Finding an Event

Discover events is where you find the ones worth your time — and the filters matter more than the browsing.

Three lists, not one

The Event tab in the top bar opens three lists, stacked in the left column.

  • Discover events — everything on the platform. Where you start
  • My events — the ones you are already taking part in
  • Event invitations — where an invitation to take part turns up.

Narrowing it down

The filter panel is the useful part of this page. Date and location do the obvious work; three others do more.

  • Online only — cuts the list to what you can attend without travelling. The single most useful tick on the page
  • My communities only — just the conferences run by communities you already belong to or follow
  • Topics and Languages — both searchable, and both far longer than the three entries shown. Use the search box rather than the list

Reading a card

Six things, and the one to read first is how it runs: Hybrid Conference, Online, or in person, and with which communities and host institutions.

The community underneath the title is the one that runs it. Follow that community and its deadlines come to you — announcements arrive in your feed, whether or not you are a member.

Opening an event

The header carries the dates with their time zone, the title, how it runs, and the community behind it. Two buttons sit beneath: Submit proposal and My registration. Beside the dates are a bookmark, a mail icon and a share icon.


What the tabs hold

An event page is a microsite. Everything the conference does is behind these eight tabs, whether you are in the room or not.

  • Overview — what it is, where it is, which communities are behind it
  • Call for Papers — what is being asked for, and by when
  • Schedule — the programme, day by day
  • Live thread — the running conversation for the whole conference
  • Presentations — everything being presented, some of it readable in advance
  • Extra events — workshops, tours and socials around the main programme
  • Registrations — the passes and their prices
  • MorePeople and About

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between a conference and an event?

A conference is a multi-day programme with a call for papers, a schedule and passes. An event is smaller. The tabs above the grid separate them, so filter to the one you want.

How do I find something I can attend from home?

Tick Online only. Look for the Hybrid Conference or Online chip on a card — hybrid means you can do either.

I want to hear about a community’s conferences without paying for membership

Follow the community. Its announcements — calls for proposals opening, deadlines moving — arrive in your feed. Following is free, and it is the reliable way not to miss a deadline.

What does the bookmark do?

Saves the event so you can come back to it. The number beside it is how many others have saved it, which is a fair sign of how busy it will be.

The times look wrong

They are the conference’s, not yours. The header states the time zone — work out the difference once, at the start.

Where do I find an event I am already part of?

My events, in the left column. Anything you have registered for or been invited to is there.