Systems and methods for managing events

Abstract

Systems and methods consistent with the invention may include receiving, by a portal, requests from entities to become members, selectively granting the requests by the portal, receiving information by the portal from a plurality of first members, in response to requests from the first members, creating member files in the database using the received information, the files corresponding to the first members, receiving an information request by the portal from a second member, and selectively supplying by the portal to the second member, information from at least one of the files, the supplied information being selected based on the requests.

1 . A computer-implemented method of supplying information regarding entities associated with the event-planning industry, comprising:
 receiving, by a portal, requests from entities to become members;   selectively granting the requests by the portal;   receiving information by the portal from a plurality of first members;   in response to requests from the first members, creating member files in a database using the received information, the member files corresponding to the first members;   receiving an information request by the portal from a second member; and   selectively supplying by the portal to the second member, information from at least one of the member files, the supplied information being selected based on the request.   
     
     
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