Welcome to the calendar of media events throughout the world, curated by the Association for International Broadcasting.Click on a month to the events in that month, or simply scroll down to see all events in 2016.
AIB and AIB partner events are highlighted throughout the calendar.
If you want to see last year’s calendar of media events, click here.
For the 2017 calendar click here
January 2016
2016 International CES, 6-9th January 2016, Las Vegas, USA
DLD Conference, 17-19th January 2016, Munich, Germany | AIB was here
CSTB, 26-28th January 2016, Crocus Exhibition Centre, Moscow, Russia
Salon de la Radio, 31st January – 2nd February 2016
February 2016
Kidscreen Summit, 8-11th February 2016, Intercontinental, Miami, Florida, USA
Integrated Systems Europe, 9-12th February 2016, Amsterdam RAI, Netherlands
Broadcast Awards, 10th February 2016, Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane, London, UK
EBU Digital Radio Summit, 10th February 2016, Geneva, Switzerland
World Radio Day, 13th February
GSMA Mobile World Congress, 22nd-25th March 2016, Barcelona, Spain
BVE (Broadcast Video Expo), 23rd-25th February 2016, ExCel, London
#SMWF, 28th February – 1st March 2016, Singapore
ABU Digital Broadcasting Symposium, 29th February – 3rd March 2016, Hotel Istana, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
March 2016
Internet World, 1st-2nd March 2016, Munich, Germany
Satellite 2016, 7-10th March 2016, Gaylord National Convention Center, National Harbour, MD, USA
CABSAT, 8-10th March 2016, Dubai World Trade Centre, UAE
Radiodays Europe, 13-15th March 2016, Le Palais des Congrès de Paris, France
CeBIT, 14-18th March 2016, Hanover Exhibition Grounds, Germany
SXSW, 13th-22nd March 2016, Austin, Texas, USA
Elenos Day, 16th March 2016, Monarch Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya
World Media Summit 2016, 20th-21st March 2016, Doha, Qatar | AIB was here
Festival of Media Asia Pacific, 20th-22nd March 2016, The Capella, Singapore
Guardian Changing Media Summit 2016, 23rd-24th March 2016, London, UK
DVB World, March 2016, Copenhagen, Denmark
FICCI-Frames, 30th March – 1st April 2016, Mumbai, India
CCBN, CIEC, Beijing, China
April 2016
AIBs 2016 open for entry, 1st April 2016
Apps World North America, April 2016, Mosone Center West, San Francisco, USA
MIPTV, 4-7th April 2016, Palais des Festivals, Cannes, France | AIB was here
Musikmesse, 7-10th April 2016, Frankfurt, Germany
Broadband TV Connect Asia, 12th-13th April 2016, Jakarta, Indonesia
FT Digital Media Summit. 12th-13th April 2016, London, UK
#SMWF, 13th-14th April 2016, Amsterdam
NAB Show, 16th-21st April 2016, Las Vegas, USA | AIB was here
XIII Eurasian Media Forum, 20th-22nd April 2016
tv Connect, 26-28th April 2016, ExCel, London | AIB will be here
Asia Pacific Video Operators Summit, APOS, 26-28th April 2016, Bali, Indonesia
RadioAsia2016, Beijing, China
Poznan Media Expo, 25-28th April 2016, Poznan, Poland
SVIAZ/Expo Comm, 26-29th April 2016, IEC Expocentre, Moscow, Russia
IPI World Congress, 30th April – 3rd May 2016, Doha, Qatar
Hot Docs – Canadian International Documentary Festival, 28th April-8th May 2016, Toronto, Canada
May 2016
Media Convention Berlin, 2-3 May 2016
CeBIT Australia, 2nd-4th May 2016, Sydney Olympic Park, Australia
PALME Middle East, 9-11th May 2016, Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Centre
Nordic Media Festival, 11th-13th May 2016, Bergen, Norway
INTX-The Internet & Television EXPO, 16-18th May 2016, Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, Boston, USA
Women in Industry Forum, 23 May 2016, St Regis, Corniche, Abu Dhabi
Asia Media Summit, 24th-26th May 2016, Seoul, Korea
KOBA , 24th-27th May 2016, COEX, Seoul, Korea
Next Web Conference, 26th-27th May 2016, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Palmexpo 2016, 26th-28th May 2016, Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai, India
