ThinkMatch helps you find something worth doing—and people you may want to meet when you get there.

Explore current topics, campus stories, major events, nearby places, public calendars, and supported Meetup listings.

Join or create an event, answer questions, and use AI-assisted matching to discover shared interests, useful introductions, and natural reasons to start a conversation.

Instead of arriving cold, you can connect around a real event, activity, or topic before meeting in person.

DISCOVER SOMETHING TO DO
• Explore major events, local venues, and activities
• Find campus, civic, and public-calendar events
• Browse supported Meetup listings
• Search by city, ZIP code, or campus, and follow your current position as you move on the nearby map.
• Open official event pages for registration and details
• Add supported public calendars and events to your planner

EXPLORE TOPICS AND PUBLIC DISCUSSIONS
• Browse timely Current Topics and campus reporting
• Read public message boards connected to topics and articles
• Post, reply, edit, report, and follow discussions
• Choose separate notification preferences for public boards
• Start or join a nearby Roundtable to continue the conversation in person

CREATE AND PLAN EVENTS
• Create public or private events
• Schedule dates, locations, invitations, and reminders
• Add editable questions for guests
• Support multiple-choice, written, ranked, and optional questions
• Organize events and calendars from your planner
• Enable an optional public message board for an event

MEET PEOPLE WITH MORE CONTEXT
• Answer questions created for the event or discussion
• See suggested matches and areas of common interest
• Review group and table arrangements
• Receive AI-assisted introductions and conversation starters
• Find people interested in attending the same event or activity

CHAT BEFORE YOU MEET
• Message participants through private one-to-one or group chat
• Join optional video conversations
• Get comfortable before meeting without sharing personal contact details
• Keep private participant chat separate from public message boards

BUILT FOR GUESTS AND HOSTS
Guests can discover events, join experiences, participate in discussions, and connect with other attendees. Hosts can create events, invite guests, customize questions, organize groups, moderate optional event boards, and help everyone arrive with a better introduction.

PRIVACY AND CHOICE
You decide what to share. Public message-board posts are visible to everyone, while participant chat remains private to the event. Chat, video, board notifications, and participation in matching are optional. Device location is optional: use precise location for a more accurate moving map marker, use approximate location, or choose a place manually. ThinkMatch is free to use, does not require a subscription, and does not contain advertising.

Whether you are planning a dinner, exploring a campus, attending a concert, discussing a current topic, organizing a community gathering, or simply looking for something nearby, ThinkMatch helps make the first conversation easier.