One of the newer venues used by the FCGroup is the Conrad Hotel on the East 3rd Ring Road, not that far from Sanlitun. I like the location, and the hotel. See here one of the usual gatherings, the Tuesday evening networking event of 26 November 13.
They have a couple of cozy corners for events and this event was in the bar on the ground floor.
Somehow I prefer the smaller events where a personal contact is easier than at those mega events where you feel rather lost and don’t know “where to start”. Especially for me, as I am not the type to go around and bug everyone with my business card.