Very good meeting. Please encourage (require!) all speakers to use the microphone and to stand on the box; also ask them to repeat questions before answering them.

— Len Pagliaro

The outing was great with very informative talks and great networking. I brought my boss (Director of Chemical Development at Agilent Technologies) who was very impressed.

— Tony DiRenzo

Very nice environment for meeting others. Thanks organizers!

— ben lee

Excellent idea to have speakers to spark conversation. I really enjoyed it.

— Aaron Miller

It was a great way to network in a relaxed environment!

— Rhea May

Was about what I expected. As always, people were very friendly. Of course the beer helps. Maybe should have a sponsored door prize where everyone drops their biz card into a fish bowl.

— Dean Calhoun

I thought it was enjoyable and interesting.

— Michael Pert

I liked the idea of "formal presentations", but I think it's difficult to pull off once people get to socializing.

— Russ Marians

This was my first BioBeers, and I enjoyed it. I was glad you let the sponsors speak a few minutes, especially if that is not what you have normally done. I wish the networking part had been slightly more organized, maybe similar to a speed dating setup. The room was too crowded to move around and meet a lot of people.

— Greg Svanas

Hard to move around and meet people.

— Steve Urdahl

Not sure about the new format. Need to see a few more to get a good feel

— Patrick Hurley

Great People. Great Speakers. Great Beer. Can't wait for 2Q10 BioBeers!

— Adam Rubenstein

Great Meeting. Thanks!

— Petr Paucek

Thought there was a wonderful turnout. This was my first, but plan to attend any and all from now on - as long as they're this good. Great that you're checking with your audience afterwards. The venue was a bit crowded, but would rather have it be too crowded than too empty. Liked the time to "speed network" - would have liked a bit more time, actually. Thought the idea of a free beer to get a name tag was a great idea; name tags help so much, but compliance can be a challenge, so great way to get people to comply. One idea - prior to the speed networking, how about getting people to identify themselves (through a show of hands) whether they're in devices, pharma, or bio? Once identified they could all move to different parts of the room to be with their kindred spirits. That way the speed networking could be more productive. Also, how about asking attendees to sign up if they would like to connect with other attendees via LinkedIn? Keep us the good work! Steve Heim

— Steve Heim

Concept is great. I liked people being encouraged at the start of BioBeers to find some people around them to introduce themselves. Talks were short which I think is very important for this type of gathering.

— Gary W. Erickson

Attendance was fantastic. Beer was great. Venue is a bit noisy and I have hearing problems, so had to do some lip reading but not too bad.

— Brad Rikke

Really great new setup, saw a ton of new faces. Kudos to Kevin for organizing!

— Erik Kreider (Co-Founder)

Great meeting! Looking forward to more speakers. I think it's a great idea to combine guests from industry, entrepreneurship, and finance with the opportunity for quality networking. The best meeting yet!

— Brian Collins

Extremly great meeting, thank you!

— Petr Paucek

Crowd enjoyed it. Topics werte interesting and relevant.

— Derek Kidd

Terrific venue and organization with great attendance.

— Jim Sears

The space was good, the beer was excellent. It was nice to have a short and sweet talk about news in the community.

— Nicole Gravagna

I thought this event was a great opportunity to meet likeminded people and I really enjoyed the atmosphere. The only recommendation I would make is for more time dedicated to "speed networking".

— Steven Roy