Sometimes it feels like conference season never ends; that’s not a bad thing, though. In many ways, attending conferences is like spending time at a day camp when you were a kid. Conferences are places where you’re exposed to a wide variety of specialized information, as well as the ability to meet people, build relationships, and learn new ways of doing things. Conferences also come in all sizes and shapes. Some are specialized trade shows, while others are conventions centered around specific themes and entertainment-related properties. Regardless of the type of conference you’re attending, certain things always remain the same.
Meet and greets, lectures, and demos are at the heart of every conference. Sure, some conventions might be about Star Trek, and others related to cryptocurrency or greenhouse emissions, but that doesn’t change the participants' commitment, passion, or expertise. One of the great things about conferences is they provide a unique opportunity for creators, business owners, and brand specialists to share information about how the industry is changing and growing.
Networking and reconnecting
One of the essential things about conferences is the opportunity they represent for networking. They often act as international hubs, allowing you to meet organizational and industry representatives with whom you’d typically have to fly halfway around the world to connect.
Literary conferences, for example, are often filled with international publishers, book buyers, agents, and authors. Situations like this are unique because it means that all the key players are not only in the same place but in the same time zone as well. This creates unique opportunities for sharing ideas and insights to generate new opportunities. One thing you’ll find if you attend conferences often is that sooner or later, you keep on running into familiar faces. People who are just as passionate about the industry as you are travel in slightly different, highly complementary circles. However, staying in touch at times can be a challenge.
Staying in touch
Suppose you regularly travel locally or internationally and regularly attend conferences as part of your professional practice. In that case, you know how important it is to stay in touch with the contacts you make and also how challenging it can be. Luckily, this is where Cal.com comes in.
Cal.com is an open-source customizable scheduling platform that supports all your time-related needs. Cal.com doesn’t put limits on its users. We won’t tell you what video chat platform to use or limit the number of calendar connections you need. Cal.com makes scheduling appointments easy by letting you be you. You can specify custom buffer times, meeting limits, and hours of operation. We support everything from hidden events to single-use meeting links and recurring bookings. Cal.com also has a vibrant and constantly growing app store that you can use to add modular enhancements to your scheduling environment.
One great example of this is our QR code app that lets you effortlessly generate a scannable code for your events, which can be distributed on your social media or printed on an appointment card. Cal.com also has extensive white-labeling features to help keep your brand first and foremost. Using our product means you don’t have to spend time cross-comparing agendas when organizing times to network and reconnect at conferences and related events. All you have to do is share your Cal.com link, and that’s as simple as sending an email or handing out a business card.
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