Whether you are attending an online, hybrid, or in-person event, you have the ability to network with exhibiting companies and other participants and make the most of your event experience.
Messaging
Once you find a company you are interested in, you can send an instant message to their team members available in the app.
Mobile version:
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If you would like to chat with a visitor that is not a staff member of an exhibiting company, you must look for them in the Attendees directory and add them as a connection.
Note that some participants may choose not to make their profile public and thus they may not appear in searches within the app.
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Once your connection request is accepted, you can use the Chat feature to sent them direct messages within the Visit Discover app.
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You can view and manage your conversations in the Messages section.
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Meetings
You can send meeting requests to exhibiting companies’ individual team members, and you can attend meetings online – within the Discover app, or onsite, depending on their availability.
Accepted meeting requests are added to your personal event calendar. Invited participants can choose to decline a request or propose a new time for the meeting.
Mobile version:
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Similarly, you can schedule meetings with individual attendees in your Connections list. Meetings can be accepted, declined, or you can propose a new time.
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Meeting requests are visible in the Messages section, and pending/accepted requests are also visible in My Calendar.
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