2026 Innovation Day

Sunday, October 11, 2026
1:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Portland, Oregon — University Place Hotel

The PNSQC Innovation Day brings students, educators, parents, and community members together to explore emerging technologies through student projects, robotics demonstrations, and educational seminars. By combining student innovation with community learning, the event creates an environment where attendees can interact with each other on topics such as artificial intelligence, robotics, automation, and other technologies shaping our future. Innovation Day will be held the Sunday October 11th, immediately preceding the PNSQC Software Quality conference.

Student Presentations

Showcase ideas, research, and innovations in a professional conference-style environment. Students can present projects in STEM, artificial intelligence, software, cybersecurity, engineering, science, and related fields. Educators, industry professionals, and community leaders will be on-hand to provide feedback and encouragement.

Student Robotics

Demonstrate teamwork, engineering, and problem-solving through design, development and testing of their robots. Students will have the opportunity to showcase their robots, share their insights, and participate in demonstrations and competition activities with peers from across the region.

Education

Attend practical discussions about artificial intelligence, emerging technologies, and their impact on education, careers, and everyday life. Designed for educators, parents, professionals, and community members seeking to better understand a rapidly changing technology landscape.

Innovation Day scenes showing student presentations, robotics demonstrations, and seminars
Our Vision

Why We Created This

We believe every student deserves a chance to explore technology, share what they’ve built, and discover where it can take them. Innovation Day creates a supportive space where students can learn from professionals, educators, parents, and peers while building confidence in their ideas.

Expand Access to Technology Learning

Build a Community That Inspires

Open Pathways from Curiosity to Career

The Experience

What to Expect

Student Project Displays

Students share posters, demos, research, and prototypes with judges, educators, and community attendees.

Robotics Demonstrations

Robotics teams demonstrate design, build, testing, teamwork, and competition skills.

Educational Seminars

Practical sessions help parents, educators, professionals, and students understand emerging technologies and their real-world impact.

Community Connections

Attendees meet students, mentors, sponsors, and technology professionals who care about the workforce of tomorrow.

Community Support

Innovation Day Sponsors

Interested in supporting future innovators? Sponsorship and partnership opportunities are available for Innovation Day.

Become a Sponsor
See It in Action

Highlights from 2025

Thank you to all the teams from the 2025 season who joined us from all over the world — here’s a look at what they built together.

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Watch the 2025 Highlights Video

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