What are your tips for a successful conference?
Throughout March and April, Sigma Life Science has teams participating in several conferences: Association of Biomolecular Resource Facilities, Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), Experimental Biology, Society of Toxicology, and ADMET Europe.
Do you have some tips and tricks for getting the most out of your conferences?
We’d love to hear about about how you work the exhibit halls and vendor seminars, getting the most out of sessions, and how you find and hear about your chosen hospitality events!
Our scientists gave us some feedback focusing on how they make the most of the information that’s being presented and to network as much as possible:
- You have to hang out socially at the bar or for dinner with other attendees after sessions. You get a real feel for people’s opinions on trends in the sessions of the day. Additionally, sometimes problems or themes not addressed in the public forum come up in discussion, that give you a better idea of the bigger picture.
- Schedule follow up conversations (e.g. lunch, dinner or drinks) with speakers, poster presenter and PI’s who are presenting interesting technologies.
- Follow the Twitter stream to keep up w/ sessions you can’t attend.
- If you rely upon caffeine, you need to do some behavioral studies to determine line forming patterns, and the best way to obtain your Starbucks or other caffeinated beverages.
We look forward to hearing about your meetings!! Follow where we are at Twitter.com/YourFaveGene.
