How to network at a conference

Building and nourishing networks is crucial for career advancement, creating reliable professional relationships, and staying ahead of your peers in the learning curve. Good industry networking often leads to better job prospects, references, opportunities for peer reviews, and much more.

Networking in events can be fruitful. Imagine you come across a scientist you admire at the same conference you’re attending. Wouldn’t it be a dream come true and a great networking opportunity to interact with them? It would be equally disheartening if you were to walk into a conversation with them and go blank.

It’s always good idea to prepare questions you would like to ask and thoughts you would like to share to create meaningful connections without taking too much of their time.

Watch this 4-minute video that gives you some useful tips and strategies to maximize the effectiveness of networking in events.

This is the second of a series of three videos which takes a sneak peek into Roohi Ghosh's training session on "Making the most of attending conferences." Roohi, who has over 16 years of experience in the academic industry, has facilitated workshops in reputed institutes in Japan and India. She has also conducted webinars for researchers across the world.

This video is part of our effort to help authors develop an understanding of how to network at a conference.

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