Teleclasses, webinars, and live workshops take place throughout the year, but nothing can compare with a professional organizers conference. Spending entire days hearing expert speakers in the company of like-minded professionals is something you must experience, if at all possible, so grab your planner and decide which conference(s) you’ll attend this year!

April 21 – 24, 2010
NAPO 2010 Annual Conference & Organizing Exposition
Columbus, Ohio

September 13 – 14, 2010
2010 Australasian Association of Professional Organisers (AAPO) Conference
Christchurch, New Zealand

September 23 – 25, 2010
NSGCD Fall 2010 Conference
Austin, Texas

October 1, 2010
Orvention 2010
Gelderland, The Netherlands

Fall 2010
Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference for Professional Organizers

If you really like to plan ahead, mark these dates as well:

April 6 – 9, 2011
NAPO 2011 Annual Conference
San Diego, California

March 21 – 24, 2012
NAPO 2012 Annual Conference
Baltimore, Maryland

List Planit posted some great tips this week about preparing to attend an out-of-town conference. Be sure to read right through to the end of the post, where you can download a free Conference ePlanner.

I would love to go to all of these events so I can share the information with readers who aren’t able to be there, but unfortunately, neither my schedule nor my budget will allow it. If you’re attending a conference this year, and you’d like to be my eyes and ears in the field, please contact me about being a guest blogger.

This list is not complete, but is all the information I was able to locate at this time. If you have details for this year’s POC or POAA Conferences, or know of other events which should be listed here, please note them in the Comments section.