Conferences just got social. Lanyrd is a social media take on the international round of professional conferences and workshops.

Log in via your Twitter account to find out which events your friends are going to, down to who is speaking and who is simply attending. Organised in date order, check out who is where today, this week and in the coming months. Alternatively, you can find projects by topic or location.

Event postings on Lanyrd include websites and dates, making it easy to update your diary. Plus you can easily click to attend or track the event, and you can follow other attendees, instantly widening your social network with relevant contacts. Soon you’ll even be able to export your events as iCal or into your Google calendar, as well as add sessions, slides, and videos.

Published: September 13, 2010