LinkedIn Groups and LinkedIn Answers cater to two of the three most important activities professionals engage in to further their career and starting today, we’re launching the third and most important piece of that puzzle – LinkedIn Events.
Now all LinkedIn users should be able to find events and conferences that are most suitable for your career based a combination of your professional network and information culled from your LinkedIn profile. Given below are the key touch points for LinkedIn Events starting on your homepage:
1. Receive Event Recommendations
The first time you encounter LinkedIn events on your homepage, you will be shown conferences and other professional events that match your specific business needs based on the information you’ve added to your LinkedIn profile; such as criteria Job Title, Industry, etc. These are carefully selected from our database of eight thousand plus event listings provided by sources that range from Techweb to Eventbrite.
2. Search for Events by Industry, Date, Location
I’m sure many professionals would also be interested in perusing our database of events to find ones that they’d like to follow or attend based on speakers, topics, conference organizer… This can be done on your Events browse page. And, furthermore, if you search, your results can be filtered by other criteria such as industry, date and how close events are being held to your location.
3. See Attendees going to specific Events
The power of LinkedIn Events is magnified when you’re able to prune your list of events by finding those events your professional network plan to attend. This allows you to focus just on the events that matter to you, and make the connections that are so important to all our careers.
4. Indicate your participation status
Don’t forget to let your network know if you are participating in an event — it’s part of your professional reputation. On LinkedIn Events, you can tell everyone you that are (i) Attending, (ii) Presenting, or (iii) Exhibiting. Updating your event status not only broadcasts to your professional network, but will also be added to your digital resume on your profile.
5. Event Updates and History
As with all other activities on LinkedIn, you can also see network updates on events from your professional network both on the LinkedIn Events page as well as a history of all the events that you’ve either attended or plan on attending.
In addition, we have at launch over eight thousand events, including events from high profile organizers such as:
- Techweb Live Events (Web 2.0 Expo, Enterprise 2.0 Expo, CSI, and more)
- Deutsche Messe/Hannover Fairs USA (CeBit, DOMOTEX, ISIS, and more)
- HSM Global (World Innovation Forum, World Business Forum, and more)
LinkedIn has also partnered with Eventbrite, a leading provider of online event management and ticketing services, to provide LinkedIn with information about events related to their users.
- Topics:
- Events,
- New LinkedIn Features
Comments
Hi there,
I’m excited about this new application launch, but have some questions and comments.
It would be great to see events on your home page are directed at not only your job industry, etc. (which it already does), but your geographic location….
I know that you can search events in your area, but it doesn’t seem to work all that well. I narrowed my search by geographic location (Greater Chicago Area) and there will still events showing up in Philadelphia.
Thanks and good luck!
Jillian
So, I can’t add events????
Congrats, this seems to be a very useful feature.
Seems there may still be a few bugs, though. For instance, I’m in the process of trying to claim an event that I am hosting, and my changes aren’t being saved.
http://www.linkedin.com/osview/canvas?_ch_page_id=1&_ch_panel_id=1&_ch_app_id=30&_applicationId=2000&appParams={%22from%22%3A%22browse%22%2C%22event_search_id%22%3A29911%2C%22go_to%22%3A%22events%2F7942%22}&_ownerId=2651129&completeUrlHash=TSvF
Congratulations on the launch, LinkedIn.
Eventbrite is very pleased to now be able to distribute our vast directory of business events to this valuable audience.
I’m with Peter (@pc4media on Twitter btw). What’s the use if I can’t add events? Who at LinkedIN knows DesignCon 2009 http://designcon.com is important to me?
I seem to be having trouble with the time of the event.
Are there restrictions to the format/duration?
My event goes from 10.30am til 11.30am
Thanks
Suzi
I like it! However, when I search for events in Budapest I got nothing. When I search for events in Hungary, I got 2 events, both in Budapest.
So it needs a bit of testing yet.
Nice feature.
Unfortunately there is no sort in date. Would it be possible to add that? chronological/ a-chronological
tx
Blackberry app!!! C’mon!
