Okay guys and dolls. First things first, take off the rest of this Friday so you can spend some quality time reading these conference previews from yours truly. Go ahead, you have my permission. Cut out early from work, go home, pour a glass of your favorite bourbon, find your easy chair and dig in.

I’m posting these previews in the order of where the respective conferences were ranked last year, according to Boyd Nation. Today, I’m starting with the top six first. But don’t worry, I’m going to post the remaining 25 conferences through the weekend and into early next week. You’ll get your fill, I promise.

So here we go… let’s get this rollin’.