2020 Hosting Large Events in Kitely. How to support networking.

Hosting Large Events in Kitely.  

How to support networking. 

Suggestions on how to support networking in virtual worlds.

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Kitely is ready to host large virtual events

• Hosting Large Events in Kitely
• Offsite company meetings online (search)
• Trade show: could that be done online? A digital place could duplicate the look and feel of a trade show

Networking

• One of the main activities in large commercial or professional events is networking.
• Virtual events can offer better networking opportunities than physical events,  but not without planning.
• Online networking 
• For a large event in Kitely, there are two potential sources of networking support: The event database and Kitely groups.

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Occasions for networking

• Organizers create events for networking by gathering a group of people with common interests.
• They can create an attractive event by having a few experts lead a discussion.
• Kitely can easily provide meeting rooms. 
• All that is needed is a way to notify the target audience of time and place.

The event database

• Event database (search)
• To support networking, the database should collect user interests and contact information.
• This information would be collected during registration.
• The database would be searchable for these interests.
• Users would have way to group the names and send notices to these groups.

Kitely groups

• Kitely supports user groups that gather people with common interests.
• An event can create its own groups and/or use existing Kitely groups.
• A common use for these groups is to send notices to all group members, or at least to those online at the time.

Kitely existing groups 

• Kitely now fills the search panels on the viewer. Events, places, and classifieds benefit
• That's how you can find existing groups.
• The advantage of existing group is that they are already populated

Creating new groups

• To create a new group: Click People button. Groups tab.  Plus sign to the far right.

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