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  1. Add to personal calendar

    When a member signs up for an event, they can choose to add the event to their personal calendar. The name, day, time, and duration are passed to their personal calendar, with a link back to Heylo to check more details. On web, select the date and ...
  2. Time zones

    Heylo supports all time zones across the world. When creating an event, hosts can designate the time zone when they set the time. Time zones are personalized by attendees depending on the time of their local device. So, if an event is set in the Eas...
  3. Virtual Events and Video Links

    Every event on Heylo can have a video link. The link is only visible to attendees 30 minutes before the event starts, and is not accessible to attendees after the event ends. Hiding the link helps keep it secure for future use and reduces spammers. ...
  4. Location

    On Heylo, there are two ways to help attendees find an event location. Add a location for navigation First, a map location can be added to an event. It is a specific latitude/longitude location that is integrated with mapping services for easy d...
  5. Event invites

    Events are the most popular way to grow a group! Every event has a dedicated invite link, personalized by the sender. The invite link can be copied, or shared via the same methodologies as a group invite . When a recipient opens the link, they see...
  6. Event permissions

    Creating events Like all aspects of the group, admins can control who can create and edit events in the group permissions . Visibility Event hosts can control who can see the event. There are several settings Private . Only members w...
  7. Google and search engine integration

    Every event has a dynamic event page. It can be indexed on Google and search engines as well. When indexed by Google, it is listed in the special Google Events Search and brings new prospective members to the group. In addition to the name of the...
  8. Email newsletters

    Every Sunday, all events in the group are aggregated into an automatically generated email newsletter. It is distributed automatically on Sunday afternoon to all signed-up group members as well as invited members by email . Members can control ema...
  9. Reminders and notifications

    Heylo ensures all members have access to the key information to join events. When hosts create a new event or edit an existing one, they can save it silently or announce it to the group. Canceled events are communicated across all channels. Delet...
  10. Attendance and check-ins

    30 minutes before the event, all attendees are asked to check-in. A check-in confirms they are indeed attending or present at the event. Admins and hosts can also take attendance and add or edit any member’s check-in. Attendance is pre-populated w...