In this topsy-turvy world, deciding when and where to invest one's time and energy is of critical importance. Especially for creatives and other entrepreneurs where the need to be strategic and innovative is constant, conferences, festivals and other thoughtful gatherings of respected peers represent momentous opportunities for building vital connections and seeing exactly what people are thinking and responding to. This actively researched and updated series is my ongoing contribution toward helping us all learn about Ultimate Events on a timely basis.

Follow this link to the Official Guide to NAB Show Live Events. This year's NAB Show is set to run 7-12 April in Las Vegas.

April Events
. 5-8 | Full Frame Film Festival, Durham
. 5-8 | PAX East, Boston
. 5-8 | Art Paris Art Fair, Paris
. 7-12 | NAB Show, Las Vegas
. 8-10 | 4As Accelerate, Miami
. 8-10 | FITC Toronto
. 9-11 | Fuse 2018, NYC
. 11-12 | The Account-Based Marketing Innovation Summit, SF
. 11-13 | Digiday AI Marketing Summit, Santa Barbara
. 11 | LeBook Connections, Geneva
. 11-13 | MUTEK_IMG Forum For Digital Creation, Montreal
. 13-15 + 20-22 | Coachella, Indio
. 18-21 | Museums and the Web, Vancouver
. 18-19 | Sustainable Brands, Instanbul
. 18-29 | Tribeca Film Festival, NYC
. 19 | Ad Age A-List & Creativity Awards, NYC
. 19-22 | Art Expo New York
. 19-22 | The Overlook Film Festival, New Orleans
. 21-22 | High Water Festival, Charleston
. 22 | Earth Day
. 22-29 | Digital Marketing Conference Cruise, Port Canaveral
. 24-26 | D&AD Festival, London
. 24-27 | FMX 2018, Stuttgart
. 24-29 | Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film
. 25-27 | Generate, NYC
. 26-27 | Forward Festival, Vienna
. 27 Apr. - 6 May | New Orleans Jazz Fest
. 29 Apr. - 2 May | Marketing Nation Summit, SF
. 30 Apr. - 3 May | How Design Live + The Dieline Conference, Boston
. 30 | Collision, New Orleans

Featured Video: 2018 NAB Show - April 7-12, 2018
Featured Image: JG Photography, Stuttgart, Germany

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