It's easy to connect with your colleagues at the 2011 ACR/ARHP Annual Scientific Meeting. Whether you are looking to catch up with colleagues or develop new relationships, ACR's social networking opportunities during the annual meeting will enhance your experience.
Check us out on:
Facebook
Twitter
YouTube
Flickr (a photo sharing website)
+ Social Media Etiquette
- Social Media Etiquette
We encourage your use of social media in and around the 2011 ACR/ARHP Annual Scientific Meeting. To make the experience as enjoyable as possible for everyone, we offer these tips.
DO
Follow us on Twitter (@ACRheum). Search on Twitter for the hashtag #ACR2011 to follow the feed of tweets related to the annual meeting and be sure to include #ACR2011 in any tweets that you send out about the annual meeting.
Follow us on Facebook.
Subscribe to our YouTube page for the latest official videos from the ACR and the annual meeting.
Check out the latest photos from the annual meeting and ACR events throughout the year on our Flickr page.
Use social media to converse with other attendees – suggest sessions to attend and posters to visit, plan to meet up in the Exhibit Hall or at the Opening Event.
Provide helpful feedback to ACR staff and the Annual Meeting Planning Committee – discuss topics of interest and/or speakers for next year's meeting, make suggestions for new workshops, etc.
Communicate with respect, being mindful of diversity and tolerant of differences you may encounter; keep criticism constructive, and listen carefully to others to understand their perspectives.
Ensure you are not using any patient identifiable information.
DON'T
Use photographic or other recording devices – this is strictly prohibited in scientific sessions, poster sessions and in the Exhibit Hall
Capture, transmit or re-distribute data presented at the meeting – this may preclude subsequent publication of data in a scholarly journal (see the Abstract Embargo Policy in the Call for Abstracts Guidelines) 
Engage in rudeness or personal attacks
Be shy about joining the conversation
+ Twitter Basics
- Twitter Basics
Twitter is only as valuable as your network. To begin finding rheumatology-related people and organizations on Twitter, visit www.search.twitter.com and search for mentions of rheumatology keywords and you are sure to find ongoing relevant conversations.
The number sign, or hashtag, is used on Twitter to convey the writer's subject matter so it can be indexed and accessed in other users' feeds. Tweets about the 2011 annual meeting sent by ACR and other users should contain the official conference hashtag — #ACR2011. A search on Twitter for the term #ACR2011 will display recent tweets that reference the annual meeting.
To send a message about the annual meeting, remember that you cannot exceed 140 characters in a single tweet, and to include the official conference hashtag: #ACR2011
An @ reply is a tweet sent through Twitter and visible to anyone who follows you, as well as the username that appears after the @ symbol. For example, if you wanted to tell the ACR that you are looking forward to the Opening Event, your tweet may look like:
@ACRheum: I am looking forward to the Opening Event at the Field Museum – see you soon! #ACR2011
To privately message another user, they must be following you back. So if to send a message to a mutual follower, simply click on Direct Message and type that user's Twitter handle, followed by your message.
Did you know that you can tweet right from your mobile phone? Twitter can be used through SMS/text messaging, or with a third-party application. To learn how to get started, follow this link Twitter's help section on mobile FAQs.
If you would like to learn more about using Twitter, please follow this link to Twitter's website for additional helpful information.
If you have questions about getting started with social media, please contact .