Broadcast Asia, 31st May-3rd June 2016, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore
CommunicAsia2016, 31st may-3rd June 2016, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore
June 2016
Digiworld Future 2016, 2nd June 2016, 81 Newgate Street, London AIB will be here
MEDIAMIX SEE 2016, 3rd-4th June 2016, Thessaloniki, Greece, Port Doc-1
RDS Forum, 13th-14th June 2016, Hotel Victoria in Glion/Montreux, Switzerland
InfoComm 2016, 4-10th June 2016, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
ANGAcom, 7-9th June 2016, Cologne, Germany
Sheffield Doc Fest, 10th-15th June 2016, Sheffield, UK
Festival de Télévision de Monte-Carlo, 12-16th June 2016
Media-Tech Conference, 14th June 2016, Mövenpick Hotel, Hamburg, Germany
Global Media Forum, 13th-15th June 2016, Bonn, Germany | AIB was in attendance
DLD Summer 16, 16th-17th June 2016, Munich, Germany
Media 2016, 16th-18th June 2016, Miami Airport Convention Center, USA
#DMWF London, 20th-21st June 2016, The Brewery, London
Smart Home World Summit, 21st-22nd June 2016, Olympia, London
Cloud World Forum, 21st – 22nd June 2016, Olympia, London
HAM Radio, 24-26th June 2016, Friedrichshafen, Germany
TVBEurope 2020, 28th June 2016, BAFTA, 195 Piccadilly, London | AIB will be here
Business&Climate Summit 2016, 28-29 June 2016, Guildhall, London | AIB will be here
Midem, 28th June – 1st July 2016, Palais des Festivals, Cannes, France
Mobile World Congress Shanghai, 29th June – 1st July 2016, Shanghai
AIBs 2016, closing date for entries, 30th June 2016
July 2016
Network Under the Stars, 7th July 2016, Olympia, London
Vietnam iCT Comm 2016, 20th-22nd July 2016, Hanoi International Exhibition Center, Vietnam
August 2016
The Edinburgh International Television Festival, 24-26th August 2016, Edinburgh
Broadcast Indonesia, 31st August – 3rd September 2016, Jakarta International Expo, Indonesia
September 2016
DLD Europe 16, 5th September 2016, Brussels, Belgium
IFA, 2nd-7th September 2016, Berlin, Germany
Westminster Media Forum, 13th September 2016, Central London, UK
dmexco, 14th-15th September 2016, Cologne, Germany
Radio Show, 21st-23rd September 2016, Nashville, USA
The Radio Festival 2016, The British Library, London, UK
October 2016
AIB Cyber Security Working Group, 5 October 2016
Festival of Media, LATAM, 5th-7th October 2016, Miami, USA
#DMWF New York, 18th – 19th October, Metropolitan West, New York
MIPCOM, 17th-20th October 2016, Cannes, France
Broadcast India Show, 20th-22nd October 2016, Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai, India
IBC Content Everywhere MENA, 31st October to 2nd November 2016, Madinat, Jumeirah, Dubai
November 2016
AIBs 2016 awards night, 2nd November, LSO St Lukes, London
#iamabroadcaster The AIBs 2016 Masterclass, 3 November, London
United States presidential election, 8th November 2016
ITU Telecom World, 14-17th November 2016, Bangkok, Thailand
TV Connect Africa, 15th-17th November, Cape Town, South Africa
DigiWorld Summit, 15th-17th November 2016, Le Corum, Montpellier, France
SABA 4th Africa and Digitalization Conference, 24th-26th November 2016, Maputo, Mozambique
The Open Mobile Summit 2016, 29th-30th November 2016, Mission Bay Conference Center, San Francisco, USA
December 2016
#iamabroadcaster Technology Masterclass, 1 December, Radisson Blu Edwardian Hotel, London Heathrow
IABM Annual International Business Conference and Awards, 1st-2nd December 2016, Radisson Blu Edwardian Hotel, London, UK
Virtual Reality Creative Summit, 6th December 2016, Picurehouse Central, London, UK
Africa Technology Summit, 6th-7th December 2016, Lagos, Nigeria
The future for UK public service media: investment in content, remit delivery and policy options, 13th December 2016, Central London