000/Platform
Six surfaces. One membership.
01/Surface
Members
A directory that's actually useful.
Profiles carry what matters — what someone offers, what they're looking for, the institution they belong to, and a record of what they've actually done. Filterable by topic, industry, location, and standing.
For operators
See your member base at a glance. Approve new applicants, invite institutions in by email domain, and see who's active.
For members
One profile that travels across every Cortexa community you join. Accomplishments, links, and the things you're working on now.
02/Surface
Sessions
Booked time, not vague intros.
Members who publish availability open sessions for others. They get booked against a real calendar in 30-minute slots. Notes, calendar events, and post-session feedback all attach to the same record.
For operators
A 1:1 booking layer you don't have to schedule. The list of who's available and what topics they cover is built from your existing membership.
For members
Find a session by topic. Book the time. Show up. Follow up. No DM tag, no email back-and-forth.
03/Surface
Spaces
Groups people actually use.
Special-interest circles, institution-scoped rooms, and public groups — each with its own member list, discussions, and events, inheriting identity from the parent community.
For operators
Spin up Spaces for a sub-program, a cohort, or a topic area. Set who can post, who can join, and what's public.
For members
Join the Spaces that match what you're working on. Each one has its own discussions, events, and members.
04/Surface
Events
Talks, panels, and gatherings — with receipts.
Hosts and speakers are first-class fields. RSVPs, capacity, and a visible lineup are built in. Scope an event to a single community or open it to everyone on the platform.
For operators
Schedule, host, and track turnout without a separate Eventbrite. The RSVP list lives next to the discussion.
For members
See what's happening this week, RSVP in one click, and walk into a room where the host already knows you signed up.
05/Surface
Library
Content gated to your members.
Documents, video, and links — uploaded by members, curated by operators, with full access logs so you know what's being used and by whom.
For operators
Build a reading list that earns its membership wall. Tag, organize, and see download counts for every item.
For members
A curated shelf — not a public Drive folder, not another Notion page. Searchable, citable, and tied to the discussions that surfaced each piece.
06/Surface
Threads
Conversation as infrastructure.
Direct messages, group conversations, and a dedicated thread for every booked session. Read receipts are built in, and every meeting opens its own continuing room.
For operators
Watch how your community talks to itself. Pin threads, set group ownership, see where conversations actually happen.
For members
Reach anyone you can see in the directory. Every session you book has a thread. Every Space has its own.
002/How they connect
Six surfaces, not six silos.
The whole point of one platform is that the pieces know about each other. A few of the connections that matter:
Members ↔ Sessions
Anyone hosting a session is a member first. Their topic areas and availability flow directly from their profile.
Spaces ↔ Events
Events can be scoped to a Space. RSVPs unlock the event's discussion thread automatically.
Library ↔ Threads
Members can cite a library item from inside a thread; the item picks up the thread as a reference.
Sessions ↔ Threads
Booking a session opens a dedicated thread between the two people — so the conversation continues after the call.