Event Announcement

Allentown, Pennsylvania – September 18, 2026 -- Women in Science Demonstrating Outstanding Merits (WISDOM) will convene its third annual Connecting Our Talents: Women in STEM event on Oct. 8, 2026, at Lehigh University's Iacocca Conference Center, running from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Event pairs Lehigh Valley students with industry professionals to address AI's growing role in STEM careers

The gathering will bring together college students from across the Lehigh Valley with STEM industry professionals for networking and project showcases. A new format element this year requires each student presenter to spend one minute explaining how they incorporated artificial intelligence into their work, or explaining why they did not.

Phoenix – September 17, 2026 -- University of Phoenix's College of Doctoral Studies will convene its 13th annual Knowledge Without Boundaries Summit on October 22-23, 2026, a fully online research conference featuring more than 90 research and scholarship presentations across disciplines.

Summit centers on research amid uncertainty and disruption

Co-sponsored by the Research and Scholarship Enterprise (RSE) and the College of Doctoral Studies, the event is themed "Research as Sense-Making in Times of Uncertainty" and titled "Exploring Scholarship, Society and Change." The interdisciplinary program addresses research practices during crisis and transition, methodological innovation amid data ambiguity, research ethics in high-stakes environments, and digital methods including artificial intelligence and algorithmic sense-making.

Taipei – September 17, 2026 -- The 2026 Taiwan Innotech Expo (TIE) will open its doors September 17-19 at Taipei World Trade Center Hall 1, gathering 435 exhibitors from 18 countries to present 1,039 technologies under the theme "AI-Powered Innovation | Driving a Sustainable Future."

Twelve government agencies co-organize the three-day event

The expo is jointly organized by 12 government bodies, including the Ministry of Economic Affairs, National Science and Technology Council, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of National Defense, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Labor, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Digital Affairs, National Development Council, Academia Sinica, and Ministry of Sports.

Indianapolis – September 17, 2026 -- Picklr Keystone Crossing will host Special Olympics Indiana's inaugural pickleball state tournament on Sunday, September 13, with 82 athletes from across the state competing for gold, silver, and bronze medals starting at 9:15 a.m.

Tournament follows 2025 training clinic that drew 36 athletes and 27 coaches

Picklr Keystone Crossing hosted Special Olympics Indiana's first pickleball training clinic in 2025, attracting 36 athletes from 12 counties and 27 coaches from 14 counties as participants prepared for the sport's debut competitive season in 2026.

Bad Wildungen – September 16, 2026 -- The Bad Wildunger Fenstertage, a fixture conference for the window and facade construction industry, will move to the Wandelhalle Bad Wildungen for its 2026 edition on October 15-16, ending a multi-year run at the Holzfachschule Bad Wildungen site. Organizer Fachverband Leben Raum Gestaltung Hessen/Rheinland-Pfalz expects owners, executives and technical staff from window-building firms across Hessen, Rheinland-Pfalz and nationwide Germany to attend.

Tokyo – September 15, 2026 -- Frost & Sullivan will convene more than 300 senior executives, technology specialists and innovation professionals in Tokyo on 21 October 2026 for the Growth, Innovation & Leadership Summit (GIL Global: Japan 2026), held at Bellesalle Shibuya First under the theme "Strategy and Innovation to Turn Uncertainty into Competitive Advantage."

Summit targets geopolitical risk, resource constraints and market fragmentation as growth barriers

The one-day programme is designed to give corporate strategy, R&D, investment and venture capital leaders a forum to convert operating uncertainty into competitive advantage. Sessions will cover generative AI's impact on brand strategy, diversity as a business driver, and the shift toward energy and materials infrastructure beyond electric vehicles.

Las Vegas – September 15, 2026 -- Chief executives of MGM Resorts International, Caesars Entertainment and Wynn Resorts will share a Main Stage panel at the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) 2026 on Sept. 29, addressing expansion strategies for a U.S. casino industry valued at $329 billion and supporting 1.8 million jobs, organizers announced.

G2E 2026 opens Sept. 28 at The Venetian Expo with over 25,000 professionals expected

The four-day event, running through Oct. 1, will draw attendees from more than 120 countries, regions and territories alongside nearly 400 exhibitors. Programming spans more than 100 education sessions featuring over 300 speakers, organized by RX and presented by the American Gaming Association (AGA).

Chicago – September 15, 2026 -- The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) will gather more than 400 healthcare professionals at the Loews O'Hare Hotel in Rosemont, Illinois, from September 16-18 for its annual conference on physician board certification.

Conference agenda spans 40 breakout sessions and AI-focused workforce debates

The three-day program includes two plenary sessions, 40 breakout sessions, one Sponsor Spotlight, four Exhibitor Showcases, and a 40-poster session. Core topics cover artificial intelligence in medicine, professionalism standards, innovation assessment methods, competency-based medical education, and structural shifts in the US physician workforce.

San Francisco – – September 15, 2026 -- Twenty-one venture capital firms will co-host the second annual Connected Stack Enterprise AI Summit on September 10, 2026, at The Presidio Theatre, with Anthropic Head of Americas Kate Jensen delivering the keynote address.

Anthropic executive to discuss agentic ROI measurement with True Ventures partner

Jensen, who leads Anthropic's enterprise sales and partnerships across the Americas, will join True Ventures Partner Mike Montano for a session titled "Real ROI: How the Agentic Enterprise Measures What Matters."

Arkansas – September 14, 2026 -- Japan remains the largest foreign investor in Arkansas, operating more than 65 offices, research facilities, and manufacturing plants through over 30 companies, a footprint now extending into agricultural technology collaboration.

IEEE-USA and NARO convene the IWRC Smart Agriculture Technology Summit in Arkansas

The summit brings together NARO leadership, U.S. and Japanese agtech companies, entrepreneurs, researchers, and government officials to address open-field agriculture, controlled-environment farming, and food technology. Breakout sessions will cover advanced farming equipment, international research collaboration, and fertilizers and pesticides.