The NAEA National Convention is an annual event providing substantive professional development services that include the advancement of knowledge in all sessions, events, and activities for the purpose of improving visual arts instruction. The four-day convention is the worlds largest art education event and features over 1,000 participatory workshops, panels, and seminars; keynote addresses by world-acclaimed educators, artists, researchers, and scholars; networking opportunities with colleagues; and nearly 200 exhibitor booths displaying art textbooks, high-tech software, prints, slides, curriculum materials, equipment, programs, and the latest studio and art history media all available for examination and review.