diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 983d7fb..93fc90c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,17 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 The format is based on <https://common-changelog.org/>, and this project adheres mostly to Semantic Versioning. However, all releases before 1.0.0 have breaking changes between minor-version updates.
 
+## [2.2.0] - 2024-09-24
+
+### Added
+
+- `SocialEventInstance` class that pairs a `SocialEventDef` instance with a set of parameters, allowing for deferred execution outside of `SocialEngine.DispatchEvent(...)`.
+- Additional `SocialEngine.DispatchEvent(SocialEventInstance)` method overload.
+
+### Changed
+
+- `SocialEvent` class has been renamed `SocialEventType` to communicate its role as definition data
+
 ## [2.1.0] - 2024-07-06
 
 ### Added
@@ -71,3 +82,4 @@ _Initial release._
 [1.1.0]: https://github.com/ShiJbey/TDRS/releases/tag/v1.1.0
 [2.0.0]: https://github.com/ShiJbey/TDRS/releases/tag/v2.0.0
 [2.1.0]: https://github.com/ShiJbey/TDRS/releases/tag/v2.1.0
+[2.2.0]: https://github.com/ShiJbey/TDRS/releases/tag/v2.2.0
diff --git a/Packages/com.shijbey.tdrs/Runtime/Serialization/SerializedSocialEvent.cs b/Packages/com.shijbey.tdrs/Runtime/Serialization/SerializedSocialEvent.cs
index 7f4fb23..600f958 100644
--- a/Packages/com.shijbey.tdrs/Runtime/Serialization/SerializedSocialEvent.cs
+++ b/Packages/com.shijbey.tdrs/Runtime/Serialization/SerializedSocialEvent.cs
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ public SerializedSocialEvent()
 
 		#region Public Methods
 
-		public SocialEvent ToRuntimeInstance()
+		public SocialEventType ToRuntimeInstance()
 		{
-			return new SocialEvent(
+			return new SocialEventType(
 				name: name,
 				roles: roles,
 				description: description,
diff --git a/Packages/com.shijbey.tdrs/Runtime/SocialEngine.cs b/Packages/com.shijbey.tdrs/Runtime/SocialEngine.cs
index 4a74d61..43cae04 100644
--- a/Packages/com.shijbey.tdrs/Runtime/SocialEngine.cs
+++ b/Packages/com.shijbey.tdrs/Runtime/SocialEngine.cs
@@ -455,6 +455,21 @@ public void Tick()
 			}
 		}
 
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Create a new SocialEventInstance
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="eventName"></param>
+		/// <param name="agents"></param>
+		/// <returns></returns>
+		public SocialEventInstance InstantiateSocialEvent(string eventName, params string[] agents)
+		{
+			SocialEventType eventType = SocialEventLibrary.GetSocialEvent($"{eventName}/{agents.Length}");
+
+			var instance = new SocialEventInstance(this, eventType, agents);
+
+			return instance;
+		}
+
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Dispatch an event throughout the social network and apply effects
 		/// </summary>
@@ -520,6 +535,20 @@ public void DispatchEvent(string eventName, params string[] agents)
 			OnSocialEvent?.Invoke(this, new OnSocialEventArgs(eventName, ctx.Description, bindings));
 		}
 
