Every year at the Web Conference, I have heard from attendees that they enjoy gathering with like minded people to network and share ideas. A few years ago, we extended the networking opportunities beyond the conference day by providing a reception for all conference attendees.
This year, a special networking opportunity that has been under consideration for several years will take the place of the reception at the conference. Following the town meeting, you may join with other conference attendees at your choice of several local restaurants to further the conversations of the day and extend the fun. We are calling this activity Restaurant Hops (sounds fun, doesn't it?).
The conference planning committee will make reservations for the group and provide a host or hostess, however the cost of dinner will be your responsibility.
There will be limited seats available at the various restaurants, based on their group size restrictions. The seats will be filled on a first-come-first-served basis. The restaurant choices will be listed on the registration form and where possible, a link will be made to their menus. We also hope to pull together a page on the conference site for this information.
We are looking into ways to provide transportation to the restaurants from the Penn Stater and back again. The registration form will ask you to indicate whether or not you will want to take advantage of this option. That will be the only way we'll know if it is needed, and the size of the van or bus.
We hope you will join in on the fun and sign up for a restaurant hop. We trust it will extend the day in a unique and fun way.
P.