Bend, OR., January 25, 2010— EventMingle today announced it has been selected as the official online social networking application for the 2010 Business Travel & Meetings Show being held in London at the Earls Court 2, February 9-10, 2010.

In its 16^th year, The Business Travel and Meeting Show is the premier tradeshow for business leaders in Corporate Business Travel, Travel Agents, SME Senior Management, Financial Directors and Personal Assistants who wish to become experts in managing travel, getting the best deals and understanding the latest technology in the business travel industry.

The Business Travel & Meeting Show showcases the latest products and services from the world’s leading suppliers and the only exhibition dedicated to helping you manage your corporate travel and meetings spend.

EventMingle has created a custom online community for their attendees, speakers and exhibitors.  You can find it on the web at: http://www.BTMSconnect.com

EventMingle offers participants these features:

• Matching and Collaboration Tools – EventMingle will match attendees, speakers and exhibitors based on their personal profile and goals for the event. EventMingle promotes networking among all participants.
• The Daily Planner – Participants will create a detailed to-do list they can take with them to the event. EventMingle becomes attendees’ personal assistant in helping them get organized for the event beforehand.
• Internal E-mail System – Attendees, speakers and exhibitors will use EventMingle's built-in e-mail system to communicate without revealing personal contact information.
• Advanced Search Features - Participants can search for people based on location, title and interests. Attendees also can meet other people who plan to attend a specific conference session or booth. Exhibitors can connect with attendees interested in specific products and services, find speakers who are covering their products and can also identify other exhibitors who would make a good business partner.
• Detailed Online Exhibitor Directory - Exhibitors can publish extended information, including a searchable product directory, current news releases and scheduled booth events. Exhibitors also can give attendees the ability to schedule appointments with booth personnel.
• Press Center - Attendees can use the EventMingle portal to view all recent news releases from exhibiting companies.
• Message Forums - The message forums allow people to discuss exhibitors, news releases, products, special events, exhibitor giveaway items and job postings.
• Built in Twitter Support – Participants can follow messages ( Tweets) about the event from all event participants without requiring them to have a Twitter account.

Jim Harrer, co-creator of EventMingle said, “We’re very pleased to be working with Centaur Exhibitions as we introduce event-based social networking solutions to UK based Business Travel & Meeting professionals by creating their custom EventMingle site, BTMSconnect.com.  Attendees, Exhibitors and Speakers will be able to use EventMingle’s tools to schedule meetings, manage their goals and improve their overall networking during the show. We’re very excited to see our technology being used outside of the United States.”

For more information about EventMingle, please visit http://EventMingle.com or http://EventMingleCommunity.com. You can also email EventMingle at sales@eventmingle.com

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