Breakout Team Name/Location

This refers to groups of people or physical locations. For example, a Team can be organized by association of the members: Finance Team, HR Team, IT Team, etc.

Or the Team can be designated by the physical location of their breakout group Table A, Table B, East Conference Room, etc.

Breakout Topic

This relates to the topic that is being discussed by a particular team at a particular point in the agenda. For example: Scenario Planing, Logistics, Marketing Plan, etc.

You should include all the topics that breakouts are focusing on in the entire event. This will make assigning Team Members easier in the next step.

How to Set the Pattern

1. Log into your MissingLink account.

2. Select an existing event or create a new event.

3. On the event home page, click "edit breakout pattern".

4. Use the "Breakout Team/Location" fields to identify the physical location of their breakout group (Table A or East Conference Room, etc.)

5. Use the "Breakout Topic" to establish the content or subject of the breakout group.

6. Click "Save" to finish.

To create breakouts for an Agenda Session:

1. Click "Agenda & Documentation"

2. Select an Agenda Session by clicking on its title.

3. To create breakouts manually, click "add a breakout" at the bottom of the page. Edit the title, time, date and description.

4. To automatically generate breakouts using the pre-determined names, click "add breakouts" on the right-hand side.

5. To assign people to breakout teams, click "assign breakout teams" on right-hand side.

6. Drag and drop names of people directly under the breakout team title.