Nice new feature, but it won’t accept the end time for my event.
It also changed the location of my event and asked me to correct it if it’s incorrect. The change the system made is not correct and it won’t let me change it back.
What a shame.
Philip
Wondering at the settings and filtering for the events on LinkedIn.
Many, many professional network weaving and business-oriented social events from Yahoo! Upcoming unlisted in LinkedIn Events for Portland Oregon area.
We are the screaming hot bed of social-networking-to-events. We have the highest use rate of Twitter. We have an openssource community that produces the most innovative products on the planet. We have Google technology event calendars for all categories of and roles. We boast alternative energy companies, startups galore, and one of the most effective and … well linked in… nonprofit communities on the planet that includes a 10K-plus subscriptions to a local online networking community.
All that is listed on LinkedIn Events is a BZB stamping hobbyist place and a tour of a building that everyone sees crossing any bridge in town. No new and useful information is being tapped.
If you need help with your SEO/SEM setting and filtering, I would be happy to be of service.
Sincerely,
Teresa
Hi,
Events are great idea !
Is there a widget available already ?
Reading other people messages, well, maybe you should make it clear this is still a beta app…
Good luck!
Brygida
Christina,
Looking forward to using LinkedIn Events.
It will be nice to have this important information available here on LinkedIn.
Good luck!
Warmly,
Mitch
It’s a great idea but appears not to be working properly. Does not show up my event when I search for by location or date. Others report they are unable to even add an event!
I want to thank all for your terrific advice and insights. We had a few bumps in our first week, but thanks to folks like you we’ve smoothed those out. I’d like to encourage you to add events, and try those searches again.
While our database now holds 10K events, there are a lot more out there in the universe! Keep adding in events you know about– even a title and a URL can be helpful.
We’ve got many new features coming out in the near future– we’re in rapid iteration mode. So keep a close eye on Events. We’ve only just begun!
Although the events feature may be good for some I for one would like to be able to switch it off and only activate when I have a need to attend an event… as it is there are over 6,000 events listed so to go through all of them to indicate my “no interest” is impossible.. please can the developers allow us to switch this feature off..
Many thanks
looks like a top tool for someone like me who is a pro speaker and author.
Very cool
Cheers
Kerry
Could it be possible to use evenets only to members of a specific group or groups ?
Not only it narrows the search but also attention for specific events in your interest is enlarged i think. reat feature btw !
Lucien Engelen
How does one delete an event? can’t change to TBD as there must be a date included. Please let me know as one event is being changed.
Hi Christina,
As a LinkedIn Group Manager, I am anxiously waiting for you to expand the Event feature to allow “closed group events”; Events that are only open to members, or the Group Manager has to approve requests to join the event.
Are you working on this feature? If so, can you give an estimation of when it would be available?
Sincerely,
Andrew Kristensen
Love it. Is there a widget available? Need a badge to put on my websites…
Not yet, @Parry,
But that’s good feedback and I’ve forwarded it to the events team.
Alternatively, you can link to the event from either your blogs or other websites. Hope that helps.
Mario from LinkedIn
where’s the sort by date feature?
also, can we have a month by month filter, eg: Jan, Feb, March instead of Jan-March?
Is this feature still in beta? I created an event last week and now it has disappeared.
Some enhancements you might consider:
1) allow me to choose what industry/industries I want to see events for. I work in three different industries, but right now my LinkedIn events viewer is defaulting to one of them and I can’t change it.
2) allow me to filter the events viewer for events that are either in my area, or virtual. Travel budgets are limited in this economy.
3) make it easy to post an event to a Linkedin group to publicize it – or even to forward an event to someone in your LinkedIn network (not your entire network, just selected people).
@ Jonathan,
In regards to your event, this may have been an isolated event. If the issue is still present please contact our Customer Service area by clicking on the ‘Customer Service’ link at the bottom of your home page. Thanks forthe enhancement suggestions. Your comments have been shared with the appropriate product manager for consideration in future releases.
