a) Import attendee list from file
The easiest way is to use Eventbrite Attendee Report file – a Comma Separated Values file.
If you are not using Eventbrite you can upload your own Excel file.

b) Add attendees manually
If your speed networking event is small enough you can type in the names manually.

If you plan to organize a group-based speed networking event, providing the attendees' areas of interests or industries may improve the matching quality significantly.

If your speed networking event is a one-on-one (round robin) event this step is not required, as each participant will meet every other participant exactly once, regardless of the areas of interest they represent. In this scenario you can use a speed networking template.

In a group-based event you need to experiment with the number of tables and chairs at each table depending on how big groups you want to have.

In a one-on-one, round robin speed networking event you just need one, very long table or a set of small, 2-seater tables.

Our tool generates the rotation schedule automatically, based on your attendee preferences.

Instead of just one speed networking template, there are many possible layouts. See if the seating arrangement will satisfy your attendees.
For one-on-one speed networking events the chart will be fine for sure.

But some experiments may be required in case of group-based speed networking events. Let MixerSeater regenerate your speed networking rotation schedule as many times as you want to. See the different seating plans and analyse your attendees probable satisfaction.

If you are not sure if your participants will be able to use their mobile phones during the event, export your rotation chart to Excel.
You can create paper strips or any other sort of printouts using the file and hand them to your participants during the speed networking event.

Thanks to the mobile event web-page (not an application – no need to install anything) your participants will be able to see the seating plan and know where to sit in each round.
You can email the link before the speed networking event, write it on a blackboard (it's very short) or display it on a big screen so that everybody is able to type it in on their mobile phone.