04/06/2026
🚨 Deadline Extended! Share Your Work at the 2026 Global Engagement Conference
The University of Washington Tacoma’s Institute for Innovation and Global Engagement (IIGE) is now accepting submissions for undergraduate and graduate academic papers, poster presentations, design projects, and art for the Global Engagement Conference on Wednesday, May 20, 2026. Open to graduates and undergraduates at UW Tacoma and area institutions, the Global Engagement Conference brings together forward-thinking, solution-oriented projects and papers on global issues that connect us all.
🌐 With the IIGE’s mission of inclusion and global engagement at the forefront, we are excited to return to our enduring theme: Innovations Across Borders.
Under this broad and vital theme, we invite work across the following sub-areas developed through campus and community ideathons:
🔹Innovation & Design
🔹Climate Change & Environment
🔹Health & Human Rights
🔹Media & Technology
🔹Global Civic Engagement
🔹Care and Community
📅 Extended Submission Deadline: April 8, 2026
Submission Link: Scan QR code to visit https://www.tacoma.uw.edu/iige/2026-global-engagement-conference-submission-form
Conference Details: https://www.tacoma.uw.edu/iige/2026-global-engagement-conference
Whether you're advancing new research, challenging global assumptions, or creatively imagining our shared future, we encourage you to contribute to this dynamic exchange of ideas.
For questions or details, please contact: [email protected]
We look forward to showcasing your research discoveries and innovations!
📝Accommodation requests can be made to [email protected] 10 days in advance.
*This event is open to all eligible students regardless of race, s*x, or other identity. The University of Washington prohibits discrimination, harassment, and s*xual misconduct in any education program or activity that it operates. Please contact the Civil Rights Compliance Office for concerns and inquiries. misconduct in any education program or activity that it operates. Please contact the Civil Rights Compliance Office for concerns and inquiries.
