Virtual Matchmaking

From June 5 to August 31, 2020, B2Match will open for participants to schedule business to business (B2B) meetings.

To take full advantage of this opportunity participants will need to be active, not reactive. They must browse published participant profiles and marketplace opportunities to learn more about the other participants and potential collaborators.

All meetings will be scheduled using the B2Match online booking tool and can be conducted using B2Match's integrated videoconferencing system*.  To book meetings with potential collaborators:

1. Browse the Participant profiles or Marketplace opportunities to find potential partners
2. Select a potential collaborator and click on the green Request Meeting button beneath their profile picture
3. In the pop-up window, add a short message and hit the Send Request button
4. The recipient will receive a notification and be able to select a meeting time – once they do, the requestor will receive notice of their acceptance and be able to suggest a different meeting time if preferred

Additional participants can be added once the meeting is accepted.

*B2Match videoconferencing is only enabled on the Chrome, Firefox, and Safari web browsers and cannot be accessed by those using Internet Explorer.  

Tips

• Adding a meaningful remark about why you are interested in a meeting will increase the chance that your request will be accepted.
• You will only be able to send requests to participants that registered for the matchmaking session. The rest will be marked as unavailable. If ALL participants appear unavailable for meetings, it may be that you have not registered for the matchmaking session. 

Asssitance

Please contact Jessica.Elinord@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca for any issues encountered with virtual matchmaking and session registration.