would need.

The group agreed that the next meeting should be in a venue with a larger space. We agreed to meet at the CENTRAL MARKET--NORTH location (one which this group had used in July and August of 2008). Fred Castaneda agreed to contact the individual who manages the schedule of the COMMUNITY ROOM and get a couple of dates in April, 2009. The meetup facility on the Internet will be the chief means of giving the details to the Group about the location and confirmation of meeting dates.

The Group also wanted to have more resources locally available for beginners to have access with information about starting a podcast, resources and tips on creating your own podcast. Fred Castaneda has a couple of presentations from recent PODCAMPS that are about an hour in length, as well as the charts. He will post them in a box.net account and deliver the link in the next posting of this blog, which is at
http://www.austinpodcasters.podomatic.com.

Thanks to all who participated, and we definitely look forward to a great set of meetings in April and following--one for beginners and another for the intermediate/advanced topics (on separate days).

If you have any comments, please feel free to send an email to:
austinpodcasters@gmail.com

Thank you for your support. Sincerely,
Fred Castaneda
2008-2009 Organizer for Austin Podcasters Group