Real registrants stay outside
For a non-Engage event in Test Mode, ordinary registrants cannot see or use networking. The rehearsal is available through trusted organiser imitation only.
Pre-flight networking rehearsal
Rehearse event networking before you go Live
Configure the networking experience, then use trusted organiser imitation to step through the registrant Portal as selected participants. Exercise the real journey without making networking or its communications available to real registrants, then add Engage when you are ready to launch.
Free and Base packages include bounded organiser-only Test Mode. Engage is required before real registrants can use networking.
The problem
Your first real networking journey should not be on launch day
Networking combines permissions, profile visibility, requests, responses, availability, places, schedules, and communications. A configuration can look complete in a dashboard while still feeling unclear when someone experiences it as a participant.
Networking Test Mode gives trusted organisers a practical pre-flight experience. They can move through the Portal as selected participants, test both sides of the meeting journey, and review the result without exposing unfinished networking to the real registrant audience. It is a safe way to evaluate the experience before committing to attendee-facing Live networking.
A protected rehearsal boundary
Real workflows for organisers. No networking exposure for registrants.
Test communications stay controlled
Networking communications are suppressed by default. Controlled Test delivery can be deliberately redirected only to verified organiser test recipients.
Live remains an explicit decision
Attendee-facing Live networking requires Engage. A non-Engage organiser is prompted to upgrade at the Go Live boundary instead of silently exposing the Test experience.
How it works
From configuration to a confident Live launch
- 1
Configure networking
Set up groups, directional relationships, profile privacy, request or wishlist forms, meeting places, slots, scheduling rules, and the Open or Curated Networking flow the event needs.
- 2
Select trusted participants
Choose a bounded set of participant profiles for the rehearsal. Real registrants remain outside networking while organisers use trusted imitation to experience the Portal.
- 3
Exercise the real journey
Move between participant perspectives to create and receive meeting requests, confirm or decline them, build wishlists, schedule meetings, and test other relevant enabled workflows.
- 4
Add Engage and go Live
When the experience is ready, subscribe or upgrade to Engage and switch networking Live. EventGen removes disposable Test interactions while retaining the configuration needed for launch.
See it in action
Rehearse the Portal experience your participants will use
Trusted organisers can rehearse participant discovery and the available meeting actions in the same Portal journey prepared for launch.
Imitate both sides to create and receive requests, confirm or decline, and check how meetings appear in each selected participant’s experience.
Capabilities
A useful rehearsal with a firm safety boundary
Trusted organiser imitation
Authorised organisers experience the registrant Portal as selected participants instead of asking real registrants to try unfinished networking.
Meeting request rehearsal
Create and receive requests, confirm or decline them, and exercise direct booking, another-time suggestions, rescheduling, or availability where the relationship configuration supports them.
Wishlist and curated workflow checks
Build participant wishlists and exercise the relevant matching, organiser review, curation, and scheduling stages before a curated programme is released.
Optional AI workflow evaluation
Where AI Intent Matchmaking is configured, use the bounded Test allowance to evaluate natural-language searches and generations alongside the ordinary networking controls.
Communication suppression by default
Test activity does not send ordinary networking communications to real registrants. Any controlled Test delivery must be deliberately redirected to verified organiser test recipients.
Disposable Test interactions
Test-created interactions are rehearsal data, not the launch meeting programme. Moving to Live removes them so the real event does not inherit artificial requests, wishlists, messages, or meetings.
Launch configuration retained
The Test-to-Live transition keeps the networking configuration needed for launch, including the organiser choices that define how the real experience should work.
Finite evaluation guardrails
Non-Engage Test Mode has published participant and activity allowances plus operational safety controls. Engage organisers can rehearse at the scale of their real event and plan.
When to use it
Use Test Mode wherever confidence matters before launch
Stakeholder walkthroughs
Show event owners, sponsors, hosted-buyer teams, or operations colleagues the participant journey before asking them to approve it for launch.
Directional rules and privacy
Check that each participant type can discover, approach, and see only the people and profile fields intended for that direction and phase.
Open and curated workflows
Rehearse attendee-led requests, organiser-led wishlists and matching, or both together using the event’s real networking configuration.
Meeting logistics and communications
Review availability, places, conflicts, schedules, and controlled notification content before the real networking audience is admitted.
One connected platform
Rehearse the networking model your event actually needs
Open event networking
Prepare attendee discovery, requests, booking, availability, privacy, places, and personal itineraries.
Curated event matchmaking
Prepare wishlists, matching, organiser review, team assignment, scheduling, and controlled release.
Hosted buyer programmes
Rehearse the qualified buyer–supplier journey, including participant preferences and one-to-one appointments.
Engage pricing
Compare Base Test Mode with the Engage package required for attendee-facing Live networking.
Pre-flight networking guide
Follow a practical rehearsal checklist from configuration through the Test-to-Live transition.
Networking Test Mode FAQ
What is Networking Test Mode?
Networking Test Mode is EventGen’s bounded pre-launch rehearsal for non-Engage events. Trusted organisers imitate selected participants and exercise the real Portal and relevant organiser workflows while ordinary registrants remain unable to see or use networking.
What can organisers rehearse?
Organisers can configure networking, move between selected participant perspectives, create and receive meeting requests, confirm or decline, build wishlists, schedule meetings, and exercise other relevant Open or Curated Networking workflows. The exact actions available follow the event’s networking configuration.
Can real registrants see Test networking?
No. A non-Engage event exposes networking only through trusted organiser imitation in Test Mode. Real registrants cannot see or use it.
Can Test activity send communications?
Test communications are suppressed by default. Organisers may deliberately redirect controlled Test delivery only to verified organiser test recipients, so real registrants do not receive the rehearsal traffic.
What are the non-Engage evaluation limits?
One non-Engage Test cycle supports up to 25 selected participants, 100 wishlist creations, 50 meeting creations, 250 peer messages, 25 curation runs, 100 AI searches, and 25 AI generations, subject to operational safety controls. Creation and use counters do not replenish when Test activity is deleted or cancelled.
Does Live networking require Engage?
Yes. Attendee-facing Live open or curated networking requires Engage. At Go Live, a non-Engage organiser is prompted to subscribe or upgrade rather than exposing networking to registrants.
What happens when networking moves from Test to Live?
After Engage is active, switching Live removes disposable Test interactions while retaining the networking configuration required for launch. The Test activity is rehearsal data and does not become the real meeting programme.
Is Networking Test Mode available on Free?
Yes. Free and Starter, Pro, and Enterprise Base packages include bounded organiser-only Networking Test Mode. Enterprise+ includes Live networking; Starter, Pro, and Enterprise require their Engage variant for attendee-facing Live networking.
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