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On July 13, 2010, a (Google) group primarily consisting of Social CRM Pioneers (which was organized by Jeremiah Owyang and Ray Wang), had their first global meetup in New York City, Washington DC, and Santa Clara via Cisco Telepresence Centers. This particular event was produced by Tatyana Kanzaveli, who has worked wonders for SCRM and other business topics in "meetup" formats. Esteban Kolsky moderated the panel discussion.

The panelists included:

• Brian Solis
• Ray Wang (Altimeter Group)
• Frank Eliason (ex-Comcast)
• Dr. Natalie Petouhoff
• LaSandra Brill (Cisco Systems)
• Katy Keim (Lithium)
• Kira Wampler (Ant's Eye View)
• Shashi Bellamkonda (Head of Social Media / Brand Evangelism at Network Solutions)

I apologize for not having all panelists names and URLs available at this moment, and will attempt to make good soon.

As in a “world café”, each of the participants expressed what they hoped could be accomplished in this first meeting. The desire to collectively define the purpose of SCRM emerged ahead of other concerns by a wide margin. Looking at the responses, comments, interactions, and influences, one highlight emerged over all others as being the most resonant to the purpose of the meeting. Here’s a glimpse into the spirit of the occasion.