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Actually it's even simpler than that.<p>Express <i>interest</i><p>That's all you need. Go up to a person and say Hi. Then express genuine interest in what they have to say, or at least fake it well enough.<p>Then don't make the mistake I usually make, <i>don't stop being interested</i>. Everything a deep and long-lasting networking connection is, is the fact you actively kept in touch.<p>Yes, we're engineers, no this isn't easy. But you just have to do it.<p>/me should really start making a habit of keeping in touch