Make our calendar your own!
Fig.1: Switch multiple calendars on and off in Google Calendar
Import our complete calendar into your own calendar!
For example, using Google Calendar you can switch our Conference calendar on and off, as you see fit.
The advantages?
- Lets you track conferences and deadlines alongside your private calendar
- Changes in dates, deadlines, etc are updated automatically to your calendar
- Easily switch the conference calendar on and off - no information overload
How do I do it?
If you use Google Calendar, it's very simple:
- Log into your Google Calendar and click Add --> Add by URL
- Add these two URLs:
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Step 2.
Tip! You can copy-paste these URLs into any calendar product or homepage that supports the iCal/iCalendar format (.ics)!
Voila! You have all the important dates at a glance! Now you just need a stress management course...
Other options
You can even track conferences/deadlines through an RSS Feed 
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| Q | I have a website - can I display your calendar (or its data)? |
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Absolutely! Interaction-Design.org is founded on principles of open content and you are more than welcome to use our data. For us, it's a matter of making research accessible.
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For example, the British Computer Society (bcs-hci.org.uk) use our calendar in their Events section. You can either parse our calendar RSS files or the ICAL files (see above).
Please keep in mind that you are allowed to use our data under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence. This simply means that you have to give Interaction-Design.org credit by making your visitors aware of the source of the calendar data, e.g. by a clickable link to our calendar and that you cannot resell/redistribute the data under any other licence than the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence. In other words, give us credit and place a link - then all is good! |
| Q | What if i don't use Google Calendar? |
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That's fine too. All major software vendors support the iCalendar format. Save the two .ics files to your harddrive and go ahead and figure out how to import them into your software. Perhaps would be so kind as to send us a description of how to do the import using your software. We'll post your helpful tips on this page...
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What about Mac? 
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Well, then it couldn't be easier. Simply click the webcal links below and your Mac will do the rest!
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I use Outlook? 
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Outlook is fully compatible with iCalendar. Users can add calendars under Account Options and set how often they should be updated. Individual calendars are shown as a list of checkboxes so you can view or hide a calendar without unsubscribing and they can be viewed as separate tabs or overlaid into a single calendar. Please help us by sending a description of how to use our calendar with Microsoft Outlook, including screen dumps!
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| Q | I'm technically minded. Is there more? |
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The .ics format describes iCalendar Calendar Data. The format is described in RFC 2445. The format is used by ICal on the Macintosh and in the Mozilla Calendar project. Other programs like Outlook and Lotus Notes can also export and import .ICS files for synchronizing calendars.
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The same files can be requested through the webcal protocol (does not work for IE). The URLs are |
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