What’s New at YARD

Here you see a list of recent developments. To see what is coming up next, checkout our roadmap.

• August 23, 2025: YARD Calendar: The parameter distribution was rolled out allowing users to limit events also by virtual events.
• August 22, 2025: YARD Calendar: The popups were tuned and aligned to the new layout of events on the YARD website. Example: any YARD Calendar (click on any event to view the new popup)
• August 21, 2025: YARD Website: The design of the event page was tuned to prepare for future enhancements. Example: AI Week Frankfurt
• August 18, 2025: You can now sponsor a specific topic area in the YARD event listings, i.e. "blockchain", "fintech", "finance", "IT", or "AI".
• August 18, 2025: YARD Calendar: Next to the Free version of the YARD Calendar already used on dozens of websites, the Premium YARD Calendar versions were rolled out.
• August 16, 2025: The YARD Platform Update v1.20 was released for better performance, security, and usefulness.
• July 30, 2025: The YARD Knowledge Base was released and will be filled step by step with relevant content.
• July 23, 2025: The "Events" section in the main navigation is now called YARD Event Explorer. It features an improved search functionality and options to browse all events by topics and regions.
• July 22, 2025: You can now add aliases to an event (for example short names or #hastags).
• July 18, 2025: You can now add a subtitle to an event (for example a tagline).
• July 11, 2025: In preparation for rolling out cards, the Card Hub got a new design.
• July 4, 2025: YARD Website: The focus of the website shifted from business events to smart connection profiles, as YARD is preparing for the introduction of YARD Cards.
• June 29, 2025: You can now pre-register for YARD Cards and Premium YARD Cards online.
• June 29, 2025: You can now register for the YARD Calendar and Premium YARD Calendar online.
• June 22, 2025: YARD Calendar: A new parameter "modal" was introduced which lets you disable/enable the modal window when clicking on an event.
• June 17, 2025: Every event now has a lifecycle status: by default, an event is "published". An event entry can now also be a "draft", "in review", "cancelled", "postponed", etc.
• June 8, 2025: A timezone can now be assigned to an event. In the future, this will help users to better be informed about upcoming virtual events (where the right timezone is critical).
• June 8, 2025: Any social media site can now be connected to an event. Before, only LinkedIn and X were supported.
• June 8, 2025: A new version of the event management tool was released having an updated design. All fields are now immediately visible (no more paging).
• June 7, 2025: You can now duplicate an event (to access its information for saving a new event). The functionality can be accessed on an event page.
• June 7, 2025: Events can now have an estimated date (month/year or year). Example: Crypto Assets Conference 2027
• June 5, 2025: YARD Calendar: A new field "languages" was introduced which you can use to filter for talk languages. Example: Events in Germany conducted only in German language.
• June 5, 2025: Events now support new field: talk languages (i.e. "english" or "english, german"), registration type ("registration required" or "just attend the event"), and ticket cost ("free" or "paid").
• June 4, 2025: Coupons for paid events can now be assigned to events. You can add coupons by editing the event. Later, discount codes for events will also be automatically discovered.
• June 3, 2025: Events can now be hidden/deleted through a new field called visibility.
• June 1, 2025: Data changes concerning individual events are now having a change history. Every data edit is being recorded and automatically discovered event information will soon leverage this functionality.
• May 31, 2025: Three new fields are now available to be used for events: the URL to the physical Google Maps location of the event, a streaming URL, and an event description.
• May 30, 2025: Tags like frankfurt-school can feature additional information, such as a title and description. Tags will be introduced for cards as well.
• May 30, 2025: YARD Website: You can now submit business events for indexation by adding website links. Simply enter any URL of a relevant business event and it will later appear with all its data via YARD.
• May 30, 2025: YARD Calendar: You can now assign multiple topics ("finance", "fintech") or distribution formats ("conference", "fair") for an event. These fields now have alternative names in the add event form for better matching.