Would you attend the annual tradeshow of the National Association of Broadcasters? Sounds pretty deadly, doesn’t it? A bunch of TV executives hanging around sharing insider trade gossip, right? Nothing could be further from the truth!
![NAB 2011 panorama](http://static.fosketts.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/NAB-2011-panorama-1024x486.jpg)
The annual NAB Show is one of my favorite events. It’s got everything:
- It’s huge, taking up all of the Las Vegas convention center. It dwarfs big IT events like VMworld. Seriously – it’s like 10 VMworlds at once!
- It’s interesting, with content from all sorts of companies. From movie cameras to IT gear to clocks and belt holsters (really!), NAB has it all!
- It’s fun, with a wide variety of attendees from all over the world. A great way to get out of your comfort zone!
I’ll be at NAB Show this year, on Monday and Tuesday, April 16 and 17. That’s literally all I could spare out of my schedule, but I wouldn’t miss it!
I’m looking forward to meeting up with friends like Robin Harris, W. Curtis Preston, Nick Pearce, and anyone else who happens to be around. Last year I ran into John Hickson, the folks from companies like Avere, DDN, and Active Storage, and even two guys I went to college with. It’s an amazing show!
Nick is arranging a Monday-evening get-together, and Claire Chaplais (who helps organize Tech Field Day) has some passes for events on Tuesday. Drop me a line if you’ll be there too!
![NAB Show 2011 clocks](http://static.fosketts.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/NAB-Show-2011-clocks-224x300.jpg)
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