Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Question: Where can I register for this event?

Answer: You can register using EventBrite’s web application. Watch this How to Register (video) to learn more.

Question: Where can I find a list of this year’s keynote speakers, presentations, workshops and their descriptions?

Our WACC 2020 program / schedule is currently ’under construction’.  While you wait for it to go live , please do the following and then, once this schedule and program session descriptions have been published, you’ll be ready to personalize your program!

1. Go to https://wacc2020.sched.com
2. Review Sched.com’s Guide for Attendees
3. Update your profile with your information and photo
4. Add the mobile app to your smartphone!

Question: Can I buy a ticket to just one of the two days for this conference?

Answer: Sorry, no discounts or half price tickets are available. The event fee covers conference costs for both days, 40+ workshops and presentations, a personalized online event schedule mobile application that you can print out your own schedule, a conference jacket, continental breakfasts, beverages, and lunch for each day!

Question: Where can I park and how much will it cost?

Answer: Parking is free and a Tacoma Community College (TCC) campus map will be available in Sched and can also be viewed online or downloaded here.

NOTE: TCC will be enjoying Spring Break at the time of our 1.5 day conference, which means campus parking will plentiful for this event. 

Question: Is anyone carpooling?

Answer: We don’t have any plans to coordinate carpooling between colleges. Please check-in with your campus eLearning office to see if carpooling has been organized for your campus.

I heard there is going to be a fleece conference jacket. Where do I indicate my size?

Answer: The conference committee is ordering fleece jackets with the INSPIRE! 2020 conference logo. While sizes are not guaranteed, the committee needs your size preferences in order to provide a variety of sizes for attendees to choose from.  Please indicate your preferred fleece jacket size when you register.

Question: Will there be WiFi?

Answer: Yes! Login information will be provided during the event.

Question: Is my registration/ticket transferable?

Answer: Yes, if you find you cannot attend, please email our Eventbrite administrator, Sarah Griffith at sgriffith@lowercolumbia.edu, with a subject line of “WACC 2020 Ticket Transfer” to let us know who you’re transferring your registration/ticket to; their full name, their college affiliation, their college role and their best email.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Tickets transferred and/or purchased after March 18th are not guaranteed special dietary requests because the caterer needs a headcount and special requests 2 weeks prior to the event.

Question: What is your refund policy?

Answer: Attendees can receive refunds up to 7 days before the event start date.

Question: Where do I submit my dietary request?

Answer:  Please indicate your food allergies and/or other dietary restrictions when you register and we will do our very best to meet your needs.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Event tickets purchased (or transferred to another person) after March 18th are not guaranteed special food requests because our caterer requires a cut-off date to fulfill our event order.

Question: Which nearby hotels are recommended and is there a conference code to get a discount for blocked off rooms?

Answer: Please consider the following hotel options. Rooms fill very quickly so please make your reservation as soon as possible.

Courtyard by Marriott Book by Feb. 28th – ENDED

• 1515 Commerce St. Tacoma, WA 98402
• Booking link
• Only 15 rooms available
• Reference WACC 2020

Holiday Inn Book by March 3rd

• 2102 S C St, Tacoma, WA 98402, USA
• Booking Link
• Book by phone at 253.272.2434
• Reference TCC or WACC

La Quinta Inn Book by March 6th

• 1425 E. 27th St., Tacoma, WA 98421
• Booking link
• Book by phone at 253.383.0146 ext. 5
• Only 30 rooms available.
• Reference WACC

Question: Whom may I contact for questions I don’t want to share publicly in a post below?

Answer: Email WACC 2020 co-chair, Kathleen.Chambers@SeattleColleges.edu