ATL + WACC 2026 is April 29th – May 1st. The conference is fully online this year and will be hosted in Zoom Events by SBCTC.

Planning a statewide conference takes significant time and resources. Merging ATL and WACC lets us pool effort, lower costs, reduce attendance barriers, and strengthen connection across our system.

Here is a quick peek at the conference agenda. 

Agenda at a Glance

Day 1: Wednesday, April 29

1:00 – 4:00 p.m. | Pre-conference Deep Dive Sessions

Day 2: Thursday, April 30 

9:30 – 9:40 a.m. | Welcome & Opening Remarks

9:40 – 10:30 a.m. | Keynote #1 – Dr. Sarah Rose Cavanagh

10:30 – 10:45 a.m. | Break

10:45 – 11:30 a.m. | Concurrent Sessions

11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Lunch Break

12:30 – 1:15 p.m. | Student Panel on AI

1:15 – 1:30 p.m. | Break

1:30 – 2:30 p.m. | Ask, Learn, Connect Community Sessions

Day 3: Friday, May 1 

10:00 – 10:10 a.m. | Welcome Back and Opening Remarks

10:10 – 11:00 a.m. | Keynote #2 – Dianna Ma

11:00 – 11:15 a.m. | Break

11:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Concurrent Sessions

12:00 – 1:00 p.m. | Lunch Break

1:00 – 1:30 p.m. | Lightning Talks – Celebrating Digital Accessibility

1:30 – 2:20 p.m. | Keynote #3 – Flower Darby

2:20 – 2:30 p.m. | Closing Remarks

Once you’ve authenticated and filled out the ATL + WACC 2026 Zoom Events form to RSVP, you’ll be able to explore the Lobby, check out the Sessions tab, bookmark sessions, and build your itinerary in Zoom Events (available April 1st).

Institutional Registration closed on March 11th! One low price, limited paperwork, and an easy online payment mean registering your entire campus couldn’t be easier.

• Institutional registration with unlimited seating for WA CTCs is just $199!
• Pay online using our convenient payment portal.
• If your campus needs financial support to participate, please complete our assistance request form.

Not part of the SBCTC system? We can squeeze you in up until March 30th! Contact Alissa Sells at asells@sbctc.edu for details.

If you’re part of the SBCTC system, your campus purchased institutional registration. Please follow the steps below to RSVP and save your seat..

• Use your campus email address to authenticate and fill out the ATL + Zoom Events form to RSVP.
• Review our How to RSVP for ATL + WACC 2026 guide for step-by-step directions.
• For questions about RSVPing in Zoom Events, contact Alissa Sells at asells@sbctc.edu or Guava Jordan at gjordan@sbctc.edu.

Not part of the SBCTC system? We’d love to have you join us! Contact Alissa Sells at asells@sbctc.edu for details.

We have excellent news, every campus is registered! 🙂 Here’s the complete list of institutionally registered campuses.

• Bates
• Bellevue
• Bellingham
• Big Bend
• Cascadia
• Centralia
• Clark
• Clover Park
• Columbia Basin
• Edmonds
• Everett
• Grays Harbor
• Green River
• Highline
• Lake Washington
• Lower Columbia
• Olympic
• Peninsula
• Pierce Colleges
• Renton
• Seattle Colleges (Central, North, and South)
• Shoreline
• Skagit
• South Puget Sound
• Spokane Colleges (SCC, SFCC, and District)
• Tacoma
• Walla Walla
• Wenatchee
• Yakima

Also joining us:

• Clackamas Community Colleges – Oregon

Current as of 03.16.26

This is an all or nothing event, but there’s no need to purchase individual tickets this year! All campuses are registered and participant sign-ups are open, so please use your campus email address to authenticate and fill out the ATL + WACC 2026 Zoom Events form to RSVP.

No refunds are available this year.

There’s no need to purchase or transfer individual tickets this year. All campuses are registered and participant sign-ups are open, so please use your campus email address to authenticate and fill out the ATL + WACC 2026 Zoom Events form to RSVP.

For technical assistance or issues accessing the conference sessions and resources during the conference, please use the Lobby chat.

If you cannot get into the lobby, please contact Alissa Sells at asells@sbctc.edu with WACC Virtual Support in the subject line of your message and please include as much detail as possible about the issue.

Use your campus email address to authenticate and fill out the ATL + WACC 2026 Zoom Events form to RSVP.

Click the Join link in your registration confirmation email to enter the conference Lobby. Select the Sessions tab and choose the room for the session you wish to attend.

All campuses are registered and participant sign-ups are open, so please use your campus email address to authenticate and fill out the ATL + WACC 2026 Zoom Events form to RSVP.

• Upon receiving your confirmation email, you will be able to join the Lobby and check out the Sessions tab. Be sure to bookmark sessions of interest and build your itinerary in Zoom Events (available April 1st).
• For questions about RSVPing in Zoom Events, contact Alissa Sells at asells@sbctc.edu or Guava Jordan at gjordan@sbctc.edu.

Please email one of our awesome ATL + WACC 2026 work group co-chairs, Guava Jordan at gjordan@sbctc.edu, Jeremy Winn at jeremy.winn@ghc.edu, or Sheila Northrup at snorthrop@tacomacc.edu, with any conference related questions you may have.

For questions about RSVP’ing in Zoom Events, contact Alissa Sells at asells@sbctc.edu or Guava Jordan at gjordan@sbctc.edu.

For conference FAQs, our “At a Glance” agenda, and the latest conference new keep reading the WACC FAQs or visit the ATL Conference page.

This year our conference is being sponsored by:

• SBCTC Student Success Center
• WA State eLearning Council
• SBCTC Educational Resources & Innovation
• Washington’s Faculty Association of Community and Technical Colleges (FACTC).

There’s no need to book a room this year because the conference is 100% virtual, so you can sit back in your pj’s and enjoy the learning.

You tell us because the conference is virtual again this year, so you’ll be enjoying whatever culinary masterpieces you decide to make! We recommend having a ready supply of your favorite beverages and snacks on hand.

Parking is free in your very own driveway for this fully online conference!