Conclave by ACM vs Nextcloud Calendar

Conclave is ACM-VIT’s fully in-house video conferencing platform, designed, built and maintained by us to support communication needs. It is a production-ready system that mirrors the functionality of mainstream conferencing tools while offering the freedom, ownership and flexibility that come with building infrastructure from scratch. At its core, Conclave enables seamless real-time audio and video communication. The platform is designed to support everything from quick one-on-one discussions to large group meetings, without requiring users to install external applications. By owning the entire stack, ACM-VIT gains complete control over user experience, feature evolution and platform reliability. Conclave offers multiple frictionless ways to join a meeting: i. Sign in with Google ii. Sign in with Apple iii. Join as a guest, without authentication This ensures accessibility for both ACM members and external participants such as speakers, judges, or collaborators, while still supporting secure, authenticated sessions when required. □ Meeting Capabilities Users can: i. Start a new meeting instantly ii. Join an existing meeting using a meeting code or link iii. Lock a meeting, preventing new participants from entering once the session begins iv. Hosts retain control over the flow of the meeting, enabling moderated discussions during interviews, internal reviews, or sensitive conversations. □ Core Features Conclave is built to match the expectations set by widely used platforms like Google Meet. Its feature set includes: i. High-quality audio and video streaming ii. In-meeting chat, enabling parallel discussion and link sharing iii. Text-to-Speech (TTS) support for enhanced accessibility iv. Participant management and host controls In short, Conclave supports all essential features expected from a modern video conferencing solution, while remaining tailored to student-led use cases. Conclave represents a natural evolution of ACM-VIT as a technical community, one that not only discusses technology daily, but also builds the tools that power those discussions. As an in-house video conferencing platform with feature parity to industry-standard tools, Conclave stands as a testament to student-led innovation, ownership, and engineering maturity.

Manage your Nextcloud calendars from a mobile app designed to keep things simple. Nextcloud Calendar automatically detects the calendars available on your instance and lets you easily view, create, and organize your events. Changes are synced in real time to keep your schedule up to date, whether you use one or multiple Nextcloud instances. Key features: • Automatic calendar detection • View, create, and manage events • Real-time synchronization • Multi-account support • Create meetings with video conference links via Nextcloud Talk Using multiple Nextcloud servers? Add your accounts and easily switch between instances. If Nextcloud Talk is enabled on your instance, you can generate a video conference link directly from the app and attach it to your event. Nextcloud Calendar is designed for users, teams, and organizations that want mobile access to their Nextcloud calendars through a clear, modern experience built for everyday use. A compatible Nextcloud instance is required. Some features may depend on your server configuration and the apps enabled by your administrator.