Google Calendar Integration

Sync your Kite schedule with Google Calendar.

Overview

Google Calendar integration enables:

Automatic schedule sync
Personal agenda sync
Meeting synchronization
Real-time updates

Setting Up

Connect Google Account

Go to Settings > Integrations
Click "Connect Google Calendar"
Sign in to your Google account
Grant permissions
Select target calendar

Permissions Requested

Kite requests:

View your calendars
Create calendar events
Update calendar events
Delete calendar events

Why These Permissions?

View calendars: To select which calendar to use
Create/Update/Delete: To sync schedule changes

What Gets Synced

For Attendees

Item	Synced?	Direction
Bookmarked sessions	✓	Kite → Google
Meetings	✓	Both ways
Full schedule	⚪	Optional export

For Speakers

Item	Synced?	Direction
Your sessions	✓	Kite → Google
Meetings	✓	Both ways

For Organizers

Item	Synced?	Direction
Full schedule	✓	Kite → Google
All meetings	✓	Both ways

Synced Event Details

Calendar events include:

Event title
Date and time
Location/room
Description
Speaker names
Link to session

Managing Sync

Enable/Disable Sync

Go to Settings > Integrations
Toggle "Google Calendar Sync"
Save

Change Target Calendar

Go to Settings > Integrations
Click "Change Calendar"
Select new calendar
Save

Manual Sync

Force immediate sync:

Go to Schedule or My Schedule
Click "Sync Now"
Changes pushed to Google

Sync Settings

Auto-Sync

Setting	Description
On	Changes sync automatically
Off	Manual sync only

Sync Frequency

When auto-sync enabled:

Changes sync within minutes
Real-time for critical updates

Troubleshooting

Events Not Appearing

Check:

Integration connected
Correct calendar selected
Auto-sync enabled
Session bookmarked (for attendees)

Try:

Manual sync
Reconnect integration
Verify permissions

Duplicate Events

Cause: Multiple sync triggers

Fix:

Check for multiple connections
Remove duplicates manually
Verify single calendar selected

Wrong Times

Cause: Timezone mismatch

Fix:

Check event timezone in Kite
Verify Google Calendar timezone
Ensure they match

Sync Stopped Working

Try:

Disconnect integration
Reconnect
Re-authorize permissions

Disconnecting

Remove Connection

Go to Settings > Integrations
Click "Disconnect" for Google
Confirm

Also Remove from Google

Go to myaccount.google.com
Security > Third-party apps
Find Kite
Remove access

Privacy

What Kite Accesses

Only calendars you authorize
Only events created by Kite

What Kite Doesn't Access

Your other calendar events
Your contacts
Your emails

Best Practices

Setup

Connect early
Select dedicated calendar (optional)
Test with single event

Ongoing

Keep integration connected
Check sync periodically
Report issues promptly

Timezone

Set event timezone correctly
Match with your Google timezone
Be consistent

Previous: Document Management Next: Outlook Calendar Integration

Tasks

Outlook Calendar