Luke wrote:I don't want to use my corporate business card...
Bring your business card. Everyone else will have theirs.
Luke wrote:And bringing my resume would probably seem pushy. Plus, who randomly passes out resumes?
Do not bring your resume under any circumstances. You should appear as someone who is established in the local buisiness community. Having your corporate business card readily available will accomplish this and provide people with your contact information for networking opportunities (and potentially job offers...but those will come later). Passing out a resume - in addition to being tacky - would accomplish exactly the opposite. (The same holds for "personal" business cards.) If you want someone to have your "personal" contact information, quickly write it on the back of your corporate business card when you are passing it to him or her.
Luke wrote:I think I'll make a highball, relax, and stop dwelling on this.
Do this.
Luke wrote:But at the same time I need my shoes polished, a freshly pressed shirt, perfect my speech...This is going to be a lot of work.
You will need shined shoes and a pressed shirt. (It does not have to be freshly pressed, however.) Also - and especially since you are not entirely ssure about the purpose of the meeting - you should either: (1) do some more research regarding the meeting and what is expected of you; or (2) be prepared to improvise it.
