The theme of this year’s conference is Think Globally, Connect Locally. Together, we’ll explore how global trends, challenges, and innovations shape our work—while grounding our conversations in the local communities, campuses, and networks where impact truly happens. We’ll reflect on our collective history and experiences, consider how our roles and institutions continue to evolve, and highlight the power of collaboration in shaping the future of higher education. Join us as we share ideas, design practical solutions, and strengthen connections that help us navigate change and spark meaningful innovation in our field.
Program Tracks
Technology continues to transform higher education pedagogy through active learning, online engagement, and innovative assessment methods. This track showcases creative approaches to digital teaching, faculty development strategies, mobile learning solutions, and evidence-based practices that enhance student outcomes both in and beyond the classroom.
Effective leadership at all organizational levels is essential for navigating evolving client expectations, resource constraints, and technological change. Share successful strategies for building high-performance teams, promoting diversity and inclusion, strategic planning, innovative budgeting, succession planning, and creating cultures of innovation.
Stay ahead of rapidly evolving information technology including artificial intelligence, virtual reality, augmented reality, and other transformative trends. Explore hands-on experimentation with new tools, Gen AI applications, Extended Reality (AR/VR) in education, and emerging technologies that are reshaping higher education.
Maintaining stable, secure, and accessible systems while meeting high user expectations requires creative solutions. This expanded track covers enterprise computing, data management, cloud services, cybersecurity, IT support best practices, and infrastructure innovations across institutions of all sizes.
The human side of digital transformation focuses on preparing individuals and organizations for the evolving digital landscape. This people-focused track addresses personal digital literacy development, organizational change management for digital initiatives, adapting to new models of work in higher education, and creating comprehensive professional development programs that build digital competencies across all institutional levels.
Libraries are redefining their role as creators, collaborators, and innovators in 21st-century scholarship. Explore new partnerships in teaching and research, evolving spaces and services, digital scholarship support, scholarly communication, assessment strategies, and community engagement initiatives.
Advance retention and belonging of faculty, staff, and students through best practices in recruitment, identity exploration, and inclusive action planning. Share frameworks for implementation, current practice reflections, and strategies for creating equitable digital environments.
Conference Highlights
Premium programming on the latest trends in higher ed tech from experts and community peers
Numerous networking opportunities for meaningful connections
Access to innovative technology and solutions providers
Schedule At-a-Glance
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Monday March 9 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. ET Separate registration is required for workshops |
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| 7:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. | Registration |
| 8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. | Preconference Workshops |
| 12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m. | Lunch For workshop participants only |
| 1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. | Preconference Workshops |
| 3:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. | Refreshment Break |
| 3:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m. | Preconference Workshops |
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Tuesday March 10 8:30 a.m.–4:45 p.m. ET |
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| 7:30 a.m.–5:15 p.m. | Registration |
| 7:30 a.m.–8:30 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 8:30 a.m.–9:15 a.m. | Sessions |
| 9:30 a.m.–10:45 a.m. | General Session |
| 10:45 a.m.–12:00 p.m. | Exhibit Hall |
| 10:45 a.m.–11:30 a.m. | Refreshment Break |
| 11:30 a.m.–12:15 p.m. | Sessions |
| 12:15 p.m.–1:15 p.m. | Lunch & Roundtable Discussions |
| 1:15 p.m.–3:45 p.m. | Exhibit Hall |
| 2:00 p.m.–2:45 p.m. | Sessions |
| 3:00 p.m.–3:45 p.m. | Refreshment Break/Poster Sessions |
| 4:00 p.m.–4:45 p.m. | Sessions |
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Wednesday March 11 8:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. ET |
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| 7:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. | Registration |
| 8:30 a.m.–9:15 a.m. | Sessions |
| 9:30 a.m.–10:15 a.m. | General Session |
| 10:15 a.m.–11:45 a.m. | Exhibit Hall |
| 11:15 a.m.–12:00 p.m. | Sessions |
| 12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m. | Lunch & Roundtable Discussions |
| 1:00 p.m.–1:45 p.m. | Sessions |
| 1:30 p.m.–2:45 p.m. | Exhibit Hall |
| 2:45 p.m.–3:30 p.m. | Sessions |