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Events (leisure): How can I get into presentations, mixers and meetups without paying the entry fee?

10th September 2012

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Speak to the organisers and volunteer to help out at the event. This works for all different sizes of events and is a very effective way of getting in to an event for free. As a volunteer you also get a great excuse to interact more with the attendees and speakers.