Moreover, this is a fellow chamber of commerce, and you will definitely meet many fellow villagers. As the saying goes, it is a great blessing to meet an old friend when going out, so I have to attend. If you want to improve your career, you must not exclude interpersonal communication, otherwise you will find that you are still spinning in the same place after working for many years, and there is no essential breakthrough.
Anyway, if I were you, I would definitely attend, and I would print some business cards before attending the party, leave a business card for each fellow villager, and ask them for business cards to facilitate future contact. After asking for a business card, you can't ignore it, because the business card will have the specific position and occupation of this person. You can find a fellow villager related to your industry, and then make more contact to see if there are opportunities for cooperation.
Maybe when you meet a fellow villager who can cooperate, you will open your new inspiration. Many successful people will meet better opportunities because they have a wide network of people and know many people. So, if you have time, of course you will attend this association, but how to run it depends on your own ability.
Some people may think that it is not good to get together with classmates and fellow villagers, so there is no need to attend parties that flatter and show off each other. But I personally think that even if people show off, they have the conditions to show off. We don't need to pay attention to whether people are showing off. What we should pay attention to is how to establish interpersonal networks. For example, these qualified students may have more opportunities than themselves. If they can help each other properly, it is definitely a good thing that the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.