It's a good thing that I came to Delhi before the conference

So I've been in the fortunate position to be able to introduce people to each other largely because I've met lots of the Indian firms before. That's been cool.

But I've figured out the best way to get to know people from other firms. At some of the social events, a group of younger people has clustered together. When the topic comes around to shopping, I get to act as a ring leader and set a shopping agenda. Since I've already finished a lot of my shopping, I can help people comparison price things.

We tried to hard today to bargain with the prices on pashmina shawls, and ended up walking away from a good price, in the hopes that they'd chase us. Oh well, looks like I'll make a trip there tomorrow and see if I can snag a couple of good deals. Shopping during the conference isn't that easy... I need to figure out a way to get shopping done while not missing the sessions (there's too many fun people to meet).

dilip