2026 INTERNET2
Technology exchange
Oct. 26 – 30 Minneapolis, Minn.
Real Technical Depth. Cross-Topic Discovery. Community-Driven Solutions.
The 2026 Internet2 Technology Exchange (TechEX26), Oct. 26-30 in Minneapolis, Minn., is the premier annual technical event for the global research and education (R&E) community. This is where chief technologists, engineers, cloud architects, security analysts, IAM professionals, researchers, and more come together to solve real-world challenges.
TechEX26 delivers interactive sessions, hands-on learning, working meetings, and unconference experiences that bridge the strategic and operational. Expect practical takeaways that you can apply immediately, plus meaningful collaboration with peers and industry experts who understand the R&E environment.
Register Now and Save
Registration is now open. Register by Sept. 11 to save.
Join your peers at TechEX26 to gain fresh ideas, practical solutions, and renewed perspective for the work ahead. Use our Make the Case Resources to articulate how this opportunity directly aligns with the goals and priorities of your institution’s most important work.
Submit Your Poster Sessions and Working Meetings Proposals
We are seeking admissions for poster sessions and working meetings through Sept. 16.
- Poster Sessions are feature presentations that do not neatly fit into a single focus area or category.
- Working Meetings options include Working Group (WG), Special Interest Group (SGI), Birds of a Feather (BoF), Closed Meeting, and Other.
Please reach out to the Internet2 Events Team with questions.
Why Attend TechEX26
- Real technical depth: Participate in interactive sessions, hands-on tutorials, community-led workshops, and working groups to gain practical insights.
- Cross-topic discovery: Explore adjacent topics beyond your day-to-day focus area to break down silos and spark new approaches.
- Community-driven solutions: Engage in collective problem-solving and leave with actionable outcomes.
- Value beyond the sessions: Expand your network through dedicated social events, and dive deeper into timely topics of your choosing through unconferences in the Advanced Networking and Identity & Access Management tracks.
Who Participates in TechEX26
Both presenters and attendees come from across the Internet2 community, bringing a wide range of experience, expertise, and perspectives. They represent higher education institutions, government laboratories and agencies, regional and global R&E networks, industry collaborators, and other organizations. Consequently, the conference offers a content-rich program that appeals broadly across all technical areas of research and education IT.
Typical roles attending TX include:
- Technical professionals
- Analysts and engineers
- IT staff
- C-level executives
- Pioneers and innovators
- Technologists
- Campus architects
- Scientists and research computing and data professionals
- Security professionals
- Network operators
- Students in the fields of advanced networking, cloud technology, identity and access management, and information security
“If I could only attend one conference a year, it would be TechEX. No other conference provides the R&E community with access to as large, diverse, intelligent, supportive, and collaborative a group as the Internet2 community.”
— Frank Seesink, UNC Chapel Hill
For more information about the event, read our FAQ or contact meetings@internet2.edu.
New Opportunity for Emerging Leaders
The Internet2 Emerging Leaders (I2EL) Program supports and elevates rising talent within the research and education technology community.
The scholarship opens doors for emerging IT professionals by supporting their attendance at Internet2’s anchor events—Community Exchange and Technology Exchange.