Three core parts with different jobs
Families need both everyday connection and practical coordination. A conversation can explain why a date matters. A calendar can preserve the date after the conversation moves on. Event planning can organize the decisions needed to turn an idea into a gathering. Reunion Portal is designed around those related but distinct jobs.
Family-centered two-way conversation
Conversation is where relatives share context, ask questions, and respond to one another. The goal is not one-way broadcasting. A useful family space lets the organizer communicate while also making room for relatives to contribute. Clear subject matter and concise updates help a geographically distributed family follow along at different times.
A shared family calendar
The calendar gives important family dates one dependable home. Celebrations, visits, reunion dates, and other meaningful events are easier to remember when the current date is visible outside an older message thread. Clear titles, confirmed status, readable dates, and a named contact make each entry more useful.
Tools for organizing family events
Gatherings require decisions and follow-through. Event planning connects the shared idea to practical work: establish the purpose, decide the date, divide responsibility, communicate the plan, and keep changes understandable. Reunion Portal is intended to support organizers through that process without separating the event from the family conversation around it.
Follow one gathering from update to event
Here is an illustrated workflow using a fictional June reunion. It describes the existing member experience; public registration is still coming soon.
- Open your family space. Existing members sign in and work with the families they belong to. The feed brings together posts they are allowed to see across those families.
- Find the shared date. Open Calendar to view personal, family, and shared calendars. Choose your own colors and visible calendars without changing anyone else’s view.
- Create the gathering. A member with the required permission chooses the destination calendar and creates the event. Confirm the date, event time zone, place, and people who should have access.
- Share a related update. In the feed’s Add a post form, tie the post to the reunion and choose its audience. Add a link or call to action when useful, or use a poll for a question that needs votes.
- Return to the event. The event feed shows posts related to that gathering. Update the event’s shared details when the plan changes, then explain the correction in a related post.
Family feedReunion lunch replies“Please confirm lunch attendance by May 15.”
Related event: June family reunion
Calendar and eventJune family reunionJune 15, 2030 · noon–4 PM Mountain Daylight Time
Event feed: related updates and questions
Fictional example illustrating the relationship between a post and an event; this is not a screenshot of a family’s private account.Read the extended-family calendar guide for permissions and time-zone examples, or use a completed gathering brief before creating your event.
A simple working rhythm
- Share the context. Explain the update or gathering idea in the family conversation.
- Ask for the needed input. Name the decision, options, and a useful response date.
- Record what is settled. Put a confirmed date in the shared calendar and state the decision clearly.
- Organize the next actions. Give each event task an owner and a specific next step.
- Keep the current plan visible. Update the dependable source before sending a correction.
What Reunion Portal brings together
The public site explains the product and offers an adult launch-notification signup for launch and readiness email. The notification flow is separate from registration: it does not create an account, open registration, promise a launch date or access priority, or guarantee an invitation. New account registration remains coming soon. Existing members may use the Sign in link in the site navigation.
Registration is not open yet. Compare the current plans and pricing and see the family planning features. Adults 18 and older can request launch updates; requesting updates does not create an account or guarantee an invitation. Existing members can sign in.
For adult family organizers
The public acquisition experience is directed to adults. Launch notifications require an 18-or-older affirmation and specific email consent. People under 13 cannot create or claim an account, and no under-13 parental-consent onboarding path is offered.