ITSRG is sponsoring an Earth Day Tweetup on Wednesday, April 22, 2009. The aim of the event is to raise awareness about environmental issues, actions and research related to Philadelphia, PA. 

The event is being organized with Temple University researchers, students enrolled in Environmental Studies Senior Seminar course who have developed social media projects this semester, with Philadelphia area environmental researchers, advocates, and citizens and with animal activists on Twitter. 

The event will begin at 12 am on Aprill 22 and continue for 24 hours. Prime Tweetup hours are from 8 pm- Midnight on the evening of April 22. We will post a schedule of activities that will comprise the Tweetup on this blog, along with a list of environmental social media projects developed at Temple University.

There are two Twtvites available to mark your interest: 

http://twtvite.com/4aznab

http://twtvite.com/teyj3j

You can follow and engage the discussion by using #greenphilly #earthtweet #templeu in your twitter messages. Follow us here:

http://search.twitter.com/search?q=greenphilly

Stay posted to our blog for more information in the coming days.

Michele Masucci
Director, ITSRG
Temple University