Registering for Sessions

[Nick Royer]

Hi All,

This is my first year at NAB. In addition to the trade show, I've also signed up for the 3 session pack as there are some conference sessions I'd like to attend. My question is - how do I actually sign up? Do you just show up in-person the day-of? Or is there a way to register online before hand? This part isn't very clear on the website and I want to make sure I don't waste the tickets by not being able to get into the sessions I want to do. Thanks!

 

[zijital]

Did you use a free code? If so, then I don't think you get the 3 sessions.


http://www.nabshow.com/2014/about/registration-packages/

**Access to the 3 Sessions is not included when registering with a Guest Pass Code (Free Exhibits-Only)

Still, have no fear as just getting into the exhibits if more than enough to fill your time as there is no way possible to visit all of the booths in 4 days. Further the exhibits only pass, I believe, still gets you into a number of the general sessions:

http://www.nabshow.com/2014/sessions/open-to-all/

I think any of these general ones you just show up day of.

There is also Post-Production World, which has a bunch of sessions. Some very good, others alright, others you won't learn anything from. If there are topics you really are needing / wanting to learn about, buy a pass to that. When I had a pass it was a just show up to the sessions you wanted type of thing and I don't remember any being too full (that I wanted to see) that I couldn't get into the room.
http://www.nabshow.com/2014/sessions/post-production-world/

If you purchased the 3 session pass, I'd say contact them to make sure you don't need to sign up before hand.

Lastly, there are also "sessions" that happen on the floor. Some vendors have their own stage & seating area that they hold programs. Again, some worthwhile others a waste of time.

The biggest piece of advice I can give you is just to ask questions. Even if they seem like dumb questions, ask them. NAB is a huge collection of specialized people all in one place & you might learn a thing or two about random pieces of equipment you never really thought about before. Though also keep in mind, there are a lot of salesmen there, so there is also a lot of BS. I personally feel like the best salesmen were the ones who could be honest about the strengths of the competition but then also point out the differences & why those differences could be a reason for you to go with one product over another.