We don\u2019t know about you, but we\u2019ve noticed that summer is a great time for attending conferences and expos. There\u2019s so much on offer! We love spending the day meeting new people and getting inspired by fantastic ideas (and the evening exploring the city!).<\/p>\n
Something we\u2019ve been chatting about in Get Invited HQ is the best way to see everything and everyone you want to. You\u2019ll want to strike a balance between getting in a high volume of activity, and leaving time to enjoy the day. Follow our plan to get the most of the experience.<\/p>\n
Sign up early for the expo or conference.<\/b><\/p>\n
Save a few pounds by registering early.<\/p>\n
Spend some time getting to know the programme.<\/b><\/p>\n
Note what you\u2019d like to see in three tiers for each time slot. Tier one is the exhibitors or presentations that excite you the most; tier two is for the events that you\u2019d like to see in case those in tier one are full up or not what you expected; tier three is contingency in case tier two doesn\u2019t work out.<\/p>\n
Use the Get Invited app!<\/b><\/p>\n
If the organisers have used Get Invited<\/a>, beat the queues with our scanning app<\/a>.<\/p>\n Arrive before the crowds.<\/b><\/p>\n Enjoy the calm before the storm and have a quick walk round to familiarise yourself with the layout of the venue (and meet with the exhibitors you expect will be popular with the rest of the attendees).<\/p>\n Work together.<\/b><\/p>\n Go in a group and plan to attend events simultaneously, then swap notes afterwards.<\/p>\n Connect before the event with exhibitors and speakers.<\/b><\/p>\n If there\u2019s someone you want to meet, use social media beforehand to let them know you\u2019ll be coming. Be sure to attend their talk, and find a good spot to see them afterwards.<\/p>\n Skip the keynote.<\/b><\/p>\n Yes, you did read it right! Skipping the keynote means you\u2019ll be able to fit in lots of meetings and spend time at the stands because the venue will be much quieter. The keynote tends to be available later on video, so you won\u2019t miss out.<\/p>\n Take photos.<\/b><\/p>\n If there\u2019s an interesting slide in a presentation, or a company you\u2019d like to connect with after the expo, there\u2019s no need to waste time writing or typing the main points. Just take a photo!<\/p>\n Beat the lunch queues.<\/b><\/p>\n From noon onwards, it\u2019s pretty much a given that the lunch zone will be busy. Eat early and avoid the lines for food.<\/p>\n Use social media.<\/b><\/p>\n Follow the Twitter hashtag for the expo so you\u2019re aware of what\u2019s going on in real-time.<\/p>\n Have you any tips for seeing and doing everything at an expo? Let us know in comments below or on Twitter!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We don\u2019t know about you, but we\u2019ve noticed that summer is a great time for attending conferences and expos. There\u2019s so much on offer! We love spending the day meeting new people and getting inspired by fantastic ideas (and the evening exploring the city!). Something we\u2019ve been chatting about in Get Invited HQ is the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2197,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[112],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/getinvited.to\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/getinvited.to\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/getinvited.to\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/getinvited.to\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/getinvited.to\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/getinvited.to\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2724,"href":"https:\/\/getinvited.to\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84\/revisions\/2724"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/getinvited.to\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2197"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/getinvited.to\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/getinvited.to\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=84"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/getinvited.to\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=84"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}