Group-based
Pros
Shorter event
Participants are divided into groups,
so they meet more people in a shorter period of time
so they meet more people in a shorter period of time
No waiting room
Everybody can have a meeting in each round
Quiet atmosphere
Only few people speak at the same time
(one person per table)
(one person per table)
Less rounds
Better control over the event duration.
Low number of rounds makes
your attendees less tired
Low number of rounds makes
your attendees less tired
Cons
Missed connections
Most of the times attendees will not meet
everyone else
everyone else
Duplicate connections
If your table rotation number is high,
some people may meet the other attendees
more than once
some people may meet the other attendees
more than once
One-on-one
Pros
More intimate meetings
Unlike in group-based events
there are only two people at a table
there are only two people at a table
Maximum connection number
If you make your event long enough,
everyone will meet everybody else
everyone will meet everybody else
Cons
Waiting room
If there is asymmetry in attendee preferences,
some participants need to wait in a lounge area
some participants need to wait in a lounge area
Shorter meetings
Usually there are a lot of meetings, so you need to make them short,
not to exceed the event time limit
not to exceed the event time limit
Longer event
There are a lot of rounds, and each
table
change takes time and introduces some chaos
High noise level
Everybody is speaking at the same time