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Speed networking (or speed business meeting) is a meeting format designed to accelerate business contacts, generally with a bell. Primarily, the practice involves multiple people that gather in a single space in order to exchange information.〔(“Businesses try a form of speed dating” By Julie Bick, International Herald Tribune, January 2, 2007 )〕 Participants greet each other in a series of brief exchanges during a set period of time. During an interaction, attendees share their professional backgrounds and business goals. Networkers are generally seeking exposure to new markets and/or to expand their pool of vendors. Speed networking is often referenced as a derivative of speed dating,〔(“Speed Networking for Business Success” By Terry Frerker, Excellence In Business, September 5, 2010 )〕 the round-robin approach to meeting potential suitors first developed by Rabbi Yaacov Deyo in the late 1990s.〔 〕 Speed networking, a more recent concept, arose from the combination of speed dating and business networking and is thought to have started in the United States and, perhaps, simultaneously in the United Kingdom.〔(MacMillan Dictionary )〕 Speed networking was first utilized during the US economic downturn of the early 2000s and began rising in popularity as the decade drew to a close.〔(“Speed Dating For Suits” By Jena McGregor, BusinessWeek, September 11, 2006. )〕 Credit for applying speed dating concepts to the corporate world has been attributed to Tom Jaffee, a Columbia MBA alumnus and founder of a speed-dating network.〔(“Three, Two, One—Network!” By Sonal Rupani, BusinessWeek July 18, 2007. )〕 However speed business networking has been operating in Australia from 2003 and was developed by Australian entrepreneur Christine Sutherland as a way of facilitating easier business introductions. Although the techniques for speed dating and speed networking can be similar – individuals paired or grouped together for the purpose of introduction – the practices differ in their end goals. Speed daters are trying to narrow down their choices by eliminating the unsuitable; conversely, speed networkers are trying to broaden their connections by increasing their exposure.〔(“Speed Networking and Beyond” By Ivan Misner, Entrepreneur, June 28, 2007. )〕 ==Organization== Speed networking can be based on one of three models: meeting random attendees sequentially in a round robin, meeting with specific people based on preassigned match ups (the first two models are one-on-one), or a third assembly-based model where individuals speak to a preselected group. Most speed networking events begin in the style of a more traditional meeting: an open room for mingling. Following this open forum, during which drinks or food may be served, the event can be called to order by the host who explains the structure of the event, which differs slightly based on the available models (see below). In general, speed networking events all have time limits placed on the interactions and a moderator that will time and announce these intervals. In addition, if the speed networking model calls for specific movements of participants (to a preassigned table or group, for example) then the moderator would also facilitate these details. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Speed networking」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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