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All the action at PSB happens in the hot tub discussions. I didn't spend any time in them, as I was too junior and didn't know the right people, but PSB did get me some good post doc options! Not much industry there though, unless it's changed in recent years. One of the more scientifically productive conferences because of the connections that people establish. (Inside JPMorgan is so crowded and not so useful. I got…
Given that hot tubs have been brought up twice in this thread, I'd pose that hot tubs at conferences might be their own Schelling points.
This would explain why I've never gotten a lot out of conferences…