Matchmaking - How does it work?
Registration
All participants need to choose if they will participate online or on-site in their registration. This is possible to change later.
How to register?
Please follow below steps to set up your organisational profile and cooperation profile.
1. Click the "register now" for this event at the website.
2. Select if you will participate on-site or online.
3. Select the "Purchaser, exhibitor or supplier" option.
4. Complete your profile and fill in your personal information and information regarding the organisation you represent. Select your areas of activity.
5. Plan your "attendance" and choose the sessions you will participate in.
6. Done! You’ve successfully signed up for the Elmia Subcontractor Connect 2024 and your profile is waiting to be activated by the organiser.
7. Go to "dashboard". Set up minimum one cooperation profile in the "Marketplace" clearly presenting your offer or requests. You can change your cooperation profile at any time.
Promotion of published profiles
All published profiles will be extensively promoted by the organisers of this event. Furthermore, all participants of the event will be able to view your cooperation profile. A statistical analysis of 40 matchmaking events showed that high quality cooperation profiles are visited about 50 to 150 times before the event and will still be viewed after the event.
Selection of meetings
I. Booking meetings
Participants will be able to book meetings from the 11th September.
- Filter cooperation profiles and find the ones aligned with your goals
- Request meetings to the companies you are interested in meeting
- Accept or reject the meetings you are asked for. When accepting a meeting request you intend to participate in the matchmaking event and your potential business partner will be waiting for you. In respect to organisers and your potential future business partners, be in time for your meetings. If unforeseen circumstances occur and you are not able to attend the matchmaking, cancel your meetings through the platform and inform us ASAP.
- Meeting requests must be accepted to be scheduled.
- You can’t send meeting requests? Please check if you have activated your availability. Menu: Meetings -> AVAILABILITY
II. Your schedule
You will find your meeting schedule in "My agenda" or "Meetings". In your agenda you will see if your meeting will take place online or on-site. If one meeting partner is on-site and the other one is online, there will be an online link and a table in the schedule.
- Download the b2match mobile app
- Check and confirm incoming meeting requests
- Access your meeting schedule
The b2match mobile app can be downloaded from the Google Play Store or Apple Store.
During the event
All on-site meetings will take place in a dedicated matchmaking area in Hall D at the Elmia Subonctractor fair. In your schedule you will see which table you are supposed to meet at. If your meeting partner is online you are allowed to use the table for your online meeting.
Please note that last minute changes can occur. Therefore we recommend that you check your schedule regularly. Don't hestitate to ask the matchmaking staff if you have any questions.
How to join an online meeting
All online meetings will take place at the matchmaking platform.
- Access your meeting schedule via Menu "Meetings" in the top right corner.
- Click the blue button "Starts in..." next to your meeting to join the online meeting - this will open the video call feature of your browser.
1:1 MEETINGS VIA VIDEO CALLS | ADVICE & FAQ
BEFORE THE EVENT - TECHNICAL PREPARATIONS
- Use a desktop computer or laptop where both Webcam and Microphone is installed.
* Check your audio quality, using headphones is highly advised.
* Use a good webcam to improve the image quality. - Video call meetings can NOT be managed via the b2match Mobile App.
- Check your time-zone. Log-in and select "Edit my profile" to check your current time zone selection. If this is not the time zone you are located during the meetings please change accordingly.
- Use Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome or Opera browser preferably.
- Internet Edge Browser only works for Version IDs 80+ (Chromium edition).
- To make sure that everything is set correctly, please go to your "Meetings" and click on the blue camera button "Starts in ..." - this will open the video call feature of your browser. You should be able to see yourself!
DURING THE ONLINE EVENT
- Access the web platform and be online at least 5-10 minutes before your meetings start.
- RESPECT the other participants' time and show up to all your meetings.
- Close your Video Call meeting timely.
Please leave the call in time as you or your meeting partner can have a subsequent meeting right after. A timer is indicating the remaining meeting time. - If an unforeseen circumstance arises and you will not attend a meeting, please cancel your meetings through the platform. This way, the other participant will be notified.
FAQs
What options do I have if the meeting partner does not show up timely?
- Be patient, your meeting partner might have some technical problems
- Re-schedule the meeting
- If a meeting can not be managed at the event date itself please use the chat messaging system (open the meeting partners profile) to schedule a phone call or meeting outside this platform
What if my camera or microphone does not work?
- Please check that your browser doesn't block the usage of your camera/microphone due to security reasons. Check by having a video call with some of your colleagues in another tool (Google Meet, Zoom, ...)
- Depending on your browser settings you may be asked to confirm the activation of the Camera/Microphone through a pop-up dialog form.
- How to enable the use of microphone/camera in your browser?
* Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/2693767
* Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-manage-your-camera-and-microphone-permissions
* Opera: https://help.opera.com/en/late... none of the above works, consider switching to another device to join.
