Have The Best Conversation of the Convention In The Hall

September 27, 2008

VAR Convention & Expo 2008 has been held at the beautiful Baltimore Marriott Waterfront, and the facility is

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fantastic.  Great location - unless you’re using GPS to get here - and the speakers have been top notch.  It’s been a good convention so far, and we’re still not done.

I’ve found, though, that the best part of the convention isn’t in the sessions or the Expo Hall.  It wasn’t Robyn Waters’ speech at the opening assembly, or Lem Marshall’s legal update.

Poll anyone and you’re likely to hear a recurring theme on where convention-goers are seeing the most value, and it’s not in the scheduled activities.  The real value at this year’s convention seems to be in the halls.  The conversation, the engagement, the opportunity to share in a one-on-one setting; I’ve learned more about brokerage strategies, new marketing techniques and alternative strategies to set my business apart from the conversations with practitioners from around the state that I find myself sitting down several times a day to write down another great idea.

I know there are so many others that feel the same way.  We’ve got just a few more sessions before the end of this year’s convention - stop someone new in the hall, strike up a conversation about their area and see what kind of new and exciting things you can learn from them.  It’s likely to be the best event you attend the whole week.

Posted by jhart | Filed Under Networking 

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