1) if there is a list of attendees, try to setup meetings in advance via email. 2) have a very short message, just a couple of sentences for what you do. If yo

1) if there is a list of attendees, try to setup meetings in advance via email. 2) have a very short message, just a couple of sentences for what you do. If you do two things, you really need to focus on just one of them. 3) after you meet someone write down, on their card, key points of the discussion. If you meet enough people you simply wont remember them later 4) be genuinely interested in what they have to say (listen) 5) you will need to be proactive about meeting people 6) Follow up with emails afterwards. 7) try to process the cards every day for that day. 8) dont get drunk and lose all the cards I can meet about 20 people a day.