Any way we can add an events “tab” to LinkedIn Groups?
It would be great to be able to view all of a group’s events from that group’s profile page, and as Andrew Kristensen recommended, be able to invite Group members to closed events.
I’m encouraged by Christina’s comment that “we’ve only just begun”. I’d like to add my vote for expanding the Events function, especially for Groups. It would be incredibly useful to be able to schedule events for a group, perhaps optionally choosing whether the event is still publicly visible (perhaps in a read-only mode, perhaps hiding the participants or some event details?) or private (accessible only to group members). Somehow linking a group event calendar with a Google Calendar might be very interesting and useful as well, especially given the ability to sync Google calendars with Outlook and mobile phones. Might we see Group Calendars soon?
Hi,
Please if you can, make this calendar exportable like facebook events are, so I can put them in my google calendar and sync it up with my devices.
Thanks!
Bob
adding a way to restrict visibility of an event to the members of a specified group would be a great (and simple) enhancement.
This application is great. A tab for “Events” should be on the main header so others can find it easily.
Yes! Love the feature, but desperately want an ‘events’ tab for my groups. Please?
LinkedIn is great! Can we get another feature?
Have you used the events application? It’s a good feature. If your connections are attending events you will be able to cross reference multiple events and make new plans based within.
Can we have an additional feature for this application whereas using the power of events added to the groups? This will explode the groups by adding the value of event networking in the discussion functionality of the groups.
LinkedIn is great! Can we get another feature?
Where are you going today?
Please add an Events tab to Linkedin Groups header and allow private events for group members only.
It would be really useful to allow each event to have a mini-forum so that comments, questions, and answers could be posted relative to each event…. before, during, and after the event. The basic template should include links to live Twitter/audio/video feeds so that remote attendees can post during the event.
There could be an option for event organizers to have private discussions among themselves as they prepare for the event (or a link to a collaboration site for organizers/presenters).
After events discussions should be allowed to continue until the event owner closes them… then still be available for reference via links to related events, other events in a series, periodic events, etc.
@RM – We are getting a lot of feedback on how groups could use events. I have forwarded your suggestions on to our product team for consideration in future releases. Thanks for your suggestions.
It’s not obvious to me how I can communicate with people who sign up for or who indicate interest in an event I own.
InMail doesn’t count, nor does an introduction. What would work nicely would be the message capability currently available in groups for any member in the group to communicate via a LinkedIn brokered message to any other member, one at a time. Also nice would be group owner like privileges to send a message to all people who have signed up for the event.
@Ed – At this time the feature allows you to post comments. I have forwarded your comment on to our Events group as they continue to look for enhancements to the product. Thanks.
I can’t seem to open any events – just keep getting a Your request couldn’t be completed. error.
@eric – This should now be resolved. Please contact customer service if you still find you are having this issue. Thanks! Dirk
Similar to an earlier post, I would like the option of being able to communicate with people who sign up for my event. As the event organizer this would be invaluable.
For example, there is a gentleman who signed up for one of my teleseminars next month and yet he needs to fill out a form at a website to receive the call information. I have no way of contacting him and therefore he will probably miss out on the event.
Thank you
What does the recommend icon for an event do? I see it is highlighted when I recommend an event but what else happens? I read that it would recommend it to my network but I’m not sure how that works. I would appreciate an explanation.
Thanks
Rick Itzkowich
@Rick- When you click on the ‘recommend’ button it will send out a network update stating ” (Name) has recommended X Conference on X (date). Are you going? 17 hours ago Add comment ” This is assuming you have your status updates settings turned on anyway. You will also see it in your own Activity feed module that appears on the right side of your Profile. It will say ‘Rick’s Activity’. Hope this helps! Dirk
Dirk,
Thanks for your answer. It does help
Hi,
How can comments on (Linkin) Events be edited by author?
K.
