Past Conferences
Pasts Conferences
Below you will find links to past conference information. This information will be archived for future reference.
1981 (WC4) Conference Information
The conference program when WCCTA was born is provided in the link below.
Thanks to Richard Logan for providing this program!
1992 Conference Information (Hosts: Edmonds, Green River, Everett, Western Washington Un.)
The program from the 1992 conference is attached below. This was the first WCCTA conference. Thanks to Mary Whitfield of Edmonds Community College for providing this program!
1993 Conference Information (Hosts: Yakima, Wenatchee, and Bellevue Colleges.)
The 2005 conference program was hosted by Yakima, Wenatchee, and Bellevue Colleges, and is provided in the link below.
Thanks to Richard Logan for providing this program!
1994 Conference Information (Hosts: Tacoma, Western Washington U., Seattle Central U)
1995 Conference Information (Hosts: )
1996 Conference Information (Hosts: Olympic?, Edmonds?, and ??)
1998 Conference Information
The program from the 1998 conference is provided in the link below. Thanks to Ralph Morusch for providing this program!
1999 Conference Information (Host: Central Washington University)
The 1999 conference program was hosted by Central Washington University and is provided in the link below.
Thanks to Ralph Morusch for providing this program!
2000 Conference Information
The 2000 conference program was hosted by ??? and is provided in the link below.
Thanks to Ralph Morusch for providing this program!
2001 Conference Information
The 2001 conference program was hosted by ??? and is provided in the link below.
Thanks to Ralph Morusch for providing this program!
2002 Conference Information
The 2002 conference program was hosted by ??? and is provided in the link below.
Thanks to Richard Logan for providing this program!
2003 Conference Information
The 2003 conference program was hosted by ??? and is provided in the link below.
Thanks to Ralph Morusch for providing this program!
2004 Conference Information
The 2004 conference program was hosted by ??? and is provided in the link below.
Thanks to Ralph Morusch for providing this program!
2005 Conference Information
The 2005 conference program was hosted by ??? and is provided in the link below.
Thanks to Ralph Morusch for providing this program!
2006 Conference Information (Host: Pacific Lutheran University)
The 2006 conference program was hosted by Pacific Lutheran University and is provided in the link below.
Thanks to Ralph Morusch for providing this program!
2007 Conference Information (Host: Clark College)
The 2007 conference program was hosted by Clark College and is provided in the link below.
Thanks to Ralph Morusch for providing this program!
2008 Conference Information (Host: Shoreline Community College)
The 2008 conference program was hosted by Shoreline Community College and is provided in the link below.
Thanks to Richard Logan for providing this program!
2009 Conference Information (Host: Bellevue College)
The 2009 conference program was hosted by Bellevue College and is provided in the link below.
Thanks to Ralph Morusch for providing this program!
2010 Conference Information (Host: Central Washington University)
Washington College Chemistry Teachers' Association
Annual Conference will be held October 7-9, 2010
at the Sleeping Lady Conference Center
Note: To see the attachments (including the final program), please log in and they will show up below. CWU is hosting this builk of this year's conference information on their website.
Host institution: Central Washington University
Conference Notice:
This year's conference is Oct. 7-9 at Sleeping Lady and CWU is looking forward to hosting a fun and informational meeting.
Notice that the deadline for registration is Aug. 31. We really need the funds to come in by that date so please register now if you can.
In case people need to have an abstract accepted to secure funding for their trip, I've also attached an initial call for proposals. We are happy to accept proposals now so that people can use this year's money. Remember, this is our conference so it is as good as you make it by actively participating in the presentations.
We will be putting the registration form and abstract submission form on-line. I will let you know when that happens.
Thank you,
Martha J. Kurtz
Center for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Education Director
Science Education Program Director
Central Washington University
400 E. University Way
Ellensburg, WA 98926
(509)963-1422
kurtzm@cwu.edu
FAX (509)963-1050
2011 Conference Information (Host: Edmonds Community College)
19th Annual WCCTA Conference
Sleeping Lady Resort and Conference Center Leavenworth, WA
October 6th – 8th, 2011
Brought to you by......
Edmonds Community College
Please download the program PDF file below!
2012 Conference Information (Hosts: Big Bend, Wenatchee Valley, and Yakima Valley Community Colleges)
20th Annual WCCTA Conference
Sleeping Lady Resort and Conference Center
Leavenworth, WA
October 4th – 6th, 2012
Brought to you by……
Big Bend Community College
Wenatchee Valley College
Yakima Valley Community College
Please find links to the program in MS Word and PDF files formats below.
2013 Conference Information (Host: North Seattle Community College)
The Annual WCCTA Conference
Sleeping Lady Resort and Conference Center
Leavenworth, WA
October 3rd – 5th, 2013
Please plan on attending WCCTA 2013, hosted by North Seattle Community College. The conference runs from Thursday October 3 to Saturday October 5. There will be invited speakers, and opportunities to present a talk or a poster and to participate in roundtable discussions. There will also be vendors on-site, and many chances to catch up with your colleagues around the state.
As always, the conference will be held at the Sleeping Lady Resort in Leavenworth.
The site for registering for the conference and submitting abstracts for presentations will be up towards the middle of the month. Your department should also be getting a flier in the mail regarding the conference.
We hope to see you all there! If you have any inquiries about the conference, please respond to this post or send me an e-mail directly to tracy(dot)furutani(at)seattlecolleges(dot)edu.
UPDATED 10/01/2013: The conference schedule is now online below.
The abstract submission and registration forms are included below.
More information will be posted as available.
