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no. ask if you can grab coffee after.

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"heY BRO, we been playin fooooooooone tag! YOU'RE IT! I'm going to EvEnTXYZ next week....you down homie?"

On a more serious note

ie - just ask them if they're going. This gives them a heads up without being pushy.

He is not going. I looked at the agenda, and his name is not listed on there.

Just shoot him an email stating you'll be in the building and would like to swing by after the event. This will make it more likely he has time for you because he won't have to block out his calendar, he can just sit you down and get a sense of how you present.

Thanks for the responses, guys. Any other options??

Absolutely tell him you are going to be nearby. The fact he answered your cold-call demonstrated he liked your initiative. Be proactive about it. As long as you are not socially inept, a face-to-face always better than a phone call.

First off I want to let you know that your post makes you sound extremely entitled. The fact that anyone at the company even responded to you without you being able to offer him anything is a huge favor. You have not done anything to deserve his attention, there are ten thousand other qualified candidates that probably went to better schools and probably had better grades. Fix your attitude.

Now that you've fixed that, just send an email to him and explain why you'll be in/near the office. Let him know you will have 10 minutes before or after the event to come up to his office or go grab coffee. You'd be extremely grateful if he would have time to meet you.