How far out of my depth will I be?

May 23, 2007 6:55 AM

So has anyone here attended or been involved with the St Gallen Symposium? I'll be a student participant in this year's one, and I'm hoping to find some advice and anecdotes from people who've been there before.

I'm beginning to realise that it's a bit bigger than the low-key conference I first thought it was. I'm pretty sure I'll be a little out of my depth, so if anyone can give me an insider's view of what to expect and how to get the most out of it, that'd be great.

posted by twirlypen to Society & Culture (1 answer total)

I did my undergrad at the HSG, and while I never participated in a whole symposium, I did manage to sneak in to a couple of lectures. They were quite excellent, and the audience was obviously well-prepared. And it is very non-low-key indeed - the symposium dominates the university during the "three days in May" and the part of the university where the symposium happens is closed off to others (even regular students). On a lighter note, though, the food and the evening programme are reputedly very, very good.
posted by insouciant at 10:52 AM on May 23, 2007