@Kristoff- This feature doesn’t exist yet. You might try Customer Service to see if there is something they can do manually to locate and modify the comment on your behalf. I’m also forwarding your comment on to our Product Manager as a suggestion for future enhancements. Thanks!
I wish I could just turn off the RSVP part or figure out how to synch it up to the rest of the web. Most people who register for my events register at the website and so when someone sees my event on linkedin events it appears that no one else is attending. Is there a way to synch up to the real registration list or to remove the rsvp portion of the event??
Hello there, do you have a transportable version of this app for use on websites,either as an app or widget?
I am designed a market specific website and I feel that this app would provide a great communication tool for visitors to my site.
Thanks!
interesting post. can you post more in this topic?
This is very usefull app for me however if I need to have a look at what events are happening and Im out of office is there anyway I can get it on my IPhone?
It’s great that I’ll be served up targeted content based on my profile. I guess I’d better get over there and create a DETAILED profile then and get served up some goodies.
Regards
Heh it`s still works. You write this some time ago, but it`s very helpful text and video.
great
but the truth is that I am just going to FORGOT about all these great events, as there is no other way to see them then coming to the linkedin page.
As a webber myself, I understand you want people to come to your site as much as possible, but really, make events available for ICS/outlook/gcalendar, you’ll just get more and more people to use this service. PLEASE!!
Is there an option to add multiple organizers to a linkedin event? If so, how?
Linkedin Events is very useful, to connect with like-minded professionals; see who is coming / presenting etc.
A few things I find missing:
1) For events I attended in past, but forgot to RSVP then; I want to now mark them as attended. Currently, there is no way to mark an event in past as attended. I ended up marking a past event as “attending”. (PS: I like the fact that I can look up for past events and even see the details of who attended.)
2) I find groups and events to be closely related. Currently I find events hard to discover in the “more” tab. It could be a good idea to show all events in “user experience” to a user who has joined “user experience” group. May be, embedding events in groups would help. I would love to hear thoughts as to why groups and events are currently separate? And why events are embedded inside “more” tab? (PS: I liked that I can see events which my connections plan to attend.)
3) Also, having events on mobile seems useful to me. Currently, I dont see that in Linkedin iPhone app.
Use case 1: For instance, I am in New York on a trip and I have a spare day in hand when I can attend some event. If linkedin mobile shows all events in “user experience” in NY for this week, I can plan my trip itinerary accordingly.
Use case 2: Reminders for upcoming events on mobile
Use case 3: Map to take me to the event from my current location
4) While I am on the subject of linkedin mobile app, I would also add that I would love to see Books section in iphone app. When I go to a bookshop, I am looking out to see what I need to buy. At this point, books on linkedin will come handy to indicate to me, which books are popular in my network, which “user experience” books the designers in my network are recommending, etc.
5) Obviously, we can leverage the current feature of marking as “I want to read in future” to make a running to-do list with timestamp. I find timestamp useful because that helps the user to keep track of what he/she needs to focus on and act on the to-do list. If you see that you have a list of books in to-do list added since a year ago, you know that you need to speed up your reading.
More thoughts later,
Thanks,
Priyanka Godbole
[PS: I love Linkedin! Keep up the awesome work!]
Thanks to Priyanka and others for all the feedback!
Keep em coming!
Hi,
A nice app but am facing problems. My network connections doesnt see any update about my events…whereas when some else in my network add an event i get a notice on my homepage…so i wanted to know that how can my connections get update about the events that i have added and going to attend…
I want to create an event for a group I am managing but do not want to do it through my personal page. I want it to appear as an event posted and managed by the group. How do I do this.
THANK YOU
I’d like to add an event calendar to my group to feature events relevant to the group members. Any way to do this yet?
I’m glad Alison asked this already, because I was going to ask the same thing. Guess we’ll have to wait Alison.
Interesting post. This one can really give you detailed information of your profile. Also, it will allow you to post events that you would like to have on your contour which will be amazing.
I’d like to create events for specific groups. Events that can only be seen by a specific group? Is this possible or when might this be possible?
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