Shanghai Networking News - Review Roundup

Review Roundup

Events

Canuck Connection: Apr '07

Much, much bigger than the last Canuck Connection we reviewed, this event got over 200 attendants, including some pretty high rollers like GMs and Consuls. Mostly Canadian, with quite a few locals and some other nationalities thrown in. Good value and lots of networking.

Overseas Chinese Network: Apr '07

More of a social event, the OCN mixer drew out a huge crowd of overseas Chinese for an evening of quality networking. Lots of Australian and American Chinese, one or two British Chinese and about three or four Europeans. Lots of locals too. Interesting to be the only Euro in a room of Chinese-looking networkers...

NextStep Tuesday: 3 Apr '07

Good event, met some useful contacts. NextStep has made a great splash on the networking scene, and it's encouraging to see that they're maintaining their good work.

Fortune Cookies Media Night

By Sheldon 'Tono' Adams

Highly recommended for those involved in media and the arts. Not the place to go if you are looking for logistics solutions.

Price	Registered: 50 RMB Unregistered: 80 RMB
Food	Didn't see any but there might have been some hiding around somewhere
Crowd	Over 150 people, good turnout. Well-mixed between locals to expats and industry to freelance individuals (as it was a media networking event). Many freelance writers, fine artists, photographers, and web designers were matching up well with corporate agents and/or making new friends.
Vibe	Energetic especially since Underground Lounge was packed. Being that it was a media networking event the atmosphere was more casual, friendly, and "interesting" than one may find at other events.