effective networking in and out of conferences

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effective networking in and out of conferences

• ping chen google
• prof. stephanie august loyola marymount
  university
• girish suryanarayana, ph.d. university of
  california, irvine
• prof. brian demsky university of california,
  irvine

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some tips

• conferences arent just about attending talks
• best networking opportunities typically occur
  outside of talks
• attend (local) workshops as often as possible
• workshops typically allow for more discussion and
  idea exchange
• do summer internships early and at difference
  places

ping chen google
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conference ? preparation for luck

• meet peers
• department heads of the future
• your future NSF proposal/tenure
  application/advancement reviewers
• be prepared to answer the question
• what do you do?
• follow up
• send promised papers or references
• tell people you enjoyed talking with them
• exchange ideas

prof. stephanie august loyola marymount
university
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3 tips for networking

• networking helps get jobs, funding, and
  recommendation letters
• do formal networking
• plan who you want to talk to
• prepare elevator speech
• do informal networking
• talk to people you meet by chance
• join conversations, introduce others

girish suryanarayana, ph.d. university of
california, irvine
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and also..

• publish, publish, publish at top rank conferences
• interact with more professors and researchers
  than just your advisor
• cast a wide net
• don't forget to apply to computer engineering
  departments and internationally

prof. brian demsky university of california,
irvine