Certification Connection

Now that you’ve become a certified professional in your field, you just might find that your company asks you to attend an industry trade show on behalf of your company. Whether your company has an exhibit booth and wants you to help staff it or if you are being sent to attend the event as a delegate who’ll have an opportunity to participate in a variety of training sessions and roundtable discussions, it’s important to know what to expect.

Four Trade Show Attendance Tips

• Dress Professionally Yet Comfortably: One of the first things you need to know is that trade shows tend to be very crowded and require quite a bit of walking. You should wear professional attire that is also comfortable.
• Realize that Sessions Fill Up Quickly: When you look at the program of sessions and identify speakers and programs that you don’t want to miss, make a point of getting their early. You don’t want to arrive at the last minute only to find that the doors have been closed because even the “standing room only” area is full.
• Identify Sponsor Booths: The companies that have high level sponsorships are often those of greatest interest to participants – and also often have the best giveaways and prize drawings. When you walk through the exhibit hall, look for exhibitors with end cap booths set up under logo canopy covers, as this can be a great way of locating the sponsors.
• Make Note of Interesting Booths: While the exhibit area is likely crowded in between sessions, make not of those exhibit booths that are of particular interest to you so that you can re-visit them during down times when the hall is less crowded. Take notes of the booths you want to go back to, writing down identifying characteristics like logo mats and unique trade show carpet covers so it will be easy to recognize them when you return.

Are you working toward becoming a highly credentialed finance professional? Do you have a passion for the field of finance? Are you interested in mergers and acquisitions, initial public offerings, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regulations and other important topics that are closely tied to being able to enjoy a successful career in the field of corporate finance?

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