Visit the exhibitor hall at a live conference!

I am headed out to Atlanta to attend the Apra Prospect Development conference, July 26-29, 2022. My primary goal? Connect with some of the new vendors on the scene and re-connect with my favorite vendors to learn about what’s new.

Conferences provide a very relaxed space to explore and be curious. All of us attending are away from our desks and the pressure of email and deadlines (well, mostly).

It also means being surrounded by hundreds of other researchers, among which are many other users of the same tools. One of the easiest conversation starters is to discuss research tools! And these can be some of the most enlightening moments of the conference.

Once I return from the conference, my plan is to highlight here what I learned about the vendors in the exhibitor hall. Not a list of features (yawn), but how these tools might enhance or innovate the way we do research now.

Are you going to be at Apra PD in Atlanta? Flag me down! …and ask me if I’ve visited any interesting exhibitors, of course.