When Should You Arrive?
 
Do not be late for an event. But don’t be too early, either. Hosts often have last minute details to take care of, and if you show up 20 minutes early, you’ve made them start hosting early and could keep them from those details. Plan accordingly. If there will be a long registration/check-in process, arrive 5 to 15 minutes early, otherwise, 5 to 10.

Attire
 
Know and follow dress expectations—you want people to remember you, not what you were wearing.

Name tag: where and what
 
Your name tag is most effective on your right side…while this feels awkward because it’s our first inclination to slap in on our left since most of us are right-handed, placing it on your right side will place it in perfect eye view during a handshake because our eyes follow the line of our arms, and we shake right hands.

Business cards: where and how
 
Wear an outfit that has pockets. Keep your business cards in your right pocket and put cards you receive from others in your left pocket—this will keep you from accidentally handing someone else’s business card out to someone you are meeting.

Lay of the land
 
Once you arrive at a networking event, take a moment to look over the room, get your bearings and decide how you are going to optimize your time there.