The 2025 SOLAR: Summit for Online Leadership and Administration is being held at the Hilton Portland Downtown in Portland, OR.
921 SW Sixth Avenue Portland, OR 97204 (503) 226-1611
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Early Registration Fee (by April 15)
Registration Fee (by June 24)
Late Registration Fee (after June 24)
On Site Registration Fee
UPCEA Member
$945
$1045
$1145
$1245
Institutional Non-member
$1345
$1445
$1545
$1645
Corporate Non-member
$2200
To register other UPCEA members from the same institution, log in and click on "Manage Group Registration" below. (Group discounts not available.)
Event Description
The Summit for Online Leadership and Administration (SOLAR) conference is an opportunity for senior leaders and practitioners in post-secondary online learning to convene in beautiful Portland, OR to focus on digital learning, innovation, and strategic leadership in higher education. The event, located at the Hilton Portland Downtown, affords us the opportunity to offer a more intimate and curated conference that lends itself to meaningful networking, fellowship, and idea sharing.
Digital leadership is integral to the access mission, commitment to excellence, and sustainability of today's institutions. SOLAR’s program focuses on the best practices, thought leadership, and strategy that institutional leaders need to embrace digital transformation in post-secondary education.
Join key campus leaders – presidents, provosts, deans, instructional designers, faculty, and others focused on digital leadership – July 22 - 24, 2025*.
*COLOs from UPCEA member institutions can expect to be invited to an in-person convening of the Council for Chief Online Learning Officers, on the morning of July 22, 2025.
Refunds All registration cancellation and refund requests must be made in writing. Full refunds will be granted for cancellations received by April 15, 2025. A refund of the conference fee, minus a $250 cancellation fee, will be given for cancellations received between April 16 – June 24, 2025. No refunds or credits will be granted for cancellations after June 24, 2025. Please submit all requests to Jacqueline Romero at jromero@upcea.edu. Anyone who is registered but cannot attend may send a substitute from the same organization. Refunds will not be given for no-shows. Please note that all cancellation fees apply even if initial invoice has yet to be paid.
Conference Photo Policy Registrants of the 2025 SOLAR agree to allow UPCEA and its official photographer to photograph them in the context of the conference. Footage captured by the official photographer may be used in future print and electronic promotional and archival materials. For questions or concerns, please call 202.659.3130 or email info@upcea.edu.
Affiliated Events Policy The association has gone to great lengths and expense to negotiate and contract for a reduced room rate at conference hotels. That rate is based upon the projected attendance at the meeting. If corporate member and nonmember attendees elect to stay at other hotels, it subjects the association to attrition penalties that can cause significant financial loss to the association. We count on our corporate community to support the association, and one of the ways to do that is to honor our efforts to secure a sufficiently large room block at a reduced rate at a first class hotel/conference venue.
For these reasons, corporate member and nonmember attendees are prohibited from holding any meetings (briefings, seminars, etc.) within a 25-mile radius, targeting professional, continuing, and online leaders in higher education during the scheduled hours of UPCEA events unless otherwise negotiated and scheduled with and by UPCEA. Any such meeting occurring within 36 hours before or after the UPCEA conference must be coordinated with UPCEA and, space permitting, be held at the conference hotel. This policy helps ensure that the association’s contracted obligations to the hotel for guest rooms and food and beverage minimums are met, which is essential for the financial health of the association and its members. If UPCEA cannot find space for the corporate member or nonmember attendee’s event at the contracted hotel, we will work to help find alternative space. In no circumstances, however, is it permissible for a corporate member or nonmember attendee to contract a separate hotel block, either at the conference hotel or elsewhere.
UPCEA reserves the right to prohibit corporate member and nonmember attendees who violate this policy from exhibiting or participating at UPCEA events.
If you encounter any errors or need assistance with your registration, please contact us at 202-659-3130 or jromero@upcea.edu.
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