Patent ID: 8904295

Claim:
A computer implemented method for providing recommendations for at least one of an in-person meeting group and an in-person event, the method comprising: collecting user information through at least one user interface, wherein the user information provides topical interests and location information for at least one of a plurality of users; comparing, with at least one processor, at least a portion of the topical interests of the user information with in-person meeting groups and/or in-person events in the same geographical region as the at least one user to identify a plurality of topical matches comprising a plurality of in person meeting groups in-person events, wherein the in-person meeting groups and/or in-person events are formed and maintained through a web-based meeting facility; generating, with at least one processor, a recommendation for at least one of an in-person meeting group and an in-person event from the plurality of topical matches, the recommendation based at least partially on a percentage of members of an in-person meeting group that have submitted RSVPs to in-person events associated with the in-person meeting group; and providing the recommendation to the at least one user.