Conference and Meeting Travel: How the packing list is different

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My bag looks different from usual on this trip. Convention travel, though not usually as productive as other forms of business travel, does bring with it the benefit of a lighter bag.

When I go on a regular business jaunt, I usually wind up having to overpack. The problem is that there is just too much happening, and none of it is related. On a normal business trip, usually to visit the IR magazine team in London, I have to be ready for:

o. Meetings with my team
o. Meetings with my boss
o. The sort of work that I do every day
o. Special events that have a dress code
o. Casual dinners with former colleagues
o. Recreational travel, which I usually like to tack on to the back end of a business trip

Conventions and conferences are totally different. I go for one reason, not many. Conference events dominate the agenda, so there really isn't much time to build in recreational meetings or visits with friends or colleagues - and needless to say, I won't be seeing much of Vancouver when I'm in town for the RIMS 2011 event. And, I don't build in leisure travel when I'm on a conference trip, mostly because I'm so busy at the event that I can't put off returning to the office to catch up.

So, what's the upside? Well, a lighter bag ...

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