Conventions & conferences

BuddySOS for conventions and conferences

Find your team between sessions without wasting half a day.

Overview

What it is

Teams, friend groups, and event staff spread across a convention venue show up on one live GPS map in BuddySOS, and a one-tap SOS reaches the group fast when someone needs them. It works for large industry conferences and smaller conventions alike.

Big conventions and conferences (Comic-Con, CES, SXSW, Dreamforce) spread across multiple halls, hotels, and offsite venues. Keep each person locatable in real time and stop wasting break time hunting each other down.

Why standard apps fall short here

  • Sessions end at slightly different times, and coordinating lunch for the group eats into the break itself.
  • Venue maps are dense and confusing for first-time attendees.
  • Texts get lost in larger work threads.
  • Big convention crowds are physically tiring, and it is easy to get separated in the crush.

What BuddySOS gives you

  • The live map shows which hall and which floor each group member is on.
  • A one-tap SOS reaches the group the moment someone needs help.
  • The team stays private, invisible to other attendees at the venue.
  • Battery Saver Mode covers long convention days without hammering the battery.

Built for events like these

San Diego Comic-ConFive days, 130,000+ attendees, multiple venues.
CES Las VegasFour days, 100,000+ attendees, multiple Vegas hotels.
SXSWMulti-week Austin event spanning music, film, interactive.
DreamforceSalesforce annual conference, downtown San Francisco.

Questions about using BuddySOS at conventions & conferences

Is BuddySOS useful for a small team at a conference?

Yes. Most groups using BuddySOS at conventions are 3 to 10 people. The app keeps each person locatable and gives you a one-tap way to find the team between sessions or at the after-hours mixer.

Free for groups. Forever.

BuddySOS is free on iOS and Android. Download it tonight, be ready for your next event by the weekend.