Lets take networking outdoors!

I'm a member of the Plymouth State University AMA (American Marketing Association). As many of you may know golf tournaments are a huge fundraiser, but they are also extremely popular which makes starting you're own difficult. So here is what I have come up: a networking golf tournament. The idea is to mix it up from the normal conference/networking rhetoric. 

Instead of going from presentation to presentation we can start by going from hole to hole. This should provide for a more relaxed atmosphere. 

Conferences I have attended it seems that people put on their professional mask and you don't really get to know who they are. Everyone is so proper and nice. Lets all relax and get to know one another outside the office. For employers this would be a great way to get to know who you really would be hiring. It might even save you some money and time during the interview process. 

Bring your clients too! Connect with them on a deeper level and maybe even pick up a few referrals too. 

Presentation topics will certainly be incorporated in the weekend, but I would like to leave time for an open discussion where we can take ideas that have developed over the weekend or just popped into your head and share them with all attendees hopefully expanding or improving upon the original idea. 

Presentations should include social media case studies-successes and failures. 

Share your thoughts and comments here! Will this work? What should we add or remove to improve this idea? Feedback is much appreciated and necessary in the development of this idea!