A while ago I posted about Secret for Networking at Events - Prenetworking where I recommended that people should look at who's attending the event prior to going to the event in order to make their networking more effective. Since I posted on this and since I've been using this approach for quite a while, it has become pretty obvious that part of the reason that old school organizations / event producers are not getting the value of providing this kind of list. I've received a lot of positive feedback on the post. And I think it hurts them in attendance.

It is designed for sharing leads, contacts, industry information and career events." L7 events are for singles, couples and groups of friends. Cost: Free and up Review: In addition to hosting mixers a couple times a year, they also organize group attendence at various cultural, sport, and recreational events. Cost: This is will be a continually updating post. I'll be creating additional lists for educational, chamber of commerce, etc. Organizational representatives: please contact me directly for updates, etc. Attendees: If you have review comments I'd

Luckily, I've found a GREAT way to make my time spent at events much better. I call it: Prenetworking I spend about 30 minutes prior to the event going through the list of attendees and reaching out ahead of the event to suggest that we meet while we are there. try to do this roughly about 2-3 days ahead of the event. I've never been able to walk into a large group of people and feel like I can "work the room." Sure, I've read various articles on this stuff, but honestly, I still struggle with meeting interesting people.

He talks about a bunch of the different networking events that occur in Los Angeles and other parts of Southern California. In his post, he mentions the following events / event organizers, and you should visit his post for a bit more on each of them. LA CTO Forum Dealmaker Media Digital Family Reunion Startups Uncensored Social Media Club, LA Twiistup Mindshare LA LA Hadoop Meetup Dorkbot Geek Dinners LA Cloud Computing LA Web Application Developers LA PHP Developers In addition

See also Networking & Social Media Job Search Webinars, Teleconferences and Podcasts , and Other & Indirect Job Networking Opportunities . Name: Networking For Professionals (NFP) Sites: www.networkingforprofessionals.com , Industry Insights Blog , Success Square/Coaching Blog , Events Blog , City Chat Blog Self-description: "Get Connected. Networking For Professionals is a dynamic business networking organization that powerfully combines online business networking and real life events. This is will be a continually updating post. I'll be creating additional lists for educational , chamber of commerce, etc.

He was a virtual unknown in the tech scene when I met him about a year ago, but this month, Kurt Daradics co-organized an event that brought together some of Southern California’s top dotcom investors, CEO’s, CTO’s and influencers. interviewed him about how he pulled off his event, Digital Family Reunion . I Here are some of the steps he took. (Download

Weekly updates to the main SoCal Networking Event Organizations list Name: Los Angeles LinkedIn Networking Event / Lewis Howes Sites: www.lewishowes.com/events , www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=138352 premiere networking event with some of the brightest professionals in the area! LinkedIn networking event turned out to gid=138352 Self-description: "Come attend L.A.'s s

Weekly updates to the main SoCal Networking Event Organizations list . Please let me know if know of other organizations to add, or if you have any feedback on events. Name: Challenger Networking Group (CA) Review: I've been told the Challenger group has a strong HR slant. gid=1801653 , www.centurycitycc.org Self-description: "EPEC works with the Los Angeles community, via the Century City Chamber of Commerce, to facilitate business relationships through quarterly networking Updated 10/5/09 by Todd Zebert Name: Conejo Jewish Job Support Sites: www.conejojewishjobsupport.com Self-description: "The Conejo Jewish Job Support is a free community outreach program sponsored by Temple Adat Elohim in Thousand Oaks.

Weekly updates to the main SoCal Networking Event Organizations list . Please let me know if know of other organizations to add, or if you have any feedback on events. Name: GroundUP Business Group Sites: http://www.meetup.com/GroundUP-Business-Group/ , www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2294960 The concern we all had was to keep this from turning into “one of those events” where every consultant, insurance agent and attorney pounces on you with their business card. gid=2294960 , www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=166092799697 gid=166092799697 Self-description:

SXSW’s organizers have explicitly told panel moderators that they value a variety of voices. Tags: Events 2010 sxsw texa SXSW’s film and music pedigrees (begun as a music festival in 87, later adding film and “interactive” portions) make it the sexiest geek conference of the year. In four months, the entire city of San Francisco will travel to Austin to hang out with their friends from LA, New York, and that world so horribly nicknamed “flyover country.”