Bristol Twestival would be nothing without it’s organisers and so it is that I have taken it upon myself to write up a few recommendations as to how and why the Bristol Twestival team are outstanding individuals.
This is not an exercise in sucking up or anything sycophantic. In reality, I have spent very little time with several of these people. Such is the pervasive nature of online communication, Bristwestival was pulled together with few face to face meetings.
Matt Anderson – @PRBristolblog
Making things work and pulling in the right people at the right time. Matt is a motivated and skilled coordinator and always good for a chat.
Dan Martin – @Dan_Martin
The one with the vision to do serious social good with social media and the ability to take on the bulk of the organisation. If you want someone who will drop everything to make a difference for you and the wider community, Dan will do it and then some.
Becky Midgley – @Reeb1981
The bubbly spirit in the team that keeps smiling and encouraging others to push themselves further. Her enthusiasm for the event, but above all, the cause has been fantastic.
Gina Dyer – @GDyer
The girl with the perma-smile, constant energy and packs a mean goody bag. The height of sincerity and the perfect first person to meet at the start of the evening.
Jay Williams – @jaywilliamspr
Always keen to make his connections count and to put everything into doing the absolute best he can for everyone. I’ve had a lot of online contact with Jay and had been keen to meet the man behind the relentless quest to make Twitter count and to have a good time with it. He didn’t disappoint.
Avinash Patil – @niteglow
The shining light amongst us. A social media enthusiast to get anyone involved with Twitter and did he tell you about the aliens?
Sam Downie – @samdownie
Full of ideas and working the radio PR channels to promote the event and providing a crowd eye view of the event on camera.
Thank you to everyone that came out to play. There have been some great stories coming out from the night and the fact we smashed our fundraising target reflects how connected the Bristol Twitter community is and the serendipitous nature of social media.
