Technologies for Worship Conference at NAB

Imagine every piece of film, video, radio, presentation equipment and software that you can think of all under one roof. Add in hundreds and even thousands of pieces of technology that you've never even heard of. Sprinkle in a dozen conferences on different topics complete with world renowned speakers and worshops. And what do you have? The National Association of Broadcasters Conference. Coming up in Las Vegas, April 14th-19th, NAB is one of biggest and most comprehensive broadcasting/film/video/television/radio/etc. conferences in the world.

Of particular interest to readers of this blog, The Technologies for Worship Conference, held during NAB, is a place to get information on the latest techniques and technologies in the worship field, to hear from some of the top experts in the field, and to take workshops focused on audio/video and film/video production as it relates to the worship environment.

It might be too late for you to make plans to go this year, but if you can go, go. If you're thinking about buying equipment for your church, for your company, if you want to see the latest video gear, computer gear, software, anything... If you're planning on making any big tech purchases or if you just want to wander around for days in awe, go. Even if you just get an exhibits pass, it's worth it. You can literally walk around for days and not see all the gear on display at NAB. It's a great time to see the equipment you're thinking/wondering about, to get your hands on it and to ask the knowledgeable sales reps who are there what they think about it and how you might be able to use it. The scope of NAB is mind blowing. And if you get all geeked up about film/video/presentation equipment, you will be in techie heaven.

Some of the speakers this year are:

Dale Alexander, Creative Technologies Consulting

Phil Cooke, Producer/Director

Paul Crouch Jr., Trinity Broadcasting Network

Craig Janssen, Acoustic Dimensions

Alex Kendrick, Sherwood Baptist Church

Jerry Rose, Total Living Network

And here are some of the workshops:

Saturday

Video Production Technologies (Basic)—Learn to create video and audio systems in one day!
Graphic Design Process & Brainstorming Techniques—See the Graphic Design Process in action.
Dynamic Worship by Design—Learn to build or improve a great worship environment

Sunday

Video Production Techniques (Advanced)—Participate in the video production cycle from scriptwriting to distribution.
Ministry Production Design—Learn to improve the presentation of your message.
Intro to 3D: Modeling, Animating, Lighting—Learn about the fundamentals of 3D Animation.
Hands-on Audio Mixing Workshop—Sit at a station with a live mixer, EQ, compressor/limiter/gat, effects, amplifier, headphones and more!