31 Jul NED 2026
850 Republican St
Seattle
WA 98109
Event Description
The annual Networking to Enhance Development (NED) Conference is a professional development conference for and by research coordinators. Participation in NED allows research coordinators to develop contacts, share ideas, and learn from peers.
This year’s conference will be in-person only and held Friday, September 18 at UW Medicine South Lake Union in Seattle. Our theme this year is Connecting People, Process, and Purpose. Registration will open on Wednesday, July 15, at 9am PDT.
The NED Conference is organized by the Institute of Translational Health Sciences and is a collaboration between the University of Washington, Fred Hutch, and Seattle Children’s.
We have archived previous years’ conference materials at the main NED page.
This Year’s Event
This year’s opening plenary session will be Partnering with Families in Clinical Trials: Real-world lessons from a mother’s journey from her child’s diagnosis to participating in a clinical trial, advocacy and beyond, presented by Kristen Baugher. Stay tuned for more details about this year’s agenda!
Present at NED 2026
If you are interested in presenting at NED 2026, learn more and submit your idea through our presenter interest form. Review of presentation ideas will begin on June 12.
Register for NED 2026
Registration for NED 2026 will open on Wednesday, July 15, at 9am PDT. The link to the registration form will be available here when registration opens.
Please note that there is a $50/person registration fee for NED this year. As organizers, we want to make sure we can continue to provide the engaging content you’ve come to expect every year, and charging a fee allows us to do that. If you have questions about the fee, please email ithsadmn@uw.edu. Thank you for your continued support and we look forward to seeing you at NED!
UW worktags cannot be used to pay the attendance fee; however, your department may be willing to reimburse you for the cost. Please speak to your supervisor and follow your department or institution’s reimbursement procedure after paying with your credit/debit card.
Register for NED 2026
If you have any questions about NED, please contact Aric Lane.
