Description
Networking with other professionals is an important part of everyone's career as it allow for creating mutually beneficial and meaningful professional connections. But, it can be overwhelming to attend a conference, prospective client meeting or a public event and try to connect with others. The ability to network successfully seems to be a dark art that a handful of people know or an inherent skill that only certain types of people possess.
However like anything else, networking with other professionals is a skill anyone can learn. It is an act that can be broken down into a series of repeatable steps that can be learned and followed by anyone and everyone.
This presentation breaks down the act of professional networking into a series of simple steps and practices. Using the speakers personal experiences as case studies, attendees will learn how to follow these steps and practices to build and grow their own professional networks.
Michael Miles
Director of Technology @ MIT SloanI am passionate about development and working with the latest open source technologies. I have been working in web engineering since 2003, utilizing a number of different technologies, languages and frameworks. I have been working with Drupal since 2008 and is a regular contributor to the community and project. Since 2015 I have been the lead organizer of the Boston Drupal Meetup Group, and I am an organizer of New England Drupal camp.
In my day-to-day role as Director of Web Development at MIT Sloan, I lead the development, maintenance and growth of the digital properties for the school, as well as, the development team that supports them.