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2026 Engineering Deans Council Public Policy Colloquium (PPC)

"Navigating Change and Embracing Uncertainty at the Policy Frontier"

February 9 - 11, 2026
NW, Washington, DC - Washington Marriott Capitol Hill

 

Day/TimeMonday, February 9Tuesday, February 10, 2026Wednesday, February 11, 2026
7:00 AM
Registration Open (7:15 a - 5p)Meetings on the Hill
7:15 AM
7:30 AM
Breakfast (7:30a - 8a)
8:00 AM
Session 1
8:15 AM
From Campus to Congress: Building Relationships that Strengthen Engineering Programs and State Workforces
8:30 AM

8:45 AM
9:00 AM
Welcome and Introduction
9:15 AM
Session 2
AI & Public Policy

9:30 AM
9:45 AM
10:00 AM
10:15 AM
Networking and Refreshment Break Sponsored by McAllister & Quinn
10:30 AM
10:45 AM
                          Session 3                                Navigating International Issues in Engineering Education and Research
11:00 AM
11:15 AM
11:30 AM
11:45 AM
12:00 PM
Networking Lunch
Sponsored by
Florida International University
12:15 PM
12:30 PM
12:45 PM
1:00 PM
Session 4
 Strategies for Securing State Funding for Research/Education
1:15 PM
1:30 PM
1:45 PM
2:00 PM
2:15 PM
                        Session 5                                   Higher Education in Federal Government: Perspectives from the APLU and AAU
2:30 PM
2:45 PM
3:00 PMRegistration Open (3p - 6p)
3:15 PM
3:30 PMDeans Forum:
 New, Recent, and Curious Deans     
Networking and Refreshment Break Sponsored by McAllister & Quinn
3:45 PM
4:00 PMSession 6
 Leading Through Uncertainty: Navigating the Changing Political Landscape in Engineering Education

4:15 PM
4:30 PM
4:45 PM
5:00 PM
5:15 PM

5:30 PM

5:45 PM
6:00 PMOpening ReceptionClosing Reception
6:30 PM
7:00 PM
7:30 PM