Higher-Ed Edtech &

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Product-Specific

Business

Specialty Community

Teaching & Learning

User conferences for specific

products and companies

Business leaders, entrepreneurs,

and financiers discuss the
industry of edtech

A special interest group within

edtech, devoted to a specific
topic

Educators and edu-advocates

discuss how the world of
learning is changing

INTERNATIONAL

US

Bett Jan 25-28, 2017 London, UK

1776 Jun 7, 2016 Washington, DC

LearnLaunch Feb 2-3, 2017 Boston, MA

ASU+GSV April 10-12, 2017 San Diego, CA

Milken-Penn GSE May 10-11, 2016 Philadelphia, PA Bett Asia Nov 15016, 2016 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

BbWorld Jul 12-14, 2016 Las Vegas, NV

MoodleMoot US Jun 21-23, 2016 Los Angeles, CA Bett Brasil May 18-21, 2016 So Paulo, Brazil
User conference for Moodle CMS

Brazilian edtech summit and tradeshow; 15,000+ attendees

BMO Sep 15, 2016 New York, NY

NMC Jun 14-16, 2016 Rochester, NY

Bett Latin America Oct 27-28, 2016 Mexico City, Mexico

Campus Technology Aug 1-4, 2016 Boston, MA

NYT Higher Ed Leaders Jun 20-21, 2016 NY, NY

Bett Middle East Apr 2017 Abu Dhabi, UAE

CNI Dec 12-13, 2016 Washington, DC

OLC Accelerate Nov 16-18, 2016 Orlando, FL

Digifest Mar 14-15, 2017 Birmingham, UK

D2L Jul 18-19, 2016 Washington, DC

OLC Innovate Apr 5-7, 2017 New Orleans, LA

EdTechXEurope Jun 15-16, 2016 London, UK

DEPD Aug 9-11, 2016 Madison, WI

Open Ed Nov 2-4, 2016 Richmond, VA

ePIC Oct 26-28, 2016 Bolgna, Italy

DREAM Feb 21, 2017 San Francisco, CA

OTC Jun 16-17, 2016 San Diego, CA

LAK Mar 13-17, 2017 Vancouver, Canada

EDUCAUSE Oct 25-26, 2016 Anaheim, CA

POD Nov 9-13, 2016 Louisville, KY

OE Global Mar 8-10, 2017 Cape Town, South Africa

ELI Feb 13-15, 2017 Houston, TX

Reimagine Ed Dec 5-6, 2016 Philadelphia, PA

Ellucian Live March 19-22, 2017 Orlando, FL

SXSWedu Mar 6-9, 2017 Austin, Tx

HASTAC May 11-14, 2016 Tempe, AZ

TLT Mar 16-17, 2017 Rolla, MI

IMS Global May 23-26, 2016 San Antonio, TX

UBTech Jun 6-8, 2016 Las Vegas, NV

InstructureCon Jul 19-21,2016 Keystone, CA

WCET Oct 12-14, 2016 Minneapolis, MN

Startup discovery tournament hosted by incubator

Business event in education with 2,500+ attendees
User conference for Blackboard, 2500+ attendees
Industry investor conference; invite-only
23-yr-old event focused on IT for campus admins & IDs

Biannual member meeting, focus on info tech & libraries

User conference for Brightspace, 1000+ attendees
30-year-old event w/PD for distance education; 800+
Focus on community college, student success strategies
Massive gathering focused on education IT; 7,000+
Teaching & learning multimedia, academic computing
User conference for Ellucian, 8500+ attendees

Future of teaching and learning, esp. digital humanities

Interoperability & standards for companies & colleges
User conference for Canvas, 1800+ attendees

Digital learning w/900+ entrepreneurs, investors, admins

Education biz plan competition at Penn GSE

Focus on emerging technologies and learning approaches

Invite-only forum of higher-ed leaders; various topics
Intl event; online teaching & learning; virtual track

Blended & online learning & emerging tech; virtual track

13-yrs-old; variety open-ed topics, esp. use & research
Broad online-ed PD for faculty, staff & admins
40-yr-old event, teaching & learning PD, research, & tech

Massive European edtech tradeshow and seminar

Gathering of 1500+ Asian edtech leaders & educators

Latin America edtech summit & tradeshow

Middle East edtech summit & tradeshow

Digital tech talks, workshops & demos + virtual option

Ed conference for European entrepreneurs & investors
Gathering for badges, portfolio and blockchain community
Forum for learning analytics researchers & practitioners
Research, tech & policy for open education

450+ academics, entrepreneurs & VCs showcase innovations

Edtech gathering with hundreds of panels and events
PD incorporating tech in teaching; free event
Summit on IT, AV and student success; 1,000+ attendees
Strategies for tech-enhanced teaching & learning

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