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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Have you been to a conference before? I am not sure what you were expecting.

You seem to think everyone there would be focused on you and become instant friends and clients or partners.

I think your perception of a conference is off. You were only there for 4 hours. [/quote]

OP here. Sorry, I meant on the first day, I did 8 hours, and the second day, I did 4 hours.

I have been to several conferences before. There were two major differences:

(1) All the others had a full agenda of different talks, panels, etc with valuable, practical knowledge. This brought a lot of inherent value. Also, this format opened up lots of natural openings for talking (chat with people when you are going between rooms/events, sit down next to someone new each time, go to talk to the speaker after and connect with others who are also waiting to talk to her, etc). I could spend part of the time listening and learning, part of the time talking, so it was a nice balance.

At this one, it was lots of generic inspirational talks and a bit of entertainment, so I got no value out of the talks. It wasn't just me - the vast majority of the attendees were not listening to the speakers at all.

Also, it was just one room, you put your stuff down at a table and you are there all day with the same 5-7 people.

(2) At the other conferences, I could find other people who had come alone, did not have a bunch of private meetings, and/or were open to chatting. At this one, the vibe felt totally different. Everyone was running somewhere or on their phone or in a tight group. [/quote]

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