Virtual Networking Comes Alive
Monday was the 5th anniversary of the Canadian Virtual Assistant Connection (CVAC), and to commemorate the occasion, members were encouraged to get out of their home offices and have a nice, leisurely lunch with other VAs in their area. Although we often network through discussion forums, teleclasses, online chats and even online conferences, we rarely get together with other VAs in person. I have not had the opportunity for several years, when I belonged to the now defunct Southern Ontario Virtual Assistant Network, so I was very happy to organize an event here in Hamilton.
I was a little discouraged when only one person responded to my announcement, but I decided to invite some new VAs that I’d had contact with, and we ended up a group of four.
It was great to be able to sit down and talk about the various reasons we have for becoming Virtual Assistants, and to see how we’re all at very different places in our lives and our careers. We found it so enjoyable and worthwhile, that we’re planning another luncheon for June 5th!
