Decision 2010: Tom Horner to visit Nerdery Monday morning

Gubernatorial candidate Tom Horner (Independent) will drop by The Nerdery Monday, September 27 from 8:30-9:30 a.m. to chat about the use of social media in campaigns and government, as well as interactive technology as a positive economic force in Minnesota.

The Nerdery is not getting political on you (or anyone), and we’ll make no endorsement (not that anyone’s seeking our endorsement). This is more of a listening tour for which we don’t have to leave The Nerdery. Agency partners, clients, friends of The Nerdery, passersby, and media are welcome.

Of course, Decision 2010 has sort of already come to pass here at The Nerdery. Back in July, voter turnout was over 90% of our staff in selecting representatives and leaders of our nine development committees: ActionScript; Development Tools; Expression Engine; Front-End Development; Mobile Development; .NET; PHP; UX/Design; and WordPress.

Nerdery development committees are comprised of developers – not managers – and elected members serve one-year terms during which they discuss and determine development best practices. Our development committee campaign had all the trimmings of an actual election – campaign signs, heated debates with grand promises, election judges, “I voted” stickers, shaking hands/kissing babies, and even calls to “throw the bums out!” of office. So yeah, The Nerdery takes the election process seriously. We realize the gig of Governor is, likewise, kind of a big deal, so we’ll hear Tom Horner out. Other candidates seeking to at least split the nerd vote are just as welcome to drop on by.