Proposals for technical papers and panels are now being accepted for the 2027 NAB Broadcast Engineering and IT (BEIT) Conference, part of the 2027 NAB Show scheduled for April 4-7, 2027, at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
The NAB BEIT Conference brings together media technologists, broadcast engineers, IT developers, researchers, manufacturers, consultants and technical leaders responsible for the systems powering modern media. The program explores practical, current and emerging technologies across television, radio, streaming, production, distribution and the broader media and IT ecosystem.
Serving as BEIT Planning Committee Chair is Graham Media Group Director of Emerging Technologies Adam Simpson. He commented, “Our industry is adapting to fast technical change and shifting audience behavior at the same time, and the technologists doing that work have the clearest view of where it is going. BEIT is where they share it. We want to hear about the problems you are solving and what you have learned along the way.”
Papers selected for the NAB BEIT Conference will also be published in the “Proceedings of the 2027 NAB BEIT Conference” in April 2027.
Submissions should fall under at least one of the NAB BEIT Conference’s focus areas, including:
- Analytics and Measurements
- Audio and Video Technology
- Artificial Intelligence
- Broadcast Radio
- Broadcast Television
- Cybersecurity
- Facility Design — On Premises or Cloud
- Media Workflows
- Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) Using Terrestrial Broadcasting
- Regulatory Issues
- Streaming Media
- Transmission and RF Systems
- Workforce, Training and Knowledge Transfer
For a complete list of categories and additional details, please visit the official Call for Proposals.
Proposal Submission Requirements
Proposals must be submitted online by Friday, October 23. Incomplete or late proposals will not be considered. Notifications will be sent to accepted presenters by December 15.
Call for Student Papers Now Open
In partnership with the IEEE Broadcast Technology Society (BTS), graduate and undergraduate students (18+ years old) are invited to submit papers for the NAB BEIT Conference. Papers must align with one of the NAB BEIT categories and will be reviewed alongside professional submissions. The best student paper will be presented during the NAB BEIT conference and published in the Proceedings. The best student paper award will be presented at the NAB BEIT Opening Session at NAB Show 2027, with travel assistance provided to the winner.
Student papers must be submitted by the same deadline as NAB BEIT submissions — Oct. 23, 2026 — via the NAB BEIT Conference Student Paper Submission Portal.
