How do I get a premium Calendly account?
Calendly is a powerful scheduling automation platform that includes features such as synchronizing with your Outlook calendar and automated Zoom meeting creation.
The free version of Calendly is available to all and is sufficient for most users. HGSE has a limited number of premium Calendly accounts. The key additional features of the premium accounts are:
- Group (1 to many) and collective (2 on 1) event types.
- Multiple calendars.
- Unlimited 1-on-1 event types.
- Live chat support from Calendly.
You can find out more about the differences on the Calendly pricing page.
We encourage everyone to consider carefully whether they need a premium account, as opposed to the free account, for their particular use case. If it is unlikely that you will use the premium features, please do not request a premium license -- premium Calendly licenses are expensive for the school, so we only keep a limited number. The following groups are eligible for a premium license:
- Full-time faculty.
- Adjunct faculty who are actively teaching.
- TA/TFs with active course responsibilities assigned to two or more courses which are running at the same time.
The following groups may be eligible if there are any unused licenses remaining after fulfilling the requests of the above three groups:
- Full-time staff with advisory responsibilities related to degree-program students.
- Temporary or part-time staff with advisory responsibilities related to degree-program students and their supervisor's written permission.
To request a premium license, please email calendly@gse.harvard.edu.
Premium Calendly account users must retain an appropriate role at the school and utilize Calendly to create at least one event within a rolling three month period. In other words, if you do not use your Calendly account, then the premium Calendly license will be rescinded and you will drop down to the free features only.