By Susan Camberis, Editor, Training Today
ATDChi held its 3rdannual Mega-Networking Party on Thursday, August 2nd. Sponsored by TrainingPros, this year’s party featured three networking events happening across Chicagoland simultaneously.
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The west suburban event was held at Granite City Brewery in Naperville. “It was a terrific opportunity to re-connect with existing ATDChi friends and make new ones in a fun and relaxed venue. One of the evening’s highlights for me with having the opportunity to meet a member in person whom I connected with earlier this year by phone,” said Camberis.
ATDChi colleagues from the northern suburbs gathered at Francesca's North in Northbrook.
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The events truly demonstrated the power of networking. According to Polyakova, “I established a connection with a potential vendor, connected with another L&D analytics expert, and was fascinated by the power of networking at its best. Less than a month after the ATDChi Mega Networking Party one of the participants, Luveta Hill, started a new job that she learned about at the event – by connecting with the hiring manager also in attendance. How amazing is that?”