In recent years, overseas large-scale conferences and exhibitions related to VR and AR have become increasingly common, and many events on these topics were already scheduled for 2018.

Mobile World Congress (MWC)

Date: February 26 - March 1

Location: Barcelona, Spain

The Mobile World Congress is the world's largest exhibition for the mobile communications industry and a conference representing mobile operators, device manufacturers, technology providers, suppliers, and content owners. Originally named the GSM World Congress, it was later renamed the 3GSM World Congress and is still sometimes referred to as 3GSM or 3GSM World.

IEEEVR 2018 - IEEE Virtual Reality Conference

Date: March 18-22

Location: Reutlingen, Germany

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is the world's largest professional organization for technical personnel. It is an international association of electronics and information science engineers and is currently the largest non-profit professional technical society in the world, with over 400,000 members in more than 160 countries.

GDC/VRDC - Game Developers Conference

Date: March 19-23

Location: San Francisco, USA

The Game Developers Conference has evolved from an informal gathering of about 25 developers in the living room of a famous game designer to a week-long conference attended by over 26,000 industry professionals. In 2016, the conference celebrated its 30th edition, a testament to the industry's growth. Initially focused on computer games, the industry has since diversified to include dedicated consoles, handheld devices, mobile phones, smartphones, tablets, online, and computer games across multiple platforms. With the emerging VR and AR gaming and entertainment space, GDC continues to define market innovation each year and provides insight into the future of gaming.

2018 Global Sources Consumer Electronics Show

Date: April 11-14 or October 2018

Location: Hong Kong

This is the world's largest electronics event, divided into two phases: "Consumer Electronics Show" and "Mobile Electronics Show," held annually in April and October. The upcoming edition will feature over 6,600 booths.

2018 Hong Kong Electronics Fair

Date: April 13-16 or October 13-16, 2018

Location: Hong Kong

The Hong Kong Electronics Fair (Autumn Edition) is organized by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council and is held annually in April and October. In the previous year, the fair attracted over 3,600 exhibitors from 28 countries and regions and drew 95,000 professional visitors from 159 countries and regions.

F8 - Facebook Developer Conference

Date: May 1-2

Location: San Jose, USA

Facebook F8 is an annual conference held by Facebook, designed for developers and entrepreneurs who build products and services on the platform.

VRLA - Virtual Reality Los Angeles Expo

Date: May 4-5

Location: Los Angeles, USA

VRLA is the world's largest virtual reality expo, raising awareness of the new generation of virtual reality development. The expo hosts a thriving community of developers, entrepreneurs, and enthusiasts who are excited and curious about the modern renaissance of VR, AR, and immersive technologies.

Future of Immersive Leisure Conference

Date: May 16-17

Location: Las Vegas, USA

The Future of Immersive Leisure Conference aims to provide a comprehensive overview of immersive technologies that will fundamentally change home entertainment, building on the latest developments in real-world deployments. It will highlight new technologies, tools, trends, business models, and innovations that will impact the success of immersive experiences in amusement parks, location-based entertainment centers, cinemas, museums, and other leisure facilities, as well as the role of immersive technology in outdoor experiential marketing.

VR World Expo

Date: May 22-23

Location: London, UK

VR World is the largest virtual reality experience center in North America and the Western Hemisphere. It features the best and most diverse virtual reality experiences available to the public. Unlike other venues that focus on a single field or type, VR World aims to offer as much VR as possible, allowing visitors to experience as many destinations as they can. Each guide is passionate about their work, making time at VR World relaxed and enjoyable.

Augmented World Expo (AWE)

Date: May 10 - June 1

Location: Santa Clara, USA

AWE is the largest conference and expo for people involved in augmented reality, virtual reality, and wearable technology. It is organized by a non-profit organization called AugmentedReality, with the mission to "advance augmented reality to advance humanity." They produce events in the US, Europe, and Asia, with participation from many technology companies such as Google and Intel, as well as several key figures in the field.

E3 - Electronic Entertainment Expo

Date: June 12-14

Location: Los Angeles, USA

The Electronic Entertainment Expo, commonly known as E3, is the premier trade event for the video game industry. Presented by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA), it is used by many developers, publishers, and hardware and accessory manufacturers to introduce and promote upcoming games and game-related merchandise to retailers and media members.

The E3 event formally includes an exhibition hall for developers, publishers, and manufacturers to showcase upcoming titles and products for the following year. In the days leading up to the show, the largest publishers and hardware manufacturers hold hour-long press conferences outlining the products to be exhibited, as well as announcements of new games and products. E3 is considered the largest annual gaming news expo in North America.

SIGGRAPH - Special Interest Group on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques

Date: August 12-16

Location: Vancouver, Canada

SIGGRAPH (short for Special Interest Group on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques) is the annual conference on computer graphics organized by ACM SIGGRAPH. The first SIGGRAPH conference was held in 1974. Thousands of computer professionals attend this conference. Past SIGGRAPH conferences have been held in Los Angeles, Dallas, New Orleans, Boston, Vancouver, and other locations in North America.

Gamescom - Cologne Game Fair

Date: August 21-25

Location: Cologne, Germany

Gamescom (also known as "Cologne Game Fair" or "GC Fair" in Chinese-speaking regions) is an annual trade fair for video games held in Cologne, Germany. The fair is organized by the Bundesverband Interaktive Unterhaltungssoftware. Many game developers use the fair to showcase their upcoming video games and related hardware.

Tokyo Game Show

Date: September

Location: Tokyo, Japan

The Tokyo Game Show (TGS) is a large-scale video game exhibition held at the Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan. The content of the Tokyo Game Show primarily includes various game consoles and their entertainment software, computer games, and game-related merchandise. The first Tokyo Game Show was held in 1996, and it is currently the second-largest game exhibition in the world, after E3 in the United States.