North American Bengali Conference

The North American Bengali Conference (NABC) is an annual Bengali culture conference held in the United States and Canada, typically around the weekend of July 4. It was established in 1981 by the Cultural Association of Bengal in New York, and is hosted by a different organization every year. The conference includes performances, readings, discussion, networking, and class reunions.

Performers are often from the United States, Canada, Bangladesh, and India. Audiences are primarily Bangladeshi American, Indian American, Bangladeshi Canadian and Indian Canadian.

Venues 
 1981: New York City, New York Organized By Cultural Association of Bengal 
 1982: New York CityOrganized By Cultural Association of Bengal 
 1983: New York City Organized By Cultural Association of Bengal 
 1984: Boston, Massachusetts Organized By Prabasi of New England 
 1985: Baltimore, Maryland Organized By Prantik of Baltimore 
 1986: Cleveland, Ohio Organized By Central Ohio Bengali Association 
 1987: San Francisco/San Jose, Bay Area Auditorium at the California School for the Deaf, Fremont, California Organized By Bay Area Bengali Organizations
 1988: Atlantic City, New Jersey, Atlantic City Convention Center organized by Kallol NJ
 1989: New York CityOrganized By Cultural Association of Bengal 
 1990: Maryland, University of Maryland Organized By Sanskriti DC
 1991  Boston area, Lowell, Massachusetts Organized By Prabasi Of New England 
 1992: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Organized By PBCA Toronto 
 1993: Los Angeles, California, California State University, Fullerton Organized By Dakshini Los Angeles 
 1994: Chicago, Illinois, Hyatt Regency O'Hare Organized By Bengali Association of Greater Chicago (BAGC)
 1995: New York Metro Area, White Plains, New York Organized By Cultural Association of Bengal 
 1996: Houston, Texas, Adam's Mark Hotel Organized By Tagore Society of Houston 
 1997: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Valley Forge Convention Center, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania Organized By Pragati Philadelphia 
 1998: Toronto, Regal Constellation Organized By PBCA Toronto 
 1999: San Francisco Bay Area, Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, California Organized By Bay Area Prabasi 
 2000: Atlantic City, New Jersey, Atlantic City Convention Center and Kolkata, India Organized By Kallol NJ and others
 2001: Boston, Paul Tsongs Arena Lowell MA organized by Prabasi of New England 
 2002: Atlanta, Georgia World Congress Center Organized By South Eastern Bengali Association 
 2003: Long Beach, CA, Long Beach Convention Center Organized by Dakshini Bengali Association of California 
 2004: Baltimore, Baltimore Convention Center Organized By Sanskriti DC
 2005: New York City, Madison Square Garden Organized By Cultural Association of Bengal 
 2006: Houston, George R. Brown Convention Center Organized By Tagore Society of Houston 
 2007: Detroit, Cobo Conference/Exhibition Hall Organized By Bengali Association of Greater Michigan 
 2008: Toronto, Metro Toronto Convention Centre Organized By PBCA Toronto
 2009: San Jose, McEnery Convention Center Organized By Bay Area Prabasi 
 2010: Atlantic City, Atlantic City Convention Center Organized By Kallol of NJ
 2011: Baltimore, Baltimore Convention Center Organized By Sanskriti DC
 2012: Las Vegas, Paris Las Vegas Organized By Cultural Association of Bengal 
 2013: Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Metro Toronto Convention Centre Organized By PBCA Toronto
 2014: Orlando, Florida, USA, The Peabody Orlando Organized By Bengali Society of Florida
 2015: Houston, Texas, USA, George R. Brown Convention Center Organized By Tagore Society of Houston 
 2016: New York City, Madison Square Garden  Organized By Cultural Association of Bengal 
 2017: San Francisco, Santa Clara Convention Center Organized By Bay Area Prabasi
 2018: Atlantic City, Atlantic City Convention Center Organized By Ananda Mandir NJ
2019: Baltimore, Baltimore Convention Center Organized By Sanskriti DC
2020: Las Vegas Nevada, Westgate Las Vegas Organized by Cultural Association of Bengal
2021: Boston, Massachusetts organized by Prabasi of New England
2022: Chicago, Illinois organized by Bengali Association of Greater Chicago (BAGC) At McCormick Place

Hosting rights 
The Cultural Association of Bengal approves annual hosts for the North American Bengali Conference. , organizations that wish to be considered need to be membership organizations, have members with experience hosting or volunteering previous NABC conferences, and have the capacity to raise US $2 million.

Related Info 

 Bengali language
 Bengali people
 Indian Americans
 Bangladeshi Americans
 Indo-Canadians
 Bangladeshi Canadians

References

External links 
 NABC 2017 home page
 NABC 2016 home page
 NABC 2015 home page
 NABC 2014 home page
 NABC 2013 home page
 NABC 2011 home page
 NABC 2010 home page
 NABC 2009 home page
 NABC 2008 home page
 NABC youth home page

Category:Conventions in the United States
Category:Conventions in Canada
Category:Indian American
Category:Bangladeshi American
Category:Indo-Canadian culture
Category:Bangladeshi Canadian
Category:Indian-American culture
Category:1981 establishments in the United States