{"id":1335,"date":"2024-02-08T20:17:57","date_gmt":"2024-02-08T14:47:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pune.wordcamp.org\/2024\/?p=1335"},"modified":"2024-02-08T20:33:53","modified_gmt":"2024-02-08T15:03:53","slug":"activity-networking-fuel-attendees-and-gold-sponsors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pune.wordcamp.org\/2024\/activity-networking-fuel-attendees-and-gold-sponsors\/","title":{"rendered":"[Activity] Networking Fuel: Attendees and Gold Sponsors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Networking is often at the heart of any successful WordCamp. As with our <a href=\"https:\/\/pune.wordcamp.org\/2024\/wordcamp-pune-2024-will-be-different\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"489\">format which is experimental<\/a>, we are trying out a new networking experiment with our Gold Sponsors who will have a booth at the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One thing we notice is attendees often do not know what to ask or speak about with a sponsor. Sometimes they are overwhelmed or simply shy. We thought about ways to make the general sponsor booth experience a little more interactive by introducing this activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How it works for an attendee!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>While registering, every attendee will be given a sheet of paper with three questions per sponsor.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They will need to find the answers to their question by visiting the sponsor booth.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>At the end of the day we will run a small contest and select a winner from all the correct entries. They will be given a goodie bag.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">For Sponsors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For our Gold sponsors this is a unique opportunity to have interactive and fun conversations that are slightly guided.\u2002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It also means a lot of attendees who might by shy, or socially anxioud will find it a lot easier to get a conversation started with the sponsor at their booth, because they have questions printed out for them to ask.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are still <a href=\"https:\/\/pune.wordcamp.org\/2024\/call-for-sponsors\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"340\">looking for Sponsors <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/pune.wordcamp.org\/2024\/tickets\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"13\">Tickets<\/a> are still up and available. See you folks on 17th February, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Links:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pune.wordcamp.org\/2024\/call-for-sponsors\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"340\">Call for Sponsors<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pune.wordcamp.org\/2024\/tickets\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"13\">Buy Tickets<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Networking is often at the heart of any successful WordCamp. As with our format which is experimental, we are trying out a new networking experiment with our Gold Sponsors who will have a booth at the event. 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