While the rest of you have been enjoying the summer partying on the beach, TechSoup’s NetSquared organizers have been plotting and scheming in front of their computers. The sacrifice has been worth it. Now, we’re now ready to launch our biggest event series yet: Social Media September.

During our month of social media for social good-themed events being held in cities across the globe NetSquared organizers are offering free workshops and events.

Want to get one-on-one help with your social media? Join a Social Media Surgery in Vancouver and Peterborough, Canada; Guatemala City; or Cambridge and Manchester, United Kingdom.

Live in the USA? There are also surgeries in Naples, FL; Portland, OR; Traverse City, MI; and the Research Triangle, NC. You’ll know you’ve found a surgery when you see one of our volunteers in full surgeon costume!

Maybe a social media workshop is more your style? We have events scheduled for Douala, Cameroon; Adelaide, Australia; Wellington, New Zealand; Philadelphia, PA; and Honolulu, HI. And if you’re a fan of ridiculousness and are living in Chicago, join us for the Doctor Who Guide to Social Media Strategy.

However, what if you have the terrible misfortune to not have a Net2 group near you? There are several virtual events scheduled, including a global tweet chat on September 18.

Find your local #nptech tribe by joining a NetSquared Local group.

September’s NetSquared Events

Find your closest NetSquared group on our global map. With 37 events planned (so far) for the month, there’s probably an event near you!

Monday, September 2

• Douala, Cameroon: Training Workshop: NetSquared Camp 2013 Cameroon
• Guatemala: Social Media Surgery - Campus Tec

Tuesday, September 3

• Naples, FL: NFN4Good Tech Club for SWFL
• Vancouver, BC: A Framework for Web Analytics With Chris Geoghegan
• Philadelphia, PA: Using Social Media to Connect and Strengthen Local Communities

Wednesday, September 4

• Portland, OR: Social Media Surgery
• Buéa, Cameroon: Vote for a New Organizer
• Pittsburgh, PA: Bagels & Bytes - Allegheny

Monday, September 9

• Traverse City, MI: Get to know who and what NetSquared Northern Michigan is!

Tuesday, September 10

• Toronto, Canada: Take the next step with data sharing
• Taiwan, Taipei: Internet community transform society zero government (g0v.tw)
• Chicago, IL: September Social Media: The Doctor Who Guide to Social Media Strategy
• New Orleans, LA: Net2NO
• Houston, TX: Monthly Meet-Up with Awesome and Never Before Heard of Topics/Speakers to BE!

Wednesday, September 11

• Baltimore, MD: September Tech & Soc Change Baltimore Meetup: Hands-On HTML & CSS
• Minneapolis, MN: September #NPtech Social Club

Thursday, September 12

• Surrey, Canada: Fall Fundraising: Planning your Year-end Campaign
• Traverse City, MI: Social Media Surgery
• Guatemala: Evento de Wayra Day de Guatemala - Convocatoria Preliminar

Tuesday, September 17

• Denver, CO: Before You Hit Send: Email Marketing, Planning, and Strategy
• Adelaide, Australia: Social Media September
• Adidjan, Ivory Coast: Abidjan NetSquared Meetup Group Monthly Meetup
• Washington, DC: NetSquared Meetup

Wednesday, September 18

• New York, NY: Using Text Messaging to Achieve Your Mission
• Morrisville, NC: Social Media for Social Good

Thursday, September 19

• Cambridge, United Kingdom: Social Media Surgery
• Guatemala: JWebes de Apps - Guatemala

Monday, September 23

Vancouver, Canada: Tips for Community Managers

Tuesday, September 24

• Guatemala: The Social Good Summit Global Conversation 2013 - Guatemala
• Honolulu, HI: Overview of Social Networking: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
• Manchester, United Kingdom: CiviCRM meetup

Wednesday, September 25

• Peterborough, Canada: Social Media Surgery
• Vancouver, Canada: Social Media Surgery: Hands on social media advice & help
• Wellington, New Zealand: Going green with social media - #net2welly Social Media Sept (1 of 3)

Thursday, September 26

• Guatemala: [#CampusTec - evento de Google](http://www.meetup.com/Guatemala-NetSquared-Meetup/events/128343542/)
• Manchester, UK: Social Media Surgery, hosted by Manchester Community Central

Saturday, September 28

• Busia, Kenya: Blue Bells Orphans And Vulnerable Support Program /Kenya

Don’t have a local NetSquared Local group? We’d love to help you start a new meetup.

That’s all for now. Have fun this September and learn lots!