Program
The 2026 IEEE Region 5 Congress will be held in Boulder, Colorado Mar. 27 – 29, 2026. Our continuing theme is “We are ONE IEEE”. This is a two-and-a-half-day series of events designed to engage members, train volunteers, and share best practices among the technology leaders in the Southwestern US.
On Friday, Mar. 27, beginning with a reception starting at 5 PM, celebrating reaching over 500,000 IEEE members.
The IEEE Region 5 Congress will start on Saturday, Mar. 28, 2026, at 8 AM . Our executive committee and representatives will set goals, improve governance, and review our annual budget for programs and services. Each of our 27 Sections is expected to send a minimum of one voting representative to participate and represent their share of our ~24,000 members in Region 5. The R5 Congress continues thought Sunday morning; breaking into sessions to build skills, share best practices and learn about new tools for our leaders and volunteers to serve their members, their community, and advance Technology for Humanity.
Student Competitions
Saturday we also bring students from our ~100 student branches together to compete in 3 Minute Thesis, Circuit Design, Cyber Challenges, Ethics, Networking, Presentation, Robotics, and Website competitions. Winners are announced during the banquet on Saturday night.
I hope to see you at the “can’t miss” IEEE volunteer event of the year for the Southwestern US. Thank you for taking the time to participate in being part of ONE IEEE and advancing technology for humanity
Christopher Sanderson, 2026 – 2027 Director, IEEE Region 5
