If you’re wondering why I’ve been so lacking in my blog posts lately, it’s mostly because I’ve been really busy organizing and preparing for the Social Pharmer unconference on April 21st, 2009. The unconference is being held jointly with HealthCamp Boston and I’m pleased to say that — in just under four weeks — we’ve managed to pull together a very exciting event with over 110 registered attendees and eight sponsors (total for both events).

If you are attending either event, please do say hi when we are there. And if you can’t make the event, but are in the neighborhood, feel free to join us after for a HealthCamp, Social Pharmer, and Health 2.0 tweetup at the Cambirdge Brewing Company starting around 6pm– please RSVP here: http://twtvite.com/si0sf9 .

Here’s the line up of great presentations for Social Pharmer:

• 9:30am Fard Johnmar
  >> Achieving Openess – Transparency and Authenticity in Pharma.
• 10:20am Michael Parks
  >> Developing a Framework for Blogging and Social Media in Pharma.
• 11:10am John Murray
  >> Exploring The Realities Of FDA Regulation And Creative Opportunities In The Here and Now.
• 12:00pm Lunch break
• 1:00pm Steve Woodruff
  >> Key Business Needs That Can Be Addressed NOW with Social Media.
• 2:00pm Josh Bernoff
  >> How To Do Social Applications At A Pharma company Without Getting Fired.
• 3:00pm Jack Barrette & Julie Wittes Schlack
  >> The Patient Perspective — What Do Patients Want from Pharma Engagement?
• 4:00pm Townhall Discussion
  >> How Can We Collaborate to Break Down Barriers to Social Media and Save Pharma’s Battered Rep?

And here’s the live stream from Social Pharmer…

If you’d like to follow the live tweets/blogs that will be going on during the 2009 ePharma Summit (FEB 9-11, Philadelphia, PA), then just watch the space below… I’m trying out a new application called Cover It Live, which aggregates a “live” stream of tweets, blogs, comments, etc. in one screen, here on my blog.

The panel that I’m speaking on is called “Social Media, Blogs and User Generated Content: What’s Working Today, What Will Work Tomorrow?” at 9am on FEB 11th. You can read details about the panel on my previous blog post or see the ePharma website full program details. By the way, they did a great job with the website — lots of useful info (including a blog) and downloads.

Now, watch this space as I Cover It Live!