#140Conf Creator Jeff Pulver Visits Southern California to Attend Birthday Event Hosted by the Area's Leading Social Media Clubs, Wed. Sept. 15 at Kimera Restaurant Lounge

IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern California's two leading social media clubs, Social Media Mastermind of Orange County (SMMOC) and Social Media Club of Orange County (SMCOC), are co-hosting a birthday event honoring #140Conf creator Jeff Pulver. The event, #140Conf Birthday Bash is being held Wednesday, September 15, from 7 to 10 PM at Kimera Restaurant Lounge, 19530 Jamboree Road, Irvine, CA. The special party is open to the first 400 people who register online via the EventBrite custom page.

Pulver, recognized the world over for organizing conferences focused on real-time Internet, is making an exclusive appearance in the O.C. Attendees will be able to meet him in a casual environment and engage with each other, while collectively exploring the effects of the emerging media on business.

"Not only is Jeff Pulver revolutionizing normal business practices as the curator of the #140 Character Conferences, but he is inspiring individuals worldwide to make a difference by sharing their thoughts and ideas," said Robert Watson, one of the party's organizers and founder of SMMOC.  "It is our hope that in the near future Jeff will host a #140Conf in Orange County and with that, our region can further impact the world 140 characters at a time."

Said Pulver: "Orange County continues to influence the world through its high-tech and entrepreneurial enterprises and now it is gaining recognition as a leader in localized social media.  I am honored that the SMMOC and SMCOC are co-hosting this event to help me promote my upcoming Los Angeles #140Conf on October 4 and 5 at the Music Box Theater."

For those unable to attend the birthday bash, fans and followers of Pulver can send him birthday greetings by posting video messages through SMMastermindOC's YouTube Channel.   These personalized Pulver Birthday Bash V-Card messages will be a featured component at the party and both event hosts encourage worldwide participation.  The video card messages are open to everyone.

Fans who would like to send Pulver birthday greetings can do so by following these three simple steps.

STEP 1 - Record a short "happy birthday video" of 30 seconds or less.

STEP 2 - Upload the video to your own YouTube channel. Create a link annotation in the video once it's uploaded and link that video back to the original SMMastermindOC video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-BMmQ.

STEP 3 – Post the newly produced video as a "video response" to the original SMMastermindOC recorded piece.  And that's it.

As the #140 Character Conferences are organized to foster conversations between its guests, the environment for the Pulver Birthday Bash is equally as important.  With Kimera Restaurant Lounge as the site for the event, attendees will be able to mingle freely while sharing ideas.

"Bringing people together to share good food, conversation and music is the concept behind our newly minted Kimera Restaurant Lounge in Irvine. We want our guests to unwind and enjoy themselves amid our relaxed, comfortable surroundings and the #140Conf Birthday Bash perfectly complements our engaging style," said Marc Ghoukassian, the restaurant's proprietor. 

The #140Conf events provide a platform for the worldwide twitter community to: listen, connect, share and engage with each other, while collectively exploring the effects of the emerging real-time Internet on business. So far in 2010 there have been #140Conf events in: Barcelona, SXSW (Austin), New York City, Washington D.C., Tel Aviv and San Francisco. The #140Conf Road Trip covered 2900 miles across the mid-west on August 22-28 and is followed by #140Conf Boston on September 14th. #140Conf Los Angeles is taking place October 4-5 and #140Conf Detroit on October 20th.  http://140Conf.com/

Social Media Mastermind of Orange County (SMMOC) is a diverse collection of business professionals who weekly discuss social media, social networking, the Internet and tech issues in an open environment. Free from sales pitches, the group's mission is to provide a safe and comfortable forum to learn how to implement and utilize new media tools and cultivate personal and professional relationships. Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/SMMOC and Twitter: @SMMOC (hashtag #smmoc).

Social Media Club of Orange County (SMCOC) brings together journalists, publishers, communications professionals, artists, amateur media creators, citizen journalists, teachers, students, tool makers, and other interested collaborators. Essentially the people who create and consume media who have an interest in seeing the 'media industry' evolve for everyone's benefit. http://socialmediaclub.org/chapter/orange-county-ca. Facebook: http://facebook.com/SMCOC and Twitter: @SMCOC.

Kimera Restaurant Lounge in Irvine was designed by noted architect Michael Carapetian of Venice, Italy, the stylish restaurant has a contemporary, yet warm and inviting ambiance, and features ample indoor and outdoor dining areas in addition to the striking lounge and bar. To enhance the experience, Culinary Institute of America-trained Executive Chef Jon Blackford has designed an energized new inspired menu that blends traditional and avant-garde fare for amazing results.  For more information visit: http://www.kimerarestaurant.com/

SOURCE Social Media Mastermind of Orange County