Cutec is to try and overcome the randomness and awkwardness inherent in large event networking by providing delegates at this year’s Technology Ventures Conference (TVC 2011) with a mobile phone-based tool that helps delegates locate each other, arrange meetings and even alert them when selected delegates arrive at the venue.

In a deal struck with Yasmo Live, Cambridge University’s Technology and Enterprise Club (Cutec), will provide the innovative conference networking application to the 400 expected attendees.

In a deal struck with Yasmo Live, Cambridge University’s Technology and Enterprise Club (Cutec), will provide the innovative conference networking application to the 400 expected attendees.          

This provides a list on their phones of other conference delegates with photos as well as diary and note tools so they can arrange meetings and follow-ups post-conference.

The photos are an important element as these are what help delegates recognise each other having not met, eliminating potentially embarrassing covert badge reading.

The app also has a voting tool that ties into the conference and TVC 2011 delegates will have the option of using it to select the five startups to pitch before a panel of investors. Pen and paper will be on hand too as the Yasmo Live app is only currently available on the iPhone.

“Networking is at the core of the Technology Ventures Conference which aims to help entrepreneurial students form relationships with high level investors and take their business ideas to the next level,” Cutec president, Vivian Chan.

“Yasmo Live, being a successful technology start-up itself, is a natural partner and we are proud to be pioneering its business networking app amongst our student community at TVC 2011.”

Tags: Entrepreneurship, networking, University