Direct participants during a social networking event

A method for facilitating terminal interactions involving at least one networking round, the method comprising:

• receiving a notification regarding an event from a server;
• sending a confirmatory wireless signal to the server indicating availability of a first participant associated with a first terminal to participate in the event;
• receiving, from the server, a wireless indication of a commencement of a first networking round with a second participant associated with a second terminal, wherein the second participant is selected, by the server, among a group comprising at least two available participants based on a threshold compatibility that is set based on a number of participants in the group, wherein the group of available participants are matched to maximize a number of matched pairs, and wherein each participant in the group of available participants is paired with a maximum of one other participant in the group of available participants in a given networking round;
• sending, to the server, a confirmation of participation in the first networking round;
• and
• receiving communication instructions configured to cause the first terminal to establish audio or video communication with the second terminal for participating in the first networking round.

A server for facilitating terminal interactions involving at least one networking round at a location, the server comprising:

• a processor;
• a storage device comprising instructions, the instructions configured to cause the processor to:
• receive signals indicating availability of a plurality of terminals, the signals having been wirelessly emitted by the plurality of terminals;
• generate a social networking instance comprising data for matching at least a first participant and a second participant during a first networking round, wherein the first participant is associated with a first terminal of the plurality of terminals and the second participant is associated with a second terminal of the plurality of terminals, wherein matching the first participant and second participant is based on a threshold compatibility that is set based on a number of participants in a group of available participants, wherein the group of available participants are matched to maximize a number of matched pairs, and wherein each participant in the group of available participants is paired with a maximum of one other participant in the group of available participants in a given networking round;
• generate at least one match based on the social networking instance;
• receive, from at least the first terminal, a confirmation of participation in the first networking round;
• generate second instructions configured to cause a processor of at least the first terminal to establish audio or video communication with another terminal for participating in the first networking round;
• and
• send the second instructions to at least the first terminal.

A method for facilitating terminal interactions involving at least one networking round at a location, the method comprising:

• receiving signals indicating availability of a plurality of terminals, the signals having been wirelessly emitted by the plurality of terminals;
• generating a social networking instance comprising data for matching at least a first participant and a second participant during a first networking round, wherein the first participant is associated with a first terminal of the plurality of terminals and the second participant is associated with a second terminal of the plurality of terminals, and wherein matching the first participant and second participant is based on a threshold compatibility that is set based on a number of participants in a group of available participants, wherein the group of available participants are matched to maximize a number of matched pairs, and wherein each participant in the group of available participants is paired with a maximum of one other participant in the group of available participants in a given networking round;
• generating at least one match based on the social networking instance;
• receiving, from at least the first terminal, a confirmation of participation in the first networking round;
• generating second instructions configured to cause a processor of at least the first terminal to establish audio or video communication with another terminal for participating in the first networking round;
• and
• sending the second instructions to at least the first terminal.