Business and travel tips for people attending conferences, tradeshows, conventions, and meetups
Even if you’re going to a conference with the primary goal of learning new things, you will also be networking. It’s inevitable. Just so we’re clear, networking should be about relationship building for you. It’s really any interaction you … [Continue reading] about Conference Time is Networking Time
Daniel “Rudy” Ruettiger, of Notre Dame football and the movie "Rudy" fame, delivered the keynote address at Affiliate Summit in January 2013 in Las Vegas. Rudy was wonderful to deal with throughout the entire process, and it was such a … [Continue reading] about Daniel “Rudy” Ruettiger Keynote on Video
Get the show map and cruise the conference area to know where things are and be ready to go on the first morning (or the day before if you arrive early enough). Go through the agenda, so you can figure out where to go for cocktail parties, … [Continue reading] about Map Out the Conference in Advance
Pick up conference materials as early as possible - check the agenda to find out when is the earliest that you can get your badge, attendee bag, and any other items. Otherwise, you will risk spending a lot of time in lines. That’s some … [Continue reading] about Check-in Early at Conferences
I got my packet in the mail today with benefit information for United MileagePlus Premier 1k Status - this will be my third year with it. The package includes some luggage tags, drink coasters touting various destinations, drink tickets, a … [Continue reading] about Flying is So Much More Pleasant with Airline Status