The National Association of Broadcasters is now accepting proposals for technical papers and panels for the 2026 NAB Broadcast Engineering and IT Conference. The event, part of the 2026 NAB Show in Las Vegas from April 18–22, is aimed at broadcast engineers, technicians, technology managers and researchers working across radio, television and digital media.
John Clark, NAB senior vice president of emerging technology and executive director of Pilot, the association’s innovation initiative, said the conference remains a platform for both established experts and new voices to present forward-looking solutions in broadcasting. Papers accepted for the event will also be published in the “Proceedings of the 2026 NAB BEIT Conference.”
Radio will again feature as a key track in the programme, alongside television, facility design, regulatory and technical issues, cybersecurity, generative AI and other technology topics. The submission deadline for proposals is Nov. 14, 2025, with notifications of acceptance expected in January 2026. Proposals promoting company products or services will not be considered.
For a complete list of categories and additional details, visit the official call for proposals here.
Student input
In partnership with the IEEE Broadcast Technology Society, the BEIT Conference is also inviting student papers from undergraduates and postgraduates aged 18 and older. The best paper will be presented during the conference, published in the Proceedings and recognised at the opening session of the 2026 NAB Show, with travel assistance provided to the winner.
Student papers must be submitted by the same deadline as NAB BEIT submissions — Nov. 14, 2025 — via the NAB BEIT Conference Student Paper Submission Portal here.
The BEIT Conference committee is chaired by Sun Sachs, senior vice president of product, design and engineering at U.S. broadcaster Townsquare Media, and includes representatives from broadcasters, research institutions and technology companies. NAB says the conference also benefits from the support of the Society of Broadcast Engineers, the IEEE Broadcast Technology Society, the North American Broadcasters Association, the Radio Club of America, the Public Media Venture Group and the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers.
The NAB Show has also opened submissions for its wider conference programme. Full details for both calls for papers are available on the NAB Show website here.
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