This Week in Philadelphia (TWIP) for 12-13

As you might imagine, with the holidays upon us, there are plenty of chances to eat and drink this week.  There's also some planning going on for next year, and there are opportunities to meet Mayor Nutter and his wife.  The December Science on Tap event sounds interesting -- it's not taking place at the Academy of Natural Sciences but rather at National Mechanics.

There are 61 events happening in and around Philadelphia this week.  I've highlighted some of the interesting ones below, but you can see them all in the weekly view of the Basecamp Business Calendar.

There are not so many networking events happening next week, or the week after, so This Week in Philadelphia will take a long winter's nap and see you with the start of the New Year.


Mid-Atlantic Consultants Network -- MACN Monthly Meeting: What Are You Going to Do Differently in 2010?

Philadelphia Public Relations Association -- 2009 Gold Medal Award Luncheon

Professional Women's Roundtable -- PWR Holiday Luncheon with Lisa Nutter

Center for Environmental Policy at The Academy of Natural Sciences -- December Science on Tap

Greater Philadelphia Professional Network -- Holiday Networking Mixer

Center for Environmental Policy at The Academy of Natural Sciences -- Philadelphia International Sustainability Conference

Center City Proprietors Association -- Lunch with the CITY's LEADERS with Honorable Michael Nutter

International Association of Business Communicators -- IABC Holiday Cocktail Party

mediabistro.com Holiday Party in Philadelphia

Philly Startup Leaders -- Entrepreneur Unplugged: Alex Hillman, Co-Founder of IndyHall & Indyhall Labs & Founder at Unstickme.com

Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) Philadelphia -- December Monthly Breakfast Briefing- PE Trends: Best Strategies for Portfolio Company Management

200 Pros Networking Happy Hour

Technology Forum of Delaware -- Celebrate the Holidays Networking Mixer

GPSEG Life Sciences Networking Dinner/Event

Bio Strategy Partners -- The Virtues of Virtual: Getting Your Company Off the Ground

This Week in Philadelphia (TWIP) for 12-6

There are 88 events in this week's Calendar.  This includes a lot of holiday socials (26 dinner or mixer events), which are a good and relaxed time to meet people.  Even better, there are a number of "joint social" events, where two or more groups join to host a get-together.  These are great for networking, because they bring you in contact with whole new groups of people.

Remember, have your elevator speech ready for when someone asks you, "How are you doing?"  If you answer, "Fine," you are missing an opportunity!  Before you leave your house, come up with a great and engaging story that shows how active, dynamic, and wonderful your life is.  You'll  feel better having a great story to tell and, even more importantly, you will have better and more engaging conversations with the people you meet.