Special formats: Speed Dating and Living Library

How to run Speed Dating with automatic pairing, a round timer and mutual matches in Telegram, and a Living Library ("My book") with session booking.

Speed Dating

A structured dating format: attendees sit in pairs at tables, each round lasts a fixed time, then AOA reseats everyone according to a new plan. The platform automates pairing and communication.

How to run it

In the event builder, choose the Speed Dating type
Set the parameters: the number of pairs, the age of men and women, the ticket price, manual approval, a referral discount
The platform automatically validates gender at registration and keeps the attendee balance in check
Before the start, run check-in: the system accounts for no-shows and adjusts the rounds
Start the first round from the organizer panel; attendees get a Telegram message telling them which table to sit at
The timer ends the round automatically and starts the next reseating
During the event you can pause, change the timer, add breaks or disqualify an attendee
After the event, attendees get a notification about a mutual match in Telegram and by email

What AOA automates

Pairing with numbers on badges
Validating gender and attendee balance
An automatic round timer and table navigation in Telegram
Voting for a partner right in Telegram or on the web
Collecting mutual matches after the event
Referral discounts for inviting friends
Round history for the organizer

Living Library ("My book")

Attendees register as "books" (they tell their story) or "readers" (they book sessions with books). The format works well as a standalone event or as an activity inside a bigger event.

How to run it

In the builder, choose the Living Library format
Set up the number of books, the number of rounds, session length, breaks and seats per session
Attendees apply as books (with a title, description and tags); you as the organizer moderate the list
Readers browse the available books and book sessions
The platform builds the session schedule and prepares Telegram navigation for guests
During the event: a session timer, pausing, adding breaks, removing an attendee who left
Every attendee automatically gets Telegram messages about their next book and table

What AOA automates

Moderating book applications (approve / reject)
The session schedule by round
Session booking by readers
Telegram reminders about the session, the next book and the table
The session and break timer
Controlling seats per session
Adjusting to actual attendance after check-in

Speed Dating

A structured dating format: attendees sit in pairs at tables, each round lasts a fixed time, then AOA reseats everyone according to a new plan. The platform automates pairing and communication.

How to run it

In the event builder, choose the Speed Dating type

Set the parameters: the number of pairs, the age of men and women, the ticket price, manual approval, a referral discount

The platform automatically validates gender at registration and keeps the attendee balance in check

Before the start, run check-in: the system accounts for no-shows and adjusts the rounds

Start the first round from the organizer panel; attendees get a Telegram message telling them which table to sit at

The timer ends the round automatically and starts the next reseating

During the event you can pause, change the timer, add breaks or disqualify an attendee

After the event, attendees get a notification about a mutual match in Telegram and by email

What AOA automates

Pairing with numbers on badges

Validating gender and attendee balance

An automatic round timer and table navigation in Telegram

Voting for a partner right in Telegram or on the web

Collecting mutual matches after the event

Referral discounts for inviting friends

Round history for the organizer

Living Library ("My book")

Attendees register as "books" (they tell their story) or "readers" (they book sessions with books). The format works well as a standalone event or as an activity inside a bigger event.

How to run it

In the builder, choose the Living Library format

Set up the number of books, the number of rounds, session length, breaks and seats per session

Attendees apply as books (with a title, description and tags); you as the organizer moderate the list

Readers browse the available books and book sessions

The platform builds the session schedule and prepares Telegram navigation for guests

During the event: a session timer, pausing, adding breaks, removing an attendee who left

Every attendee automatically gets Telegram messages about their next book and table

What AOA automates

Moderating book applications (approve / reject)

The session schedule by round

Session booking by readers

Telegram reminders about the session, the next book and the table

The session and break timer

Controlling seats per session

Adjusting to actual attendance after check-in