Events

Lively discussions, career-building conferences. Online and in person.

Social media presentation at regional conference

Member discounts

Paid Digital Collegium members (premium, institutional, affiliate or student) enjoy reduced rates for our annual conference, summits and professional development opportunities.

Use the email associated with your Digital Collegium membership during registration, and the discount will apply automatically.

Not sure of your membership status? Check your membership profile.

Annual Conference

The Digital Collegium Annual Conference is the conference created by and for higher education digital professionals. For developers, marketers, and programmers to managers, designers, writers, and all team members in-between.

Our annual conference rotates between major regions in the United States so that we can equally serve our communities wherever they are located throughout the country. 

2026 Annual Conference
Oct. 18-21, 2026
Online and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Future years

Academies

Digital Collegium Academies provide in-depth learning experiences in small group settings.

2027 Leadership Academy
Feb. 10-March 11, 2027
Online

Accessibility Summit

The Digital Collegium Accessibility Summit focuses on digital accessibility in higher education. Held annually each summer.

2027 Accessibility Summit
July 27, 2027
Online

Analytics & AI Summit

This Analytics & AI Summit focuses on utilizing analytics and AI more effectively in our work on college and university campuses.

This summit is on hold for 2027.

Content Marketing Summit

The Content Marketing Summit brings together higher education communicators, creators and strategists to explore how intentional storytelling builds trust, strengthens brand identity and drives real impact.

2027 Content Marketing Summit
Sept. 21, 2027
Online

Dev Summit

The Dev Summit is for the people who build, maintain and scale websites across colleges and universities. Learn from peers, dig into coding and platform decisions and leave with ideas that support the sites you manage every day.

2027 Dev Summit
April 27, 2027
Online

Community groups

Community groups are panels or discussions on a specific topic open to all members. These are held online throughout the year and may also take place as part of conference schedules.

Directory of community groups

Regional conferences

These events are hosted at a university or college. They provide ongoing networking and education at a minimal cost.

2027 Regional Conference – New England
June 8, 2027
Harvard University

2026 Regional Conference – Oklahoma
June 22, 2027
University of Oklahoma

Host a regional conference

Watch parties

Watch Parties are online events open to paid members where we rewatch a popular session together. After the recording, the original presenter joins for live Q&A, offering deeper insight and practical takeaways.

Watch party schedule

Past conferences

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

2013

2012

2011

  • 2011 Annual Conference
  • 2011 Regional Conference – Rochester, New York
  • 2011 Regional Conference – Arkansas

2010

2009

Pre-2009

  • 2008 Annual Conference: Infinite Solutions
  • HighEdWebDev 2007: Collaborate, Participate, Innovate
  • HighEdWebDev 2006: Collective Intelligence
  • HighEdWebDev 2005: Building Connections
  • HighEdWebDev 2004: Emerging Visions
  • Fourth Annual HighEdWeb 2003
  • WebDevShare 2003: Making Waves
  • Third Annual HighEdWeb 2002
  • WebDevShare 2002: Sharing Solutions
  • Second Annual HighEdWeb 2001
  • WebDevShare 2001: A Web Odyssey
  • First Annual HighEdWeb Conference, 2000
  • WebDevShare 2000: eVOLVE—rethink, rejuvenate, refine
  • WebDevShare 1999: New Horizons
  • WebDevShare 1998: Share a World of Information
  • WebDevShare 1997
  • WebDevShare 1996