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Is there a single list of all tech conferences around the world?

20th June 2012

My answer to Is there a single list of all tech conferences around the world? on Quora

We’re trying to compile such a list with our startup, Lanyrd: http://lanyrd.com/

The site works like a wiki in that anyone can add or improve listings. We’re open to any topic, but due to the nature of early adopters our strongest listings at the moment are for tech and startup related events.

We have a Quora-style topic system, so you might find the following pages helpful (each page has RSS and iCal feeds you can subscribe to):


If you sign in to the site with your Twitter account, we’ll show you events the people you follow are speaking at, attending or tracking. You can also sign up to receive an email with new events from your contacts every few days.

We also have a feature called Guides, which lets people collate their own lists of events around a specific set of criteria. Here’s one by Bobbie Johnson of GigaOM collecting european startup events: http://lanyrd.com/guides/gigaeu-...