A get-together with other graduate students is relatively easy. Usually there
are students events specially arranged for this kind of purpose. And very
likely there are snacks and drinks available to attract attention. So look
into the conference agenda carefully.
Then you can go to the talks and posters that you are interested. You can
either ask questions after the talk or talk to the speakers right at the end
of the session privately although this might be tricky since sometimes the
speaker w