Second Meetup

For those of you who couldn't attend the second meetup of the NYU MS in Publishing Alumni group, here's a brief synopsis...and Joanne and I hope to see you at our next event.

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13 alumni and guest returned to the Croton Reservoir Tavern for more networking, conversation, and drinks.

Since the round robin worked so well last time, I introduced it again around 8 o'clock: after everyone introduced themselves, they had to answer a program or industry-related question. There were actually two questions last night and both led to interesting conversations:

1. What didn't the NYU program prepare you for? The majority answer was hands-on business knowledge. Two other answers: networking and online skills (the latter from an earlier graduate).
2. What industry trend excites you? The majority answers related to online/social media trends, including the Kindle and the interactiveness of "reading" nowadays.
   

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For those who couldn't attend, please share your answers. Also, if you have questions you'd like posed at future round robins, share those too.

As some of you may know, Joanne and I met with Andrea and NYU Alumni Relations staff. NYU is very excited that we've started this group and is willing to sponsor one event per semester. This means that every third meetup or so will be more than just a social. We'll keep you posted.

Also, I'd like to thank Ania for volunteering to join our planning committee.

Good night for now.