Conferences, Seminars, and Institutes

Stepping away from the distractions of normal routine to meet with peers, share experiences, and learn together can be invaluable. EDUCAUSE places great emphasis on the face-to-face meeting experience, offering you numerous opportunities throughout the year to gather with colleagues-from small regional events and special topic meetings to large, national conferences covering the full spectrum of roles and issues important to higher education. For more information on EDUCAUSE Conferences and Seminars, please see our Frequently Asked Questions page.

Annual Conference

The premier annual IT event in higher education, the EDUCAUSE Annual Conference is a gathering of professionals from all levels and roles in the field, from all sizes and types of institutions, and from across the United States and around the world.

• EDUCAUSE Annual Conference

Leadership and Management Development Events

EDUCAUSE offers several programs to enhance your success as a current or future IT manager and leader. Facilitated by a faculty of veteran IT leaders, these intimate programs foster the interactive exchange of information and experiences between peers and with the faculty.

• The EDUCAUSE Institute Leadership Program
• The EDUCAUSE Institute Learning Technology Leadership Program
• The EDUCAUSE Institute Management Program
• The Frye Leadership Institute
• Seminars for Information Technology Leadership

Special Topic Conferences and Events

EDUCAUSE special topic conferences complement the association's broad-topic regional and annual events by focusing on specific higher education IT issues or functions.

• Campus Architectural Middleware Planning (CAMP) Workshops
• EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research (ECAR) Symposia
• EDUCAUSE/Cornell Institute for Computer Policy and Law Annual Seminar
• EDUCAUSE Live! Online Seminars
• EDUCAUSE Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Meetings
• EDUCAUSE Policy Conference (formerly Networking)
• EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI) Meetings
• The EDUCAUSE Enterprise Technology Conference
• StateNets Working Group
• Net@EDU Annual Member Meeting
• Security Professionals Conference
• Students, Technology, and Learning: Strategies for Success (An AASCU / EDUCAUSE / University of Central Florida Event)

Regional Conferences and Seminars

EDUCAUSE two-day, multi-topic regional conferences and one-day special-topic seminars offer a convenient and cost-efficient way to learn, share, and connect with others in higher education IT in various locations around the United States.

• EDUCAUSE Seminars
• EDUCAUSE Mid-Atlantic Regional
• EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional
• EDUCAUSE Southeast Regional
• EDUCAUSE Southwest Regional
• EDUCAUSE Western Regional
• NERCOMP (An EDUCAUSE Affiliate)

International Events

A number of international organizations work collaboratively with EDUCAUSE on issues vital to the future of higher education.

• CAUDIT Annual Meeting
• CAUDIT-EDUCAUSE Institute
• EDUCAUSE Australasia
• EUNIS 2007
• UCISA Annual Management Conference

Archived Affiliate Conference Proceedings

• CUMREC Annual Conference (An EDUCAUSE Affiliate)
• Seminars on Academic Computing (An EDUCAUSE Affiliate)