WSO Conference 2012: New Venue!

To accommodate the rapid ticket sales and give you guys a more professional atmosphere we have booked a bigger venue: The Gold Ballroom at The Hotel Pennsylvania

More announcements coming in the next few weeks but get in now while there are still some discounted tickets left: http://wsoconference.eventbrite.com/

Click here to reserve your spot!

Space is limited.

Also, to make the trip a bit more affordable, we negotiated a group rate with the hotel (details on how to get this rate coming soon):

$149.00 for one bed and $169.00 for two beds plus applicable taxes of (14.75% + $3.50) per night. (this is dirt cheap for a weekend night in Manhattan).

Also, don't forget, all attendees get 3 free months to the WSO job board ($40 value) and a free WSO T-shirt ($4,000 value). More perks for attendees will be announced over the coming months!

Thanks guys!
Patrick

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Patrick - Are you still looking for speakers, and if so, to cover what areas of focus?

"I don't know how to explain to you that you should care about other people."
 

Mark Zuckerberg and his boys must have done the valuation on your T-Shirts.

If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses - Henry Ford
 
happypantsmcgeeMark Zuckerberg and his boys must have done the valuation on your T-Shirts.
I actually think the t-shirts are pretty cool. I wear mine every now and then.
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happypantsmcgeeMark Zuckerberg and his boys must have done the valuation on your T-Shirts.
I actually think the t-shirts are pretty cool. I wear mine every now and then.
I wear mine to the gym once a week but that doesn't make the 4k price tag any less Zuckerbergesque.
If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses - Henry Ford
 
LotinAnyone from the Boston area going?
I'm going. Probably going to just take one of the buses over.
Currently: future neurologist, current psychotherapist Previously: investor relations (top consulting firm), M&A consulting (Big 4), M&A banking (MM)
 
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LotinAnyone from the Boston area going?
I'm going. Probably going to just take one of the buses over.

great - look forward to finally meeting in person...although we do have to get that Boston Happy hour set up, especially now that we have an Events page (upper right corner)-- still needs some work but it's fucntional.

Oh, and we're about to make some big announcements of speakers / panelists confirmed, so I'd get your tix now. Space limited :-)

http://wsoconference.eventbrite.com/

Talk soon! Patrick

 
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chicandtoughness
LotinAnyone from the Boston area going?
I'm going. Probably going to just take one of the buses over.

Cool, I'll probably take the greyhound there.

I'm probably buying my ticket last minute, I want to get a feel for my internship first and see if they'll need me in on the weekends.

just a warning, we are about to make some announcements on speakers so you will likely not get a chance to buy last minute, or if you do they will be close to 3x the price.

Either way, i respect that you don't know how demanding the hours are, but if you can get time of on an internship, I would think midday Saturday would be easiest.

 
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AbdelPatrick, the $149.00 per night is applicable for the how many days?

i think we will have rooms available for Fri/Sat and Sunday night....will let you know asap.

Perfect.

 

My concern is similar to Lotin's.

I'm not sure how useful it would be to mingle around all you professionals. When I go to info sessions on campus, it's different because most people there are former interns who are around the same age group as me. They were literally just in my shoes and know what I'm going through. This conference sounds like it's going to be mostly full time employees. I just don't want anyone to go like "wtf is this little immature kid doing here".

That being said, I'm still seriously considering going. I'm a rising junior at a target, but I think this conference would further expand my network in addition to OCR.

 
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Sean518Is the three months of Job Board access applicable the date we purchase the tickets or after the conference?

Sean, once you purchase you can request access immediately or you can wait until later in the summer or Fall once recruiting heats up.

We leave that up to you.

Sounds good. I didn't even think to take advantage of the offer during recruiting season which is what I'll probably end up doing.

 

Anyone interested in splitting a hotel room? I'm a total cheapass of a college student.

Currently: future neurologist, current psychotherapist Previously: investor relations (top consulting firm), M&A consulting (Big 4), M&A banking (MM)
 

Is there anything happening the night before the conference? Some people mentioned an after party, and if that's still happening, great! But what about Friday night? Like a pre-conference celebration? Haha It'd be nice to have something organized & have more time to hang out with everyone.

 
MoniIs there anything happening the night before the conference? Some people mentioned an after party, and if that's still happening, great! But what about Friday night? Like a pre-conference celebration? Haha It'd be nice to have something organized & have more time to hang out with everyone.
I'm totally up for something the night before.
Currently: future neurologist, current psychotherapist Previously: investor relations (top consulting firm), M&A consulting (Big 4), M&A banking (MM)
 
MoniIs there anything happening the night before the conference? Some people mentioned an after party, and if that's still happening, great! But what about Friday night? Like a pre-conference celebration? Haha It'd be nice to have something organized & have more time to hang out with everyone.

we will likely have an informal happy hour the night before somewhere close by (like galway hooker) to welcome those that arrive into town on Friday night.

 

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