Finding the right professional development opportunity just got easier.

The PIO Calendar continues to grow, with hundreds of upcoming trainings, conferences, webinars, networking events, and resources available for public information officers and communications professionals.

As the number of opportunities grows, so does a new challenge:

How do you quickly find the opportunities that are right for you?

Today, we’re excited to introduce the PIO Calendar Assistant Beta, a new search experience designed to help users discover relevant training and professional development opportunities faster.

🤖 Meet the PIO Calendar Assistant Beta

The PIO Calendar Assistant is an experimental tool designed to make searching easier.

Instead of scrolling through hundreds of listings or adjusting multiple filters, users can simply describe what they are looking for.

Examples:

• “PIO training in New Hampshire”
• “Virtual crisis communication classes”
• “Upcoming conferences near Texas”
• “L0105 Public Information Basics”
• “Advanced PIO training”

The assistant reviews available PIO Calendar listings and helps identify opportunities that match your request.

🔎 Smarter Search. Better Discovery.

The PIO Calendar Assistant Beta is designed to help users search by:

• Location
• Training topics
• Course names
• Course numbers
• Virtual opportunities
• Conferences and webinars

Whether you know exactly what you need or are just exploring what is available, the assistant provides another way to discover opportunities across the platform.

🧪 Why Beta?

This is an early release, and we want the community involved.

The assistant will continue improving as we test searches, improve results, and learn how public information officers and communicators look for professional development opportunities.

Because this is a beta tool, users should continue reviewing event pages and confirming details directly with the listed event provider before registering.

Your feedback will help make the tool better.

📅 Built Around The PIO Calendar

The goal has always been simple: Make it easier for public information officers, communicators, emergency managers, and public safety professionals to find opportunities that help them grow.

Since launching earlier this year, The PIO Calendar has continued expanding with:

• Hundreds of listed opportunities
• Events across nearly every U.S. state
• International listings
• Training from agencies, associations, organizations, and providers across the profession

The Assistant Beta is another step toward making professional development easier to find and more accessible.

🚀 What’s Next

The PIO Calendar Assistant will continue to evolve.

Future improvements may include:

• Personalized training recommendations
• Improved location-based searches
• Customized event alerts
• More advanced discovery tools
• Enhanced Weekly Digest and Monthly Roundup recommendations

This is just the beginning.

Try the new PIO Calendar Assistant Beta today and let us know what you think.