2018 CONFERENCES OF INTEREST TO PUBLIC MEDIA FOLKS

Please let me know about additional conferences and events.

SXSW

March 9^th – 18^th

Various venues

Austin

3/14 Noon – 6pm – Vuhaus Public Stage

Austin Convention Center

3/16 Noon - Midnight – Vuhaus Slingshot Stage

Stubbs of Austin

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PUBLIC RADIO ENGINEERING CONFERENCE (PREC)

April 4^th & 5^th

Tuscany Suites

Las Vegas

APRE – the Association of Public Radio Engineers – is holding the 2018 Public Radio Engineering Conference on April 5th and 6th, immediately preceding the annual NAB Show.

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18^th ANNUAL TRIPLE A NON-COMMvention

May 15th-18th

WXPN World Cafe

Philadelphia

Bruce Warren wrote on the PRPD Facebook page:

“Registration is now open and the first wave of bands has been announced including Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats, #NPRSlinsghot musician Jade Bird, and Austin's Sweet Spirit. Sessions will be announced soon. There will be over 25 bands appearing in three days. If you love the Triple A public radio music thing then we'd love to see you in May.”

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PUBLIC MEDIA BUSINESS ASSOCIATION (PMBA) CONFERENCE

Tuesday, May 29^th – Friday, June 1^st

Long Beach

The 2018 PMBA annual conference will be held in Long Beach. Details will be available soon.

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PUBLIC RADIO NEWS DIRECTORS (PRNDI) ANNUAL CONFERENCE

June 20^th – 23^rd

Hilton Hotel Center City

Philadelphia

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NFCB COMMUNITY MEDIA CONFERENCE

Wait until 2019

Sally Kane, NFCB’s CEO, to us:

We are not holding a national conference until March or April of 2019. This year we are focusing on convening three regional summits which are for our members only. The big national conference is a huge financial and administrative commitment for an organization our size so we have moved to alternating summits and the conference. Thanks for thinking of us.

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PUBLC MEDIA DEVELOPMENT & MARKETING CONFERENCE (PMDMC)

July 10^th – 13^th

Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile

Chicago

Greater Public and PBS will co-present the 2018 PMDMC July 10-13 in Chicago. Don’t miss the biggest event in public media.

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FMQB TRIPLE A CONFERENCE

August 8^th – 11^th

St. Julian Hotel

Boulder

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PUBLIC RADIO PROGRAM DIRECTORS (PRPD)

PUBLIC MEDIA CONTENT CONFERENCE

August 20^th – 23^rd

Hyatt Regency

Austin

Pre-conference sessions are on August 18th – 20^th

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CHRISTIAN MUSIC BROADCASTERS (CMB)

MOMENTUM 2018

September 5th – 8th

Loews Royal Pacific Resort

Orlando

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AMERICANA FEST

September 11^th – 16th

Venues to be announced soon

Nashville

For five nights, Americana Fest will feature 215+ live performances at 14 of Nashville's most prominent venues. Americana and bluegrass radio folks, music industry pros will gather for seminars, panels and networking opportunities.

“The coolest music scene today.” – The New York Times

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ERPM SUPER-REGIONAL

October 24^th – 26^th

JW Marriott Buckhead Hotel 

Atlanta

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COLLEGE BROADCASTERS, INC.

CBI National Student Electronic Media Convention

October 25^th – 27th

Seattle

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