As we embark on the conference, this article summarizes the tips that you need to know about networking.
Strike outs
Not everyone will reciprocate and respond to your follow up attempts. Try no more than three times using different methods. After that, it is time to let it pass.

Don’t be a Stalker
Everyone admire perseverance and determination, [...]

It is just a few more days before the conference. To gear up for this event, the few things you should be ticking off in your checklist are:

A pen. It can be used for writing down someone’s contact, or you can offer it to another who needs it. It can be a good conversation opener [...]

How do women dress up for networking? What kind of image projected should she choose? Ideally, the answer should be: a professional lady.
Let us start with the first layer; lingerie. They are undergarments, meant to support and enhance womanly curves. So with that being established, by convention they should not be obviously seen. Therefore, wear [...]

Has anyone ever found the term ‘business casual’ confusing? Contradicting, even? Here’s a basic guideline to dressing for networking events. While it is safe to follow them, keep in mind that they are not the bible nor are they cast in stone.

Long-sleeved collared shirts are conservative, but safe to wear as you could not go [...]

Does the current climax of economy spells nothing but downhill for Biomedical Science (BMS) industry?
Hopes can be set high with key announcements made by leading pharmaceutical companies in Feburary 2009:

Abbott opened its largest nutrition manufacturing facility and announced its extension into nutrition R&D in Singapore;
Schering-Plough opened its Translation Medicine Research Centre;
Lilly announced its collaboration [...]