Conference Tips
Helpful tips for conference attendees
- Register early: discounts are often available for pre-registration
- Make your air, hotel, and car rental reservations in advance as well to ensure availability and lower fares
- Make major purchases on credit cards for safer transactions
- Take a copy of registration records and other receipts with you
- Pack with the host city's weather in mind and wear comfortable walking shoes
- Read the conference program from start to finish and highlight meetings you would like to attend
- Network, network, network. Strike up conversations with people around you to develop personal and professional contacts
- Be patient and flexible: time changes and cancellations do happen
- Don't be late for conference meetings if you can help it
- Be a mentor to first-time attendees and meet the vendors
- While at vendor displays, take only the freebies you plan to use and take home with you
- Take some time to visit tourist sites in the conference city
- Above all else, enjoy your time! Conferences are serious work but a great opportunity for networking, gaining knowledge in your field, and progressing professionally!
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