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US1776 Jun 7, 2016 Washington, DCStartup discovery tournament hosted by incubator

ASU+GSV April 10-12, 2017 San Diego, CABusiness event in education with 2,500+ attendees

BbWorld Jul 12-14, 2016 Las Vegas, NVUser conference for Blackboard, 2500+ attendees

BMO Sep 15, 2016 New York, NYIndustry investor conference; invite-only

Campus Technology Aug 1-4, 2016 Boston, MA23-yr-old event focused on IT for campus admins & IDs

CNI Dec 12-13, 2016 Washington, DCBiannual member meeting, focus on info tech & libraries

D2L Jul 18-19, 2016 Washington, DCUser conference for Brightspace, 1000+ attendees

DEPD Aug 9-11, 2016 Madison, WI 30-year-old event w/PD for distance education; 800+

DREAM Feb 21, 2017 San Francisco, CAFocus on community college, student success strategies

EDUCAUSE Oct 25-26, 2016 Anaheim, CAMassive gathering focused on education IT; 7,000+

ELI Feb 13-15, 2017 Houston, TX Teaching & learning multimedia, academic computing

Ellucian Live March 19-22, 2017 Orlando, FLUser conference for Ellucian, 8500+ attendees

HASTAC May 11-14, 2016 Tempe, AZFuture of teaching and learning, esp. digital humanities

IMS Global May 23-26, 2016 San Antonio, TXInteroperability & standards for companies & colleges

InstructureCon Jul 19-21,2016 Keystone, CAUser conference for Canvas, 1800+ attendees

LearnLaunch Feb 2-3, 2017 Boston, MADigital learning w/900+ entrepreneurs, investors, admins

Milken-Penn GSE May 10-11, 2016 Philadelphia, PAEducation biz plan competition at Penn GSE

MoodleMoot US Jun 21-23, 2016 Los Angeles, CAUser conference for Moodle CMS

NMC Jun 14-16, 2016 Rochester, NYFocus on emerging technologies and learning approaches

NYT Higher Ed Leaders Jun 20-21, 2016 NY, NYInvite-only forum of higher-ed leaders; various topics

OLC Accelerate Nov 16-18, 2016 Orlando, FLInt’l event; online teaching & learning; virtual track

OLC Innovate Apr 5-7, 2017 New Orleans, LABlended & online learning & emerging tech; virtual track

Open Ed Nov 2-4, 2016 Richmond, VA13-yrs-old; variety open-ed topics, esp. use & research

OTC Jun 16-17, 2016 San Diego, CABroad online-ed PD for faculty, staff & admins

POD Nov 9-13, 2016 Louisville, KY40-yr-old event, teaching & learning PD, research, & tech

Reimagine Ed Dec 5-6, 2016 Philadelphia, PA 450+ academics, entrepreneurs & VCs showcase innovations

SXSWedu Mar 6-9, 2017 Austin, TxEdtech gathering with hundreds of panels and events

TLT Mar 16-17, 2017 Rolla, MIPD incorporating tech in teaching; free event

UBTech Jun 6-8, 2016 Las Vegas, NVSummit on IT, AV and student success; 1,000+ attendees

WCET Oct 12-14, 2016 Minneapolis, MNStrategies for tech-enhanced teaching & learning

INTERNATIONALBett Jan 25-28, 2017 London, UKMassive European edtech tradeshow and seminar

Bett Asia Nov 15016, 2016 Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaGathering of 1500+ Asian edtech leaders & educators

Bett Brasil May 18-21, 2016 São Paulo, BrazilBrazilian edtech summit and tradeshow; 15,000+ attendees

Bett Latin America Oct 27-28, 2016 Mexico City, MexicoLatin America edtech summit & tradeshow

Bett Middle East Apr 2017 Abu Dhabi, UAEMiddle East edtech summit & tradeshow

Digifest Mar 14-15, 2017 Birmingham, UKDigital tech talks, workshops & demos + virtual option

EdTechXEurope Jun 15-16, 2016 London, UKEd conference for European entrepreneurs & investors

ePIC Oct 26-28, 2016 Bolgna, ItalyGathering for badges, portfolio and blockchain community

LAK Mar 13-17, 2017 Vancouver, CanadaForum for learning analytics researchers & practitioners

OE Global Mar 8-10, 2017 Cape Town, South Africa Research, tech & policy for open education

Higher-Ed Edtech & Innovation ConferencesMay 2016 - May 2017

Product-SpecificUser conferences for specific products and companies

Teaching & Learning Educators and edu-advocates discuss how the world of learning is changing

Specialty Community A special interest group within edtech, devoted to a specific topic

Business Business leaders, entrepreneurs, and financiers discuss the industry of edtech