Internet2 Community Exchange 2026

The 2026 Internet2 Community Exchange (CommEX26) is where IT leaders and their teams come together to shape the future of research and education technology. The experience combines strategic foresight and collaborative problem-solving, enabling participants to advance their organizational missions through collaboration and connection.

As Internet2 celebrates 30 years of community-driven progress, CommEX26 returns to Chicago April 13-16, 2026, to mark this milestone with the global R&E community.

What Sets CommEX26 Apart

• Peer-Driven Collaboration: Engage in candid, small-group discussions that turn shared challenges into collaborative solutions.
• A Focused, High-Impact Audience: Connect with CIOs, CISOs, directors, and other leaders tackling the same strategic, technical, and policy issues.
• Real-Time Problem Solving: Gain actionable strategies for complex initiatives through conversations that happen in sessions and hallways.
• Strategic and Forward-Looking: Shape the conversations that will define the next decade of digital transformation across R&E.
• Collaborative Connections: Build partnerships that spark new ideas and lay the groundwork for progress far beyond the event.

Join your peers to inspire a hopeful future strengthened by community innovation and leadership.