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2026 National CE Department Heads Conference

June 1–3, 2026 | University of Southern California

Pre-conference session begins: 8:30 AM, Monday, June 1
Conference begins: 12:30 PM, Monday, June 1
Conference ends: 12:00 PM, Wednesday, June 3

Hosted by the ASCE Department Heads Advisory and Coordinating Council (DHACC)
DHACC Chair, Peter Dusicka, Portland State University

Registration fee

ASCE members / Institute members
$390 - Early Bird Registration (through April 1)
$425 - Regular Registration (April 2 - May 1)
$500 - Late Registration (May 2 - May 15)

Non-ASCE members / Non-Institute members
$490 - Early Bird Registration (through April 1)
$525 - Regular Registration (April 2 - May 1)
$600 - Late Registration (May 2 - May 15)

The last day to cancel and receive a refund is May 1, 2026. 

Attendee refund requests received after the cancellation date of Friday, May 1, 2026, will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis and are reviewed 30 days post-conference.

Refund requests made after the cancellation date may only be made for illness or emergency and should be accompanied by a doctor's note and/or similar official documentation stating the emergency and person's name. The subsequent refund will be discussed post-conference by conference management, and if the refund is approved, it will be made minus a $100.00 processing fee. 

Please send cancellation requests to [email protected].

 

Onsite registrations will not be available.

 

Closest Airport

Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)
Please refer to the airport's transportation page for information on connections to & from our nearby airport.

Additional resources from conference host

University of Southern California Additional Conference Resources

Contact

For more information, contact Dion Coward, Educational Activities Senior Manager

Previous NCEDHC Hosts / Locations

  • 2025 - Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, OH)
  • 2024 - University of Tennessee Knoxville (Knoxville, TN)
  • 2023 - Iowa State University (Ames, IA)
  • 2022 - Portland State University (Portland, OR)
  • 2019 ‐ Southern Methodist University (Dallas, TX)
  • 2018 ‐ Drexel University (Philadelphia, PA)
  • 2017 ‐ Brigham Young University (Salt Lake City, UT)
  • 2016 ‐ University of Arkansas (Fayetteville, AR)
  • 2015 ‐ Virginia Tech (Blacksburg, VA)
  • 2014 ‐ University of Oklahoma (Norman, OK)
  • 2013 ‐ University of Nevada, Las Vegas (Las Vegas, NV)
  • 2012 ‐ Crown Plaza White Plains hosted by Manhattan College and Columbia University (White Plains, NY)
  • 2011 ‐ University of Wisconsin ‐ Madison (Madison, WI)
  • 2010 ‐ Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, PA)
  • 2009 ‐ The Nines Hotel hosted by Portland State University (Portland, OR)
  • 2008 ‐ Omni Hotel hosted by University of North Carolina at Charlotte (Charlotte, NC)
  • 2007 ‐ Marriott Fort Collins hosted by Colorado State University (Fort Collins, CO)
  • 2006 ‐ San Luis Resort (Galveston, TX)