System for the organization of networking events
First Claim
1. A method for the organization of participants within a networking event, comprising:
- storing a list of participant identifiers for a group of participants in an electronic database;
associating a participant classifier with each participant identifier on the list of participant identifiers;
electronically arranging the participants according to the participant classifiers into subgroupings, each subgrouping having non-conflicting participant data classifiers among the participants within the subgrouping.
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Abstract
A system for the organization of a networking event provides the electronic management of participant data and assignment of the participants into subgroups deemed most efficacious to achieve the purposes of the networking event. In certain embodiments the entire process for gathering of participant data and subgrouping of the participants may be done in a virtual environment. Certain embodiments may provide for additional management details of the networking event such as physical aspects including name tags, printed schedules and lists of subgroupings or participants, etc., as well as other aspects such as facilitating further contacts between participants, etc.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for the organization of participants within a networking event, comprising:
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storing a list of participant identifiers for a group of participants in an electronic database;
associating a participant classifier with each participant identifier on the list of participant identifiers;
electronically arranging the participants according to the participant classifiers into subgroupings, each subgrouping having non-conflicting participant data classifiers among the participants within the subgrouping. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for the organization of participants within a networking event, comprising:
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a) receiving a time and location for a networking event from a sponsor;
b) providing a registration form to capture participant data comprising a participant identifier and a primary classifier for each participant;
c) entering the participant data into an event coordinator application including a participant data manager for entering, managing and storing participant identifiers and participant classifiers in a database, and a participant grouping function; and
d) electronically developing, with the participant grouping function, subgrouping assignments of participants having non-conflicting participant data classifiers among the participants within each subgroup. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for the organization of participants within a networking event, comprising:
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a) receiving a time and location for a networking event from a sponsor;
b) providing a registration form to capture participant data comprising a participant identifier and a primary classifier and a secondary classifier for each participant;
c) entering the participant data into an event coordinator application including a participant data manager for entering, managing and storing participant identifiers and participant classifiers in a database, and a participant grouping function; and
d) electronically developing with the participant grouping function subgrouping assignments of participants having non-conflicting participant data classifiers among the participants within each subgroup; and
e) outputting the subgrouping assignments. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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