The Social Media Club Boston is hosting a SOLD-OUT get-together on the evening of Thursday, November 12 at the Microsoft New England Research & Development Center (a.k.a., “the NERD Center”), starting at 7:00pm.

You’ll get a chance to visit the NERD Center if you haven’t been there yet, meet some SNCR Fellows, and catch up on what’s happening in the Boston Social Media scene. You’ll also enjoy a few short presentations (5-10 minutes) from thought leaders, technologists, marketers and other assorted characters on “the future of” their favorite subjects, including:

• Lacy Kemp on “The Future of Video”


• Justin M. Whitaker on “The Future of Money”


• Adam Zand, Greg PC and Matt Searles on “The Future of Music”


• Ari Herzog on “The Future of Politics”


• Jack Graham on “The Future of (Augmented) Reality”

Each presentation will be followed by a Q&A discussion on the topic. The total time for each topic is 15 minutes, and this will be strictly enforced.

And be sure to stick around after the event for more socializing!

THIS FREE EVENT IS SPONSORED BY REAL PLAYER SP, AND HOSTED BY MICROSOFT NEW ENGLAND. It is part of the “Reality Check: Video” tour — the Social Media Club and Real Player SP is hosting conversations in 11 cities about video. Special hashtags for this event are #SMCBoston, #realitycheck, #realplayer and #SocialMediaClub.

RealPlayer SP is a transcoding engine that lets you grab videos from sites like YouTube and view them on your Blackberry, Zune, iPhone, etc. There is a browser plugin to download the movie you are watching, and you can also make your own playlists for use on your mobile device. You can download and try Real Player SP at http://real.com/realplayer.

Getting There: The Microsoft NERD Center is located at 1 Memorial Drive, facing the Charles River and just a block from the Kendall MBTA Red Line stop. Full directions are available from their site.