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Click the Register button in the top right corner. If you already have a b2match account, log in. If you do not have one, create it by following the instructions in the previous question.

The process of registering for an event consists of two steps:

1. Creating a b2match account

2. Creating your profile

The Create your profile section consists of several fields that should be filled to make your profile as attractive as possible to other participants. Once you fill out everything you need, click on Continue to finish your event registration.

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First, locate the Log in button in the upper right corner of the event navigation. Type in the email and password you used to create your b2match account. After that, click on Log In.

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The first step to changing your email address is locating your avatar in the upper right corner of the event website navigation. From the drop-down menu choose Account settings. You can change your email address in the Email Address section.

In the Email Address field enter the new email address you want to associate with your b2match account.

Once you enter the new email address, click on the Update email address button. However, this doesn't automatically update your email address. You will receive an email to the new email address with a link to verify the new address. After you click on the link, the address will be successfully updated.

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Although you create your b2match profile when registering for an event, you can always edit your profile later. To ensure that you have the best experience possible during the event, we recommend that you devote more time and attention when editing your profile.

There are two ways to access profile editing; from the dashboard and from the profile page.

Edit my profile from Dashboard

Click on your profile dropdown in the upper right corner of the event navigation and select Dashboard. On the left sidebar of the dashboard, in the User info widget, click on the pencil icon to edit your profile.

Edit my profile from Profile page

Click on your profile dropdown in the upper right corner of the event navigation and select My profile. Once you’re on your profile page, click on the Edit profile button to access the edit profile form.

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The first step to adding representatives is to create an organization page. You can read more about this topic in our article Create & Edit Organization Page.

Inviting an existing participant

On your dashboard, click on the name of your organization to access the organization page.

On the organization page, click on the Representatives tab. After that, click on the Send invites button. This will open the Invite representatives modal. Here you can type in the email address which the participant used to register for the event and click on Send invite.

The participant will receive a notification that he has been invited to join your organization as a representative via email. They will also see the organization’s name on their dashboard. They can accept or decline your invitation on the Add organization page widget.

Inviting a new participant

Navigate to your organization’s page from your dashboard. Then, on the Representatives tab, click on Send invites.

Next, type in the mail of the organization representative you want to invite to the event and add to your organization. The organization representative will then get the invitation and the link to register for the event via email.

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First, you need to indicate your availability for meetings. Your meeting availability shows the time slots when you may be available for a meeting. It is important to make yourself available for meetings because you won’t be able to send or receive meeting requests otherwise.

There are two places where you can set your meeting availability.

Set availability from the Meetings page

Access the Meetings page by clicking on the 4 dots in the navigation bar. In the upper right corner, under your avatar, click on Availability.

First, it is important to make yourself available for meetings. You can do that by clicking on the toggle button at the top of the page. Next, tick the boxes next to the dates you’re available for meetings. After that, click on Save to save your meeting availability time slots.

Set availability from your Dashboard

Open your dashboard from the drop-down menu by clicking on your avatar. Here, find the Book meetings section and click on the My availability button to open the Availability modal. In the Availability modal, select your available time slots.

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Finding meeting partners through the Participant list

You can find all your potential meeting partners through the Participant list.

The Participant list contains information about all participants at the event. If you find an interesting profile and want to schedule a meeting with that participant, simply click on the plus icon next to their name.

Finding meeting partners through the Marketplace

On the Marketplace, you might find interesting opportunities you want to learn more about. The good news is that you can schedule a meeting with the person who posted the opportunity directly from the Marketplace.

Find the Marketplace in the event navigation. Next to the name of the participant on an Opportunity, click on the plus icon to open the Request a meeting modal.

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Navigate to the Participant list with all participants attending the event by clicking on Participants on the event navigation.

You can also access the participant list through your Dashboard. On your Dashboard, click on the Book meetings button. This will redirect you to the participant list. To schedule a meeting with the participant, click on the plus icon. After you click on the plus icon, a meeting modal will open.

By default, meetings are configured as one-on-one meetings. If the organizer enabled group meetings, then you can add up to 6 more members to the meeting. In the Request meeting modal, you can add more members and then select the meeting date and meeting time.

Available meeting dates will be highlighted on the calendar with a different color. When you're selecting the meeting time, you will see which participants are available or unavailable in that time slot. If some participants are unavailable at a specific time, you won't be able to select that time slot.

You may also add a message that will be sent to the participant with your meeting request. After you filled in all the fields, click on Send request. After that, a new info modal will be displayed with all the details about the meeting. The other participants will be notified of your meeting request when you send it, and they may decide whether to accept it or not. After they respond to your meeting request, you will get a notification of their response.

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You can reschedule meetings on the Meetings page.

To access the Meetings page, click on the 4 dots on the event navigation. Find the meeting you want to reschedule, click on 3 dots, and then click Edit meeting. To reschedule a meeting, simply change the meeting date or time. Once you select another meeting date or time, click on Save changes.

A confirmation window will open with all the details about the meeting. The participant will be notified about the change you made and will have to accept or reject them. Before the participants respond to your changes, the meeting will be in a pending state.

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Access the Conversation page by clicking on the chat icon button on the event page navigation. In Conversations, click on the chat plus icon button to start a new conversation. In the Start new conversation modal, type in the name of the participant(s) you want to send a message to and type in the message. Afterward, click on Send.

Alternatively, you can send a message directly to a participant by clicking the message button on their profile.

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The first step to registering for a session is to open your agenda. On the event navigation, click on Agenda. Here, you will see all sessions at the event. To register for a session, simply click on the Add button on the session card.

If you want to deregister for a specific session, click on the Added button which will appear instead of the Add button.

You can see the sessions you are attending on the My schedule tab on the Agenda page.

On the My schedule tab, you can see all the sessions, hosted sessions, and meetings you are attending categorized by date.

For easy access to your schedule, you can also click on the schedule icon in the upper right corner of the event navigation to open the My schedule drop-down.

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Every event consists of different sessions you can participate in, but it is hard to attend every single one. This is why it is important to find sessions that may be suitable for you. Filters can help you search for relevant sessions.

On the right side of the Agenda page, you will see all the filters you can use to search for sessions. Sessions can be filtered by tracks, topics, location, and session type. For more details on specific sessions, simply click on the session name to open the Single session page. Here, you can find a more detailed description so you know what the session is all about.

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In the upper right corner of the event page navigation, click on your avatar, and from the drop-down menu, select Manage opportunities.

On the Manage opportunities page, click the Add an opportunity button.

Next, choose the opportunity type you want to add and click Next to edit your opportunity. Here, you will see all possible opportunity types for the event. Once you choose the opportunity type you want to add, it's time to edit it and add relevant information so that other participants have a clear picture of what you offer.

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