These platforms always throw insights as to the developments just not on refinement of technologies across the industry but do educate the pros and cons of the regulatory frame work and bring a great opportunity of networking with the ecosystem involved".
In effect, they have opportunities for networking and exchange of ideas within the ecosystem because of the ecosystem.
The 3,500 or so current and former postdocs who responded to this year's survey put having a supervisor with adequate funding and opportunities for networking at the top of their list.
This being a Wall Street affair, there was plenty of opportunity for networking.
Plus loads of networking opportunities with investors, and the super-fun Pitch Rolette pitch competition.
A wider world of networking opportunities will arise when you list each of the locations at which you've worked or trained professionally.
Between the office parties, family gatherings, craft fairs/markets and school holiday programs, December allows for a plethora of networking opportunities for small business owners to market your businesses and to promote the great success the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program has had on your company.
This workshop provided a much-needed forum on issues relevant to women scientists, including the importance of networking, career opportunities in academics and government, and conducting a job search.
That said, many respondents were well aware of the networking opportunities at the SI, and, through the interviews, expressed multiple opinions about the potential value of networking.
Intimate parties afford opportunities for plenty of networking as well, as the BBC's Tanya Beckett found out.
