NYBA Dog Days of Summer: A Great Success!!
August 12, 2009 – The 2009 NYBA Dog Days of Summer Networking event held at the Time Hotel in Manhattan last night was both extremely popular and successful! There were at least 75 individuals in attendance, with a very diverse crowd from the biotechnology industry. The mixer was well organized and featured an open bar from 6-8pm which facilitated alot of great conversations and new contacts between professionals. The crowd included accountants, attorneys, doctors, graduate students, business development specialists, government liasons, investors, and job seekers. The Fundamentals of the Bioscience Program put on a strong showing with many alumni in attendance including Monicca Shanthanelson (’08, VP Industry Relations) and Matthew Engel (’08, Alumni Ambassador). The entire 2009 Executive Committee was in attendance including Bryan Czyzewski (’09, President), Danielle Wu (’09, VP Industry Relations), Mary Collins (’09, VP Alumni Relations) and Jenne Relucio (’09, VP Communications). I arrived at 6:15pm, saw there was already a serious crowd and felt very lucky to have recognized several alumni right away which helped put me at ease. I beleive one has to feel very comfortable with themselves in order to network successfully with people who you have not met before, and it can be an intimidating experience. In this case, I had a great time and the event proved to be highly productive as evident by the large, happy crowd. Everyone was very engaging while enjoying themselves and opening the doors to new business opportunities in the field. I left with nearly ten business cards and followed up today with a few emails.
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