{"id":521,"date":"2014-04-07T22:09:36","date_gmt":"2014-04-07T22:09:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ukgcucco0.web01.sundaramdesign.com\/2014\/?p=521"},"modified":"2014-04-07T22:09:36","modified_gmt":"2014-04-07T22:09:36","slug":"make-attending-gcuc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gcuclegacysite.wpengine.com\/make-attending-gcuc\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Make the Most out of Attending GCUC"},"content":{"rendered":"

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GCUC 2014 is only a few short weeks away. It\u2019s not time to pack your bag yet, but it\u00a0is time to start strategizing about how to get the most out of your GCUC networking.<\/p>\n

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Pre-Conference Prep:<\/p>\n

Define your conference objectives by answering three questions in writing:<\/p>\n

1. What are my top three objectives for the conference?<\/p>\n

2. What do I want to learn from the conference?<\/p>\n

3. What relationships do I want to build at the conference?<\/p>\n

Sample objectives:<\/p>\n

1. I want to go home with the tools I need to create a business plan for opening\u00a0a coworking space.<\/p>\n

2. I want to learn everything I can about coworking space design so that I can\u00a0upgrade my space.<\/p>\n

3. I want to meet three like-minded space owners and form an ongoing\u00a0Mastermind group with them. Speaking of Masterminds, check out the\u00a0Leauge of Extraordinary Coworking Spaces<\/a> which is a is a unique network of\u00a0coworking spaces with a common standard of excellence. LEXC meets in person\u00a0twice a year and has monthly best-practice sharing conference calls.<\/p>\n

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Now make a game plan:<\/p>\n

1. Go to the \u201cWho\u2019s Coming<\/a>\u201d section of the GCUC website to review profiles and\u00a0make a list of people that you want to meet.<\/p>\n

2. Check the agenda<\/a> to see if anyone on your list is speaking. If so, make sure to\u00a0attend their session, sit up front and introduce yourself after the crowds die\u00a0down. Most speakers remember the first and last people they meet.<\/p>\n

3. Don\u2019t see your topic on the agenda? Go submit your unconference topic<\/a> right\u00a0now!<\/p>\n

4. Need a deep dive into a particular topic? Make sure you stay for Saturday\u2019s\u00a0workshops<\/a> on Community Building, Making a Profit, Architecture for your\u00a0Coworking Space and Technology and Coworking.<\/p>\n

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Now stop planning and be present and open:<\/p>\n

1. Attend everything. Network through a pre-conference jog and go to dinner\u00a0with new coworking friends or someone on your \u201crelationship building\u201d list.<\/p>\n

2. Even when there\u2019s no one on stage, you\u2019re exhausted and all \u201ctalked out,\u201d be\u00a0\u201con.\u201d Last year, I was getting mentally drained but I powered through and\u00a0stuck my hand out to someone standing next to me in line for a speaker and\u00a0a few months later, we opened the second Enerspace location together. You\u00a0never know who you\u2019re going to meet next!<\/p>\n

3. Enjoy! You\u2019re about to be surrounded by the lucky few that have made their\u00a0passion their work.<\/p>\n

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Jamie Russo<\/a> founded Enerspace Coworking<\/a> with locations in Chicago and Palo Alto.\u00a0She is also the new president of the League of Extraordinary Coworking Spaces.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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