+		public void DispatchEvent(SocialEventInstance eventInstance)
+		{
+			eventInstance.Execute();
+
+			OnSocialEvent?.Invoke(
+				this,
+				new OnSocialEventArgs(
+					eventInstance.EventType.Name,
+					eventInstance.Description,
+					eventInstance.Bindings
+				)
+			);
+		}
+
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Reevaluate all relationships against the available social rules.
 		/// </summary>
diff --git a/Packages/com.shijbey.tdrs/Runtime/SocialEventInstance.cs b/Packages/com.shijbey.tdrs/Runtime/SocialEventInstance.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..49c22f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Packages/com.shijbey.tdrs/Runtime/SocialEventInstance.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using RePraxis;
+
+namespace TDRS
+{
+	/// <summary>
+	/// SocialEventDef data paired with parameters for deferred execution.
+	/// </summary>
+	public class SocialEventInstance
+	{
+		#region Fields
+
+		private SocialEngine m_engine;
+		private SocialEventType m_eventType;
+		private EffectContext m_baseContext;
+
+		#endregion
+
+		#region Properties
+
+		public SocialEngine Engine => m_engine;
+		public SocialEventType EventType => m_eventType;
+		public string Description => m_baseContext.Description;
+		public Dictionary<string, object> Bindings => m_baseContext.Bindings;
+
+		#endregion
+
+		#region Constructors
+
+		public SocialEventInstance(
+			SocialEngine engine,
+			SocialEventType eventType,
+			params string[] agents
+		)
+		{
+			m_engine = engine;
+			m_eventType = eventType;
+
+			var bindings = new Dictionary<string, object>();
+			for (int i = 0; i < eventType.Roles.Length; i++)
+			{
+				string role = eventType.Roles[i];
+				string agentID = agents[i];
+				bindings[role] = agentID;
+			}
+
+			// Create the base context for the events
+			m_baseContext = new EffectContext(engine, eventType.Description, bindings);
+		}
+
+		#endregion
+
+		#region Public Methods
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Execute the effects of this event and dispatch a C# event.
+		/// </summary>
+		public void Dispatch()
+		{
+			m_engine.DispatchEvent(this);
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Execute the effects of the event on the social engine.
+		/// </summary>
+		public void Execute()
+		{
+			foreach (var response in m_eventType.Responses)
+			{
+				var results = new DBQuery(response.Preconditions)
+					.Run(m_baseContext.Engine.DB, m_baseContext.Bindings);
+
+				// Skip this response because the query failed
+				if (!results.Success) continue;
+
+				// Create a new context for each binding result
+				foreach (var bindingSet in results.Bindings)
+				{
+					var scopedCtx = m_baseContext.WithBindings(bindingSet);
+
+					if (response.Description != "")
+					{
+						scopedCtx.DescriptionTemplate = response.Description;
+					}
+
+					try
+					{
+						var effects = response.Effects
+							.Select(effectString =>
+							{
+								return m_engine.EffectLibrary.CreateInstance(scopedCtx, effectString);
+							});
+
+						foreach (var effect in effects)
+						{
+							effect.Apply();
+						}
+					}
+					catch (ArgumentException ex)
+					{
+						throw new ArgumentException(
+							$"Error encountered while instantiating effects for '{m_eventType.Name}' event: "
+							+ ex.Message
+						);
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		#endregion
+	}
+}
diff --git a/Packages/com.shijbey.tdrs/Runtime/SocialEventInstance.cs.meta b/Packages/com.shijbey.tdrs/Runtime/SocialEventInstance.cs.meta
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5f71cfc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Packages/com.shijbey.tdrs/Runtime/SocialEventInstance.cs.meta
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+fileFormatVersion: 2
+guid: 3f34dc02abe5349fb98c22c41c35a19c
+MonoImporter:
+  externalObjects: {}
+  serializedVersion: 2
+  defaultReferences: []
+  executionOrder: 0
+  icon: {instanceID: 0}
+  userData: 
+  assetBundleName: 
+  assetBundleVariant: 
diff --git a/Packages/com.shijbey.tdrs/Runtime/SocialEventLibrary.cs b/Packages/com.shijbey.tdrs/Runtime/SocialEventLibrary.cs
index aa8c27c..130c8ba 100644
--- a/Packages/com.shijbey.tdrs/Runtime/SocialEventLibrary.cs
+++ b/Packages/com.shijbey.tdrs/Runtime/SocialEventLibrary.cs
@@ -12,17 +12,17 @@ public class SocialEventLibrary
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Event definitions sorted by name and cardinality.
 		/// </summary>
-		protected Dictionary<string, SocialEvent> m_events;
+		protected Dictionary<string, SocialEventType> m_events;
 
 		#endregion
 
-		public Dictionary<string, SocialEvent> Events => m_events;
+		public Dictionary<string, SocialEventType> Events => m_events;
 
 		#region Constructors
 
 		public SocialEventLibrary()
 		{
-			m_events = new Dictionary<string, SocialEvent>();
+			m_events = new Dictionary<string, SocialEventType>();
 		}
 
 		#endregion
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public SocialEventLibrary()
 		/// Add a social event to the library.
 		/// </summary>
 		/// <param name="socialEvent"></param>
-		public void AddSocialEvent(SocialEvent socialEvent)
+		public void AddSocialEvent(SocialEventType socialEvent)
 		{
 			m_events[socialEvent.Symbol] = socialEvent;
 		}
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public void AddSocialEvent(SocialEvent socialEvent)
 		/// </summary>
 		/// <param name="symbol"></param>
 		/// <returns></returns>
-		public SocialEvent GetSocialEvent(string symbol)
+		public SocialEventType GetSocialEvent(string symbol)
 		{
 			return m_events[symbol];
 		}
diff --git a/Packages/com.shijbey.tdrs/Runtime/SocialEventSO.cs b/Packages/com.shijbey.tdrs/Runtime/SocialEventSO.cs
index 217d01f..9023b70 100644
--- a/Packages/com.shijbey.tdrs/Runtime/SocialEventSO.cs
+++ b/Packages/com.shijbey.tdrs/Runtime/SocialEventSO.cs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ public class SocialEventSO : ScriptableObject
 		[SerializeField]
 		private TriggerRuleData[] m_triggerRules;
 
-		public SocialEvent GetSocialEvent()
+		public SocialEventType GetSocialEvent()
 		{
 			if (m_eventName == "")
 			{
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ public SocialEvent GetSocialEvent()
 				};
 			}
 
