The speed dating sites may require the person to register in order to receive information. This includes how much is the entrance fee and when and where this will take place. One example is Webdate.com. This website allows people to view the profiles of others so the person does not have to wait until the scheduled speed dating event. After each participant has met with their prospects for the night, they are still allowed to mingle and meet up with other people they find interesting. And to keep everything safe and the atmosphere comfortable, the participants in the event are prohibited to give out their contact information to anyone they meet at the event. But participants are pretty much free to talk about anything. At the end of each mini date, the organizers will signal the partners to change partners by ringing a bell. Exchanging of contact information is forbidden during the actual date but afterwards you will give to the organizers the name or names of the person(s) you want to have your contact information. With UK being more open to such novel ideas, speed dating didn't take long before it captured the imagination and was embraced by the date-hungry English singles. Speed dating is a means of helping single guys and girls meet up with each other through a planned event. Speed dating hosts usually set up a party in one of the hippest or coolest bar locations for singles in the area. You'll find dating services that offer personalized, invitation-only events. There are events happening every week. The more popular companies that offer speed dating services organize events twice a month. You'll see bars and restaurants hosting weekly dating events which attest to how popular speed dating has become. Only at this point will you be able to go beyond the first impressions that both of you exhibited during the first time you met in the speed dating event. For people who are looking for a place to hang out and not particularly keen on bars and pubs, then speed dating could be for you. It will depend on the organizers of the dating event, but generally you'll be meeting decent enough folks where you can have very reasonable conversations with.