Call for Technical Papers and Panels Now Open for the NAB Broadcast Engineering and IT (BEIT) Conference at NAB Show 2027

Washington D.C. — Proposals for the technical papers and panels are now being accepted for the 2027 NAB Broadcast Engineering and IT (BEIT) Conference, part of NAB Show 2027, held April 4-7, 2027, at the Las Vegas Convention Center. This conference is an opportunity for industry professionals to present their expertise at the premier broadcast, media and entertainment event.

“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,” said Adam Simpson, director of Emerging Technologies, Graham Media Group, and BEIT Planning Committee Chair. “BEIT is where they share it. We want to hear about the problems you are solving and what you have learned along the way.”

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.

Papers selected for the NAB BEIT Conference will also be published in the “Proceedings of the 2027 NAB BEIT Conference” in April 2027.

Topics for Submission

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, Oct. 23, 2026. Incomplete or late proposals will not be considered. Notifications will be sent to accepted presenters by Dec. 15, 2026.   

NAB Show is committed to ensuring diverse representation within its programming and encourages diverse voices from various backgrounds to submit proposals. Proposals explaining the underlying technologies used in new broadcast products or services will be considered. Note: Proposals promoting company products or services will not be accepted. 

For more information, contact Jarell Gibbs, NAB BEIT conference coordinator.

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.

BEIT Conference Committee

The 2027 NAB BEIT Conference Committee includes prominent industry experts, chaired by Adam Simpson, director of Emerging Technologies, at Graham Media Group. Other members include: 

• Jason Kim, senior systems engineer, ONE Media Technologies
• Felipe Chavez, chief operating officer, Bustos Media
• Mike DePolo, vice president, Engineering and Digital Operations, Urban One
• Thomas Edwards, senior manager, Solutions Architecture, AWS
• Rebecca Hanson, director general, NABA
• Chris Homer, director, Engineering, Scripps Media Inc.
• Anil Kokaram, chair, Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Trinity College
• Dave Kolesar, broadcast engineer, WTOP/Hubbard
• Geary Morrill, vice president, SBE
• Zhulieta Ibisheva, director, Technology, NBCUniversal
• Skip Pizzi, senior advisor, PMVG
• Marisabel Rodriguez, global services manager, Google Cloud
• Steve Shultis, chief technology officer, New York Public Radio
• Adam Sharp, president & CEO, National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
• Rebecca Sirmons, general manager, NASA+, NASA
• Alan Spindel, president, Radio Club of America
• Dean Stoneback, senior director, Engineering and Standards, SCTE
• Thomas True, senior applied engineer, NVIDIA

Partners:

NAB Show would like to recognize its partners for the NAB BEIT Conference, including the Society of Broadcast Engineers (SBE), IEEE Broadcast Technology Society (BTS), North American Broadcasters Association (NABA), Radio Club of America (RCA), Public Media Venture Group (PMVG), Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS).

Learn more about the NAB BEIT Conference at nabpilot.org.

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