
2026 Region 5 Congress & Student Competitions
March 27 – 29, 2026 | Boulder, Colorado
The 2026 IEEE Region 5 Congress, Annual Business Meeting and Student Competitions will be held in Boulder, Colorado March 27 – 29, 2026. On Friday, March 27, there will be a reception from 6 PM onwards.

The Region 5 Congress and Annual Business Meeting will start on Friday, March 27, 2026, at 6 PM and will continue on Sunday, March 29, 2026. IEEE Region 5 holds an annual meeting to approve its Executive Committee members, set goals, and determine an annual budget for programs and services. Each of the 27 Sections is expected to send a minimum of one voting representative to participate. See the R5 Congress information.

Student Teams interested in competing will also need to complete the Intent to Compete forms from the competition of their choice. Forms should be submitted as soon as possible to properly accommodate everyone.
See the Student Competitions for more information.
Join the R5 Discord for regular updates and all details concerning competition.
Note that the Region 5 conference is held adjacent to the IEEE Green Technologies Conference. For information on attending this technical conference please visit the GreenTech website. We are looking forward to a great conference in 2026 and we hope to see you all there.
Sincerely,
R5 Conference Organizing Committee
Ian MacMillan, General Chair
Christopher Sanderson, R5 Program Chair
Bailey Heyman, Student Competitions Chair
Jim Sipes, R5 Conferences Coordinator







