how to prepare well for attending these large retail conferences?

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Prepare, Prepare, prepare

  1. Goal Setting
    1. What to get out of it?-Speaking/ Networking/ Meetings/ Knowledge gathering
    2. Type of Audience
    3. Their Areas of interest & how could you help
    4. Research
  2. Agenda
    1. Reserve time for sessions to attend
  3. Booking meetings
  4. Key events


Logistics:
-Plan hotel & flights in advance [staying away from the conference always helps me]

-Visiting cards.
-registration for the conference
-location map where different points of interest are
-Some good locations near by for a quieter conversation over lunch/Coffee

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