Who should attend?

William & Mary alumni, students, parents, faculty, staff and friends.


Why should you attend?

  • Make relevant connections with people in your area and across the globe.
  • Discover new professional opportunities.
  • Meet people you’d never have the chance to connect with otherwise.
  • All the benefits of networking with none of the travel, name tags or awkward conversations!
  • Join for as long as you’d like! Stay for 10 minutes or the full time.

Never attended an online chat event?

No problem! Here’s how it works.

What's a chat event?

An online networking event to connect people who share common interests.

What should you expect?

To have one-on-one private chat conversations with a variety of people. Chats are text-based and last around 10 minutes.

Who should sign up?

Anyone interested in networking and making new connections.

How do you join the event?

Join from anywhere! Computer, smartphone or tablet.

Join the hundreds of thousands who have unlocked opportunities through online chat events.

Provide a bit of information about yourself.
Signing up only takes a minute and will ensure your conversations are relevant.
Engage in meaningful conversations.
Explore the topics that interest you and begin your one on one conversation.
Build your network and pursue new opportunities.
Leave more informed, better connected, and ready to act on new opportunities.

Connect with fellow members of the W&M community from all over the world to share your expertise and build your professional network!


Connect with fellow members of the W&M community from all over the world to share your expertise and build your professional network!

It's free, it's for only an hour and it's fun!


How it Works:

Online networking enables you to speed-network no matter where you are in the world. The one-on-one chats are text-based and timed with optional audio and video.  A transcript of your conversations will be saved for you to access after each event, so you can look back at your chat history, review your notes, gather contact information and follow up!

While registering for the event, you will be asked to answer a few questions, including:

  • What types of experiences, skills, expertise, or connections can you share?
  • What types of connections, information or resources are you hoping to gain from this event?

When you enter the live event, you will be able to enter a general networking booth as well as any of the industry booths that best aligns with your professional interests. (You are welcome to visit more than one booth during the event.).

From there, you will be randomly paired for several 8-minute text-based chats that will allow you to make a connection, exchange contact information and build your W&M network. After the event, be sure to add your new contacts to your network by adding them to your LinkedIn connections or following up via email.

We look forward to having you join us for this unique opportunity to connect with the W&M community around the world.

Questions? Please contact Michael Steelman at masteelman@wm.edu

Sign up for our event today!