Tweet “My preferred subject is recess,” says the hero of a popular children’s book. Indeed! Your preferred session should be the “coffee break”! Coffee breaks can be scary, in particular when you are at a conference in “new territory”. Such insecurity might tempt you to phone your office to check that everything is fine. Easily [...]
Tweet Most people attend the first session of a conference, often a plenary with one or more keynote speakers. What is more important than listening to such great speakers? Asking a question that everyone will listen to! And even better, they will listen to your “single sentence self-introduction” at the beginning of the question. The [...]
Tweet You have identified a great conference and have done your “pre-conference preparation”. Your next task is to arrive early at the venue so you can: Talk to the speakers as they arrive. Confer with other attendees whom you identified during the preparation. Get to know the organisers (they are often well-connected people). Practice and [...]
Tweet You’ve identified a great conference to attend. Great! But hold on… there are lots of things to do before you arrive at the conference venue! Think about: You should register early so that you appear in all attendees list. If there is an official hotel for the conference, book a room there. It will [...]
