I am sitting in my hotel room in Malta trying to catch-up with email that I have gotten over the past few days. I get many invites a week, some of which I attend others that I don’t. Normally I keep them to myself because I don’t like to promote vendor specific events, webinars, etc., but this one looks like it could be cool, fun and informative. Watch as 3 industry experts compete in a live game of Jeopardy to see who will be known as the Business Social Software Champion. If nothing else you may walk away knowing a bit more about social software than you initially did, even if you do know it all you can see how much the experts actually know. It’s a very intriguing format and something that I am looking forward to attending. The details are below:

Business Social Software Jeopardy!
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
10:00am PDT / 1:00pm EDT
Register Online: Click Here

Does your company leverage social software to engage customers, partners, and employees? More and more industry-leading companies are building online communities as a means of attracting and retaining customers, growing sales from existing customers, supporting users more effectively, gathering feedback to develop better products and services, and building a stronger brand.

But, what is hype and what is real, when web 2.0 technologies get implemented in the enterprise? We’re putting industry experts to the test, in a live game of Jeopardy, to see if they can properly solve the clues about how companies are successfully — or not — scaling up user communities. You’ll get to hear from some of the field’s leading thinkers, and have the chance to ask them questions during a Q&A session after the game.

The Contestants

• Bill Johnston: Chief Community Officer at | Bill’s Blog
• Laura Ramos: Vice President and Pricipal Analyst at Forrester Research, focusing on B2B marketing
• Jeremiah Owyang: Senior Analyst at Forrester Research, focusing on Social Computing | Jeremiah’s Blog

The Categories

• Industry Stats: What does aggregate market data tell us?
• Best Practices: Which strategies actually work in real life? Which don’t?
• ROI: What are some approaches to measuring the effectiveness of your investments?

Webcast Details

• Your Host: Sam Lawrence, Chief Marketing Officer at Jive Software
• Date/Time: Wednesday, May 28th at 10:00am PDT / 1:00pm EDT
• Registration: RSVP online to secure your spot — space is limited

In the meantime you can RSVP on the Jive Software website. I am not sure what the capacity for the event is, but considering the players and the topic I suspect it may fill-up fast.