OzHR #11 - Bringing Home the Conference Bacon

You've just been to a great conference (perhaps it was the killer Sourcing Summit Sydney 2013 but it could be anything) and you are pumped. The inspiration is flowing, the passion is renewed and the possibilities seem endless.

Then you return to your workplace.

The unread emails, uninspired team members, stack of business cards, and pressure to show a return on the investment in the conference - it is one major anti-climax. Is the only response to be a human tsunami wave of enthusiasm back into the workplace, and to lead your own mini-conference for your team members? Or is there a better way?

Well let's talk about it, and share strategies for bringing home the conference bacon of knowledge, shortcuts, contacts, friends, and freebies.

The chat will be Thursday 14 November starting at 7pm AEDT. Now we're in daylight savings time, find your city (or corresponding time zone) below, for the starting time:

7pm - Sydney, Canberra, Hobart, Melbourne (AEDT)
6:30pm - Adelaide (ACDT)
6:00pm - Brisbane (AEST)
5:30pm - Darwin (ACST)
4:00pm - Perth (AWST)

Just make sure to pop a #OzHR in your tweet so we can see it, and be sure to invite others along for the ride!

The questions are:

1. How can an attendee maximise their experience during a conference and in the afterglow of it? Your top tips/tricks?

2. What's your strategy and method for managing the contacts you made at a professional event, and keeping it sincere? 

3. Can someone become a credible expert and/or advocate to colleagues for a matter they just learnt about at a conference?

4. If an organisation doesn't work to capture their employees' conference experiences, is it a waste of everyone's time?