MAIN EVENTS of the mixer (IN ORDER)​

Explanation:

Networking parties hold so much promise. A mixer hosted by a large firm, a professional association or a business district is an opportunity to gain social capital, which has come to be seen as a critical factor in success. Many people devote significant money and time to these events with the simple goal of making new contacts.

But there has been little research about how people interact at mixers. Lessons from social science are discouraging; researchers have found that a person’s past contacts tend to limit future contacts. Furthermore, a phenomenon known as homophily — the tendency of people to bond with others similar to themselves, in terms of sex, race, education and career — suggests that guests at mixers won’t mingle in diverse groups.