Interchamber Mixer: Jun 2006
| Interchamber Mixer: Jun 2006 |
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| Written by Alex Cureton-Griffiths | |||||||||
The latest interchamber mixer was a bit of a mixed bag. Like every other interchamber, the crowds were massive, though this time around the group dynamic seemed a little different, with more people staying in groups for longer. Depending on who you want to meet and why you want to network, this could be a good or a bad thing. Good because you can get to know people better, but not so good because (politely) breaking into a group can be more difficult than finding an unattached person to talk to. Personally, I would've liked to have had more mingling going on. People-wise, there were a lot of new faces compared to the previous interchambers, with a good mix of locals and expats. Quite a few attendees mentioned that the quality of the people wasn't up to that of previous interchambers, though it's difficult to judge since everyone goes there to meet different people. I came out of it with three or four useful contacts, and less cards than I'd usually gather from an interchamber event. Of course, quality counts over quantity, but I'm pretty sure I got the same amount of useful contacts from the previous interchambers too. The only other things are pretty minor: The food wasn't up to the usual standards of interchambers, being mostly non-finger-food, making it difficult to juggle a plate, a fork, a wine glass and cards all at the same time. Also, the lack of any background music didn't do much for the ambience. At the end of the day though, what counts is what you get from a networking event. Despite a few negative points, I got some good contacts to follow up on. It's with this in mind I can recommend the interchamber mixers, even though this one wasn't quite up to their usual high standards.
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