Location
1600 Chester Avenue
Bremerton, Washington 98337
United States
Date & Time
8:00am PDT - 4:00pm PDT
About This Event
(If you are an Olympic College student, faculty and staff member, please use the appropriate "OC Internal Registration" link on the HUMAN conference home page found here: H.U.M.A.N Conference | Olympic College)
Help Us Make A Neighborhood (HUMAN) Conference Overview
The HUMAN Conference convenes students, educators, civic leaders, public servants, community organizers, nonprofit partners, healthcare professionals, and regional changemakers to strengthen belonging, fortify identity, and build communities capable of thriving through challenge and change.
On May 22, 2026, Olympic College will host HUMAN as a one-day immersive regional gathering designed to move beyond conversation into action. Through guided practice labs, keynotes, and cross-sector dialogue, participants will explore how identity, resilience, and shared responsibility shape healthier workplaces, campuses, and neighborhoods.
HUMAN centers a simple but powerful idea: who you are is not defined by what you are experiencing. The conference creates space to reflect, repair, and recommit to the relationships and systems that sustain community well-being.
As HUMAN grows, the vision extends beyond a single event. The conference serves as a catalyst for ongoing collaboration through community learning opportunities, leadership development, public conversations, and partnerships that deepen connection across Kitsap County and beyond.
Participants will:
- Connect with leaders and neighbors working across education, government, healthcare, nonprofit, and community spaces.
- Learn through dynamic keynotes and implementation-focused guided practice sessions grounded in lived experience and practical application.
- Strengthen their ability to lead through uncertainty with tools, accountability commitments, and cross-sector relationships that continue beyond the conference.
Whether you are navigating personal transition, leading organizational change, supporting students, or strengthening community systems, HUMAN offers space for reflection, restoration, and meaningful action. Join a growing movement where belonging is practiced, resilience is shared, and community transformation becomes a collective responsibility.
About This Event
(If you are an Olympic College student, faculty and staff member, please use the appropriate "OC Internal Registration" link on the HUMAN conference home page found here: H.U.M.A.N Conference | Olympic College)
Help Us Make A Neighborhood (HUMAN) Conference Overview
The HUMAN Conference convenes students, educators, civic leaders, public servants, community organizers, nonprofit partners, healthcare professionals, and regional changemakers to strengthen belonging, fortify identity, and build communities capable of thriving through challenge and change.
On May 22, 2026, Olympic College will host HUMAN as a one-day immersive regional gathering designed to move beyond conversation into action. Through guided practice labs, keynotes, and cross-sector dialogue, participants will explore how identity, resilience, and shared responsibility shape healthier workplaces, campuses, and neighborhoods.
HUMAN centers a simple but powerful idea: who you are is not defined by what you are experiencing. The conference creates space to reflect, repair, and recommit to the relationships and systems that sustain community well-being.
As HUMAN grows, the vision extends beyond a single event. The conference serves as a catalyst for ongoing collaboration through community learning opportunities, leadership development, public conversations, and partnerships that deepen connection across Kitsap County and beyond.
Participants will:
- Connect with leaders and neighbors working across education, government, healthcare, nonprofit, and community spaces.
- Learn through dynamic keynotes and implementation-focused guided practice sessions grounded in lived experience and practical application.
- Strengthen their ability to lead through uncertainty with tools, accountability commitments, and cross-sector relationships that continue beyond the conference.
Whether you are navigating personal transition, leading organizational change, supporting students, or strengthening community systems, HUMAN offers space for reflection, restoration, and meaningful action. Join a growing movement where belonging is practiced, resilience is shared, and community transformation becomes a collective responsibility.
Consider Supporting!
HUMAN Conference 2026: Sponsorship Levels
Anchor Partner — $2,500+
Covers keynote support, premier conference visibility, and recognition as a HUMAN thought partner helping shape community dialogue and outcomes across the event experience.
Includes 6 conference tickets for organizational representatives and invited guests.
Community Partner — $1,000–$2,499
Covers workshop or track sponsorship support, collaborative outreach engagement, and visible participation in advancing learning and implementation labs during the conference.
Includes 4 conference tickets for organizational representatives and guests.
Supporting Partner — $250–$999
Covers participant hospitality, access support, materials, and logistical resources that help ensure attendees can fully participate in HUMAN programming.
Includes 2 conference tickets for organizational representatives or guests.
In-Kind Partner — Non-Monetary Contribution
Covers provision of goods or services such as space, facilitation expertise, food, or materials that directly support conference delivery and participant experience. E-mail Belonging@olympic.edu to express the type of support you intend to offer.
Includes 1 conference ticket (or equivalent recognition access) depending on contribution scope.
Location
1600 Chester Avenue
Bremerton, Washington 98337
United States
Date & Time
8:00am PDT - 4:00pm PDT
Event Participants
- DM Deborah Moore Jackson
Getting There
Olympic College
1600 Chester Avenue
Bremerton, Washington 98337
United States