One focused day
A single, intentional day of talks, war stories, and hallway-track conversations — no sprawling multi-track agenda to chase.
Higher Education
NETCOMM 2026 Workshop
The network behind higher ed, in one room.
The Workshop
One room. Every network team in higher ed.
HENC is the annual gathering for the people who run campus networks — a focused, no-fluff day of operator-to-operator knowledge sharing, timed to the start of EDUCAUSE.
Every network team
Built for the engineers and architects behind higher-ed networks. Peers who fight the same fires, in the same room.
The day before EDUCAUSE
Scheduled to lead straight into EDUCAUSE — arrive once, get the deep technical day first, then roll into the main conference.
In the room or online
Can’t make it to Denver, CO? Attend live online — every session streams with full two-way participation, so remote voices are in the conversation, not just watching it.
Who’s coming
27
higher-ed institutions already registered — and counting. Join your peers from campuses across the country.
bc.eduberkeley.edubuffalo.educlarku.edudccc.edudrexel.eduduke.eduharvard.eduinternet2.edujhuapl.edumcm.edundsu.edunebraska.edunorthwestern.eduoit.gatech.eduplu.edurollins.edusamford.eduuci.eduucsc.eduuiowa.eduunc.eduupenn.eduusm.eduvccs.eduwcu.eduwm.edu
Speak at NETCOMM 2026
The call for proposals is open until September 2 — war stories, builds, and lessons from people who run campus networks for a living.
Submit a proposal →
Venue
TBD soon
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Sponsored by
The team behind HENC
Meet your organizers
Arthur Brant
Co-founder HENC | CIO McMurry University
Casey Kendall
Deputy Chief Information Officer and Associate Vice President for Applications & Infrastructure at Ithaca College
Ian Lyons
Co-founder HENC | Director of Infrastructure
Ryan Turner
Co-founder HENC | Director of Networking UNC Chapel Hill
Jon Young
Co-founder HENC | Director of Strategy and Innovation for Higher Education Extreme Networks
Save your seat for NETCOMM 2026
September 29, 2026 in Denver, CO. Spots are limited — secure yours before they’re gone.
Register Now →Attend in person or live online · passwordless sign-in — one email, one click.