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Make Room Study Session: Networking & Building Your Brand
Oct 22, 2025
5:00pm
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6:00pm
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Center for a New American Security
Washington, D.C.
Join Make Room in person or online on Wednesday, October 22, from 5:00–6:00 p.m. ET for a study session on the ins and outs of early-career networking. The panel discussion will revolve around various aspects of networking and brand building, including growing and maintaining connections, crafting an online image, navigating informational interviews, and more.
Our speaker panel is composed of Chris Jones, founder and CEO of PoliTemps; Sara Jones, career development director at American University; and Anna Pederson, associate director of communications at CNAS. The event will be moderated by Ryan Claffey, research assistant for the Indo-Pacific Security Program at CNAS.
You can register to attend in person on Eventbrite or virtually via Zoom. In-person registrants are also invited to join us for a follow-up happy hour at 6:30 p.m. If you wish to join us, please make sure to sign up for both tickets using the Eventbrite link. Please direct any questions to [email protected].