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11 March 2021 - 12 March 2021
Virtual, Austria
International Machinery Forum 2021 - The Factory of Tomorrow

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Registration & Booking  

(Booking starts February 15, 2021)

1) Registration

  • Register via the green button "Register now"
  • Add contact and organisation details as requested
  • Compose your personal event schedule by activating the sessions of your choice
  • Those who are interested to manage 1:1 meetings MUST select at least one B2B networking session

Interested in establishing new business contacts through 1:1 meetings? Please read below.


2) Make yourself visible through an outstanding business profile

COMPANY PROFILE

Take advantage of the opportunity and introduce your organisation or company by publishing a clear profile. The more details like organisation/company background, business offers and interests you provide, the more you will benefit from the conference matchmaking tool. Your co-operation profile is your online business card.

MARKETPLACE

  • Explain the product/project/technology/expertise you are offering or looking for
  • Specify the type of partner you are looking for
  • Published profiles will be extensively promoted by the organizers of the event
  • High-quality profiles are visited 50 to 100 times before, during and even after the event
  • A meaningful profile will generate significantly more meeting requests


3) How to manage bilateral meetings?

The booking of meetings opens a few weeks before the event or after a certain number of participants have registered. You will be notified by an e-mail alert once booking has opened.

BOOKING MEETINGS - starts on February 15, 2021

  • Browse through the list of attendees or check the marketplace profiles
  • Use the optional filters to easily find the ones aligned with your goals
  • Send meeting requests to those companies/persons you want to meet
  • Adding a short reason why you are interested in a meeting will increase the acceptance
  • Usually meeting requests must be confirmed by the recipients to be scheduled
  • Typically, date and time of a meeting is scheduled by the person accepting the meeting request considering the mutual availability.
  • Check every incoming meeting request and accept or refuse if not appropriate. It is a matter of politeness to let the requester know if you are interested in a meeting or not.

SOME PARTICIPANTS CAN’T BE BOOKED. WHY?

Participants available for meeting requests are indicated by a green “Available” button, otherwise:

  • You may not have registered for 1:1 meetings - please make yourself available for 1:1 networking sessions via Agenda / Event Agenda (or “My Attendance” for events still using an old version)

4) Short before and during the event

SHORT BEFORE THE EVENT

  • You can view date/time of your meetings via the Menu “Meetings” at any time
  • Check all your pending meeting requests and consider accepting or declining
  • Download the "b2match" Mobile App (iOS/Android) to
    * get access to your meeting schedule on your mobile phone
    * be informed about last-minute changes (bookings, cancellations)
    * manage additional meetings during the event (send/receive/confirm requests)

DURING THE EVENT

  • Check again the latest version of your meeting schedule through the platform. Due to last minute changes it might have changed slightly.
  • RESPECT the other participants' time and show up to all your meetings.
  • 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.

Registration
Closed since 12 March 2021
Location
Virtual, Austria
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Meetings
Participants 1114
Meetings 1170
Participants
Austria 494
Germany 62
Czech Republic 59
Hungary 50
China 50
Italy 47
Ukraine 41
Slovakia 39
Iran, Islamic Republic Of 38
Türkiye 37
Poland 35
Romania 35
Bosnia And Herzegovina 30
Russia 28
United States 27
Nigeria 26
Croatia 25
Bulgaria 24
Spain 22
Latvia 21
France 15
India 15
United Kingdom 15
Israel 14
Switzerland 13
Greece 13
Serbia 13
Japan 12
Malaysia 12
Slovenia 12
Ghana 10
Portugal 10
China (Hong Kong) 9
Indonesia 8
Kazakhstan 8
Estonia 7
Mexico 7
North Macedonia 7
Brazil 6
Canada 6
Viet Nam 5
Australia 5
Lithuania 5
Moldova, Republic Of 5
Egypt 4
Denmark 4
Jordan 4
Ireland 4
Belgium 4
Finland 4
Lebanon 4
Argentina 3
Belarus 3
Sweden 3
Singapore 3
Morocco 3
South Korea 2
Sierra Leone 2
Norway 2
Syrian Arab Republic 2
Thailand 2
South Africa 2
United Arab Emirates 2
Algeria 2
Turkmenistan 2
Luxembourg 1
Pakistan 1
Congo, The Democratic Republic Of The 1
Cameroon 1
Tunisia 1
Benin 1
Myanmar 1
Netherlands 1
Angola 1
Saudi Arabia 1
Iraq 1
Liechtenstein 1
Philippines 1
Chile 1
Colombia 1
Senegal 1
Uzbekistan 1
Total 1500
Participants
Manufacturer 443
Service provider (engineering, IT) 237
Association, Agency 156
Other 119
Start-up 98
Consulting (business, tax, legal) 95
Supplier 85
Government, Authority 69
Distributor 68
R&D Institution 38
Academia, R&D institution 28
Sub-contractor 26
Investor & Financial services 21
Wholesaler 14
Total 1497
Profile views
Before event 56472
After event 3249
Total 59721