In 2016, I attended the HR conference in DC. I reached out to folks I knew on HR Twitter to make coffee and happy hour dates. I’m sure I knew Jon would be attending, but we had not made specific plans to meet. We ran into each other on the Expo floor, said a quick hello, and then went on our way. When I got on the elevator, the following day, there was Jon! Little did we know then that this was the beginning of more than just a friendship, but a partnership! If you are here, you know that it was in 2017 that Jon and I kicked off #HRSocialHour as we were suffering from a hard case of FOMO.

And now, here we are 5 years later. We are getting close to 100 chats, we survived a pandemic, we grew our community and we have recorded almost 300 podcast episodes! Those two wide-eyed, young(ish) kids had no idea what was in store for them!

So we hope you will join us on Sunday, 6/12 at 7 pm ET for our 5th-anniversary celebration #TwitterChat! We hope you will at least stop by for a quick hello even if you can’t stay for the whole chat!

• Q1. What’s in your glass?
• Q2. Do you recall how you first found out about the chat?
• Q3. What’s been the most memorable topic/conversation you’ve taken part of here?
• Q4. What’s the most surprising takeaway you’ve had from the chat?
• Q5. Who’s someone you’ve connected with via the chats (besides Jon & Wendy) that’s become an important part of your network? Recognize them!
• Q6. Have you ever taken part in any of our non chat events? If so, what was your favorite?
• Q7. What’s kept you coming back to #HRSocialHour over the years?
• Q8. How can those of us in #HRSocialHour help you right now?
• QTG. What’s a topic you’d like us to consider discussing over the next few months?