“It feels like the meeting is back,” was a refrain among attendees of the 2023 NBOA Annual Meeting, held February 19-22 in Los Angeles. With nearly 1,200 attendees, the scale was near pre-pandemic levels, and the energy was higher than ever.
Roughly 100 sessions were featured, including three outstanding keynote speakers, 9 leadership-level deep dives, and dozens of informative concurrents and goldmines — the latter of which returned this year by popular demand. Also back by popular demand were pre-conference workshops, this year on Inclusion as a Hiring and Retention Strategy, and Effective Financial Aid Strategy and Execution.
![NBOA Keynote Speaker Nyle DiMarco](/images/default-source/publications/netassets/articles/nyle-dimarco-(1).png?sfvrsn=a1e97925_1)
Attendees had the chance to learn, meet and greet keynote speakers, and network at the opening reception, NBOA Awards lunch, NBOA Breakfast, and attendee lounge among other opportunities.
![Attendees at the NBOA Annual Meeting](/images/default-source/publications/netassets/articles/board-members.png?sfvrsn=33fe5b20_1)
New this year was a Solutions Theatre in the Business Showcase, in which business partners provided 20-minute learning sessions in the exhibit hall. Attendees also selected their own Annual Meeting t-shirt designs at a t-shirt press, and took away a silver anniversary mug, pin and special edition of Net Assets magazine to celebrate NBOA’s 25 years.
![NBOA Annual Meeting attendees create custom t-shirts](/images/default-source/publications/netassets/articles/tshirts.png?sfvrsn=24399025_1)
Recordings of all sessions will be available March 6-June 30 for all in-person attendees and those that purchased the NBOA Annual Meeting On Demand. It’s not too late to register for the On-Demand meeting.
![Annual Meeting attendees view custom illustrations](/images/default-source/publications/netassets/articles/illustrations.png?sfvrsn=e0052474_1)
The 2024 NBOA Annual Meeting will take place in Atlanta, February 25-28, and the call for content for the next Annual Meeting as well as webinars and Net Assets articles will open in May of this year. Stay tuned for more information!
![NBOA Annual Meeting Award Lunch](/images/default-source/publications/netassets/articles/lunch.png?sfvrsn=d2ec2b65_1)