{"id":10162,"date":"2024-12-12T13:44:13","date_gmt":"2024-12-12T20:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/webguide\/?p=10162"},"modified":"2026-01-13T14:36:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T21:36:26","slug":"introducing-localist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/webguide\/2024\/12\/12\/introducing-localist\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing Localist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Office of Information Technology is pleased to introduce Localist, a new event calendaring system designed to centralize event management and streamline event discovery for the campus community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Localist replaces The Events Calendar Pro. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-about-localist\">About Localist<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Localist consolidates events into calendars on university websites, making it easier for our Boise State community and the public to stay informed about campus happenings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-key-features\">Key features<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-centralized-event-management\">Centralized event management<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Localist simplifies event organization by providing a unified platform to manage and display events on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/events\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">University Events Calendar<\/a>. 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