Networking means different things to different people. Maybe for you it’s about how many business cards you give away, or collect. Or maybe it’s about talent scouting… or getting yourself head-hunted. Or perhaps (if you’re like me) it’s about having at least one seriously interesting conversation with someone you least expect.Whatever your fancy, this conference is guaranteed to feather your networking tickle spot.
- strong registrations from commissioners of research (buyers/clients) as well as researchers
- a great ‘cabaret’ set up in the main room that makes it almost impossible not to meet your neighbours
- around 100 delegates from around the Asia Pacific Region (as part of the Asia Pacific Research Conference)
- a packed final session and cocktail drinks (Thursday night) with all the operations folks and young researchers
- networking games on Wednesday morning that will help break the ice for those of you who take a while to warm up
- a gala dinner on Wednesday night, complete with band, cabaret acts and casino tables (and no protracted B-lister speeches – guaranteed)
- informal social events, like the pre-conference golf on Tuesday (see earlier post).
Plus, right next door is one of Sydney’s finest pubs (the Art House), which has plenty of quiet corners for that sneaky mid-afternoon cocktail as you continue your lunchtime conversation in a more intimate setting. Call it business development – we won’t tell :)
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Forget Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, etc. Press some flesh. Get some eyeball to eyeball.
That said, I was at a conference recently where I went up to a guy at the coffee break for a chat and he was busy checking his Twitter messages. What a twit, I thought! Opportunities for face-to-face here. Don't you have anything of substance to talk about without resorting to bloody Twitter?!
Turned out he had sent out a tweet saying he would be stood by the south entrance, and people were starting to gather around him. Very effective as it turned out.
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