-			var socialEvent = new SocialEvent(
+			var socialEvent = new SocialEventType(
 				name,
 				m_roles,
 				m_description,
diff --git a/Packages/com.shijbey.tdrs/Runtime/SocialEvent.cs b/Packages/com.shijbey.tdrs/Runtime/SocialEventType.cs
similarity index 95%
rename from Packages/com.shijbey.tdrs/Runtime/SocialEvent.cs
rename to Packages/com.shijbey.tdrs/Runtime/SocialEventType.cs
index 6cb28b4..79f1abd 100644
--- a/Packages/com.shijbey.tdrs/Runtime/SocialEvent.cs
+++ b/Packages/com.shijbey.tdrs/Runtime/SocialEventType.cs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ namespace TDRS
 	/// <summary>
 	/// Definition information for creating SocialEvent instances
 	/// </summary>
-	public class SocialEvent
+	public class SocialEventType
 	{
 		#region Fields
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ public class SocialEvent
 
 		#region Constructors
 
-		public SocialEvent(
+		public SocialEventType(
 			string name,
 			string[] roles,
 			string description,
diff --git a/Packages/com.shijbey.tdrs/Runtime/SocialEvent.cs.meta b/Packages/com.shijbey.tdrs/Runtime/SocialEventType.cs.meta
similarity index 100%
rename from Packages/com.shijbey.tdrs/Runtime/SocialEvent.cs.meta
rename to Packages/com.shijbey.tdrs/Runtime/SocialEventType.cs.meta
diff --git a/Packages/com.shijbey.tdrs/Runtime/SocialEventYamlLoader.cs b/Packages/com.shijbey.tdrs/Runtime/SocialEventYamlLoader.cs
index 81f9975..5d01d1a 100644
--- a/Packages/com.shijbey.tdrs/Runtime/SocialEventYamlLoader.cs
+++ b/Packages/com.shijbey.tdrs/Runtime/SocialEventYamlLoader.cs
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ public class SocialEventYamlLoader
 		/// </summary>
 		/// <param name="yamlString"></param>
 		/// <returns></returns>
-		public SocialEvent LoadSocialEvent(string yamlString)
+		public SocialEventType LoadSocialEvent(string yamlString)
 		{
 			var deserializer = new DeserializerBuilder().Build();
 
-			SocialEvent socialEvent = deserializer
+			SocialEventType socialEvent = deserializer
 				.Deserialize<SerializedSocialEvent>(yamlString)
 				.ToRuntimeInstance();
 
@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@ public SocialEvent LoadSocialEvent(string yamlString)
 		/// </summary>
 		/// <param name="yamlString"></param>
 		/// <returns></returns>
-		public List<SocialEvent> LoadSocialEvents(string yamlString)
+		public List<SocialEventType> LoadSocialEvents(string yamlString)
 		{
 			var deserializer = new DeserializerBuilder().Build();
 
-			List<SocialEvent> socialEvent = deserializer
+			List<SocialEventType> socialEvent = deserializer
 				.Deserialize<List<SerializedSocialEvent>>(yamlString)
 				.Select(e => { return e.ToRuntimeInstance(); })
 				.ToList();
diff --git a/Packages/com.shijbey.tdrs/Tests/Editor/TestSocialEngine.cs b/Packages/com.shijbey.tdrs/Tests/Editor/TestSocialEngine.cs
index 4ebec84..3fd1c09 100644
--- a/Packages/com.shijbey.tdrs/Tests/Editor/TestSocialEngine.cs
+++ b/Packages/com.shijbey.tdrs/Tests/Editor/TestSocialEngine.cs
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ public void SetUp()
 			);
 
 			_engine.SocialEventLibrary.AddSocialEvent(
-				new SocialEvent(
+				new SocialEventType(
 					name: "compliment",
 					roles: new string[]
 					{
@@ -305,6 +305,33 @@ public void TestDispatchEvent()
 			Assert.That(lisa.Traits.HasTrait("recently-complimented"), Is.False);
 		}
 
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Test that you can create social event instances and dispatch them.
+		/// </summary>
+		[Test]
+		public void TestCreateAndDispatchSocialEvent()
+		{
+			var jose = _engine.AddAgent("agent", "jose");
+			var lisa = _engine.AddAgent("agent", "lisa");
+			var sara = _engine.AddAgent("agent", "sara");
+
+			Assert.That(lisa.Traits.HasTrait("recently-complimented"), Is.False);
+
+			SocialEventInstance complimentEventInstance =
+				_engine.InstantiateSocialEvent("compliment", "jose", "lisa");
+
+			complimentEventInstance.Dispatch();
+
+			Assert.That(lisa.Traits.HasTrait("recently-complimented"), Is.True);
+
+			_engine.Tick();
+			_engine.Tick();
+			_engine.Tick();
+			_engine.Tick();
+
+			Assert.That(lisa.Traits.HasTrait("recently-complimented"), Is.False);
+		}
+
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Ensure all agents and relationships are removed from the state.
 		/// </summary>