2014 Conference Information (Hosts: Olympic College and Evergreen State)
The Annual WCCTA Conference
Sleeping Lady Resort and Conference Center
Leavenworth, WA
Dates: October 9th – 11th, 2014
Please plan on attending WCCTA 2014, hosted by Olympic College and Evergreen State. The conference runs from Thursday October 9 to Saturday October 11. There will be invited speakers, and opportunities to present a talk or a poster and to participate in roundtable discussions. There will also be vendors on-site, and many chances to catch up with your colleagues around the state.
As in the past, the conference will be held at the Sleeping Lady Resort in Leavenworth.
More information will be posted as available.
June, 2014: Please see the attached files on this page for versus forms / documents including the registration form.
2015 Conference Information (Host: Portland Community College)
The Annual WCCTA Conference
Sleeping Lady Resort and Conference Center
Leavenworth, WA
Dates: October 8th – 10th, 2015
Please plan on attending WCCTA 2015, hosted by Portland Community College. The conference runs from Thursday evening (10/8) through lunch on Saturday (10/10). There will be invited speakers, opportunities to present, and to participate in roundtable discussions. Vendors will be on-site, and you will have many chances to catch up with your colleagues from around the state.
As in the past, the conference will be held at the Sleeping Lady Resort in Leavenworth.
More information will be posted as available.
June, 2015: Please see the attached files on this page for relevant documents including the registration form.
2016 Conference Information (Host: Bellevue College)
The 24th Annual WCCTA Conference
Sleeping Lady Resort and Conference Center
Leavenworth, WA
Dates: October 13th – 15th, 2016
The conference runs from Thursday evening (10/13) through lunch on Saturday (10/15). There will be invited speakers, opportunities to present, and to participate in roundtable discussions. Vendors will be on-site, and you will have many chances to catch up with your colleagues from around the state. As in the past, the conference will be held at the Sleeping Lady Resort in Leavenworth.
This year Bellevue College is hosting and will organize a food chemistry theme. The keynote speaker will be Subha R. Das from Carnegie Mellon University. Non-food chemistry related presentations are welcome as well.
Abstracts and Registration forms are due Aug 12 but accepted until the program/spots fill up.
If you have questions, please contact Jennie Mayer (jmayer@bellevuecollege.edu)
Files from the conference are at this link.
2017 Conference Information (Hosts: Pierce Community College)
The 25th Annual WCCTA Conference
Sleeping Lady Resort and Conference Center
Leavenworth, WA
Dates: October 5th – 7th, 2017
The conference runs from Thursday evening (10/5) through lunch on Saturday (10/7). There will be invited speakers, opportunities to present, and to participate in roundtable discussions. Vendors will be on-site, and you will have many chances to catch up with your colleagues from around the state. As in the past, the conference will be held at the Sleeping Lady Resort in Leavenworth.
This year Pierce College and the University of Washington/Tacoma are hosting and will organize aroud and environmental chemistry theme. The featured presenters this year are both environmentally oriented. Friday morning we are fortunate to have Joel Baker from UW/T and the Center for Urban Waters, and our Friday evening presenter is Andrew Satterlee, an environmental scientist from the US Army at Joint Base Lewis McChord.
If you have any questions or comments you can direct them to Ted Wood at twood@pierce.ctc.edu unless it’s a question specifically about registering for the conference, then contact Katy Olsen-Tiglao at kolsen@pierce.ctc.edu. Currently the conference is full for those staying at the Sleeping Lady.
Here is the program for the October, 2017 meeting in docx and pdf formats:
2018 Conference Information (Host: Columbia Basin College and Walla Walla Community College)
The 26th Annual WCCTA Conference
Archive information...
Sleeping Lady Resort and Conference Center
Leavenworth, WA
Dates: October 11th – 13th, 2018
The conference ran from Thursday evening (10/11) through lunch on Saturday (10/13). There were invited speakers and roundtable discussions. Vendors were on-site. As in the past, the conference was held at the Sleeping Lady Resort in Leavenworth.
The program and some of the presentation information is included below.
2019 Conference Information (Hosts: South Puget Sound Community College and The Evergreen State College)
2019 WCCTA Conference Information
The final program is now available. See the link below!
Save the date for 2019 wccta conference!
Date:
Oct 3-5th, 2019
Venue:
Seeping Lady Mountain Resort, 7375 Icicle Rd, Leavenworth, WA 98826
Since this is the International year of the Periodic Table (IYPT) we have been mindful to use it as our theme for the WCCTA conference where possible. The keynote speakers were selected based on this theme.
- Friday am Keynote Speaker: Daniel Burgard, Univ. of Puget Sound
- Friday pm Keynote Speaker: Theodore Gray, Author and Founder of Touchpress and Co-Founder Wolfram Research
Session Information:
All sessions at the conference are presented by conference attendees. We are urging every institution to contribute two 25-minute talks (at least). Additionally, all attendees are encouraged to contribute a burning question and/or rapid fire idea (see below) to share.
Proposals due by Friday, August 2nd. We will confirm acceptance of proposals by Friday, September 6th.
Registration Form:
Attached below.
For more information:
Contact Marie Dunn (mdunn@spscc.edu), Jim Chen (jchen@spscc.edu), Dharshi Bopegedera (bopegedD@evergreen.edu) or Sailaja Arungundram (sarungundram@spscc.edu)
Hosted by:
South Puget Sound Community College and The Evergreen State College
Also, the 2018 program can be found below or in the past conferences link to the left (here).
Call for Abstracts:
Call for abstracts form is available at this link: Call for abstracts (google forms)
2021 Conference Information (Host: Edmonds College)
2021 Conference information (Updated May 11, 2021)
WCCTA is currently accepting registrations for the 28th WCCTA Conferenee to be held at the Sleeping Lady Mountaina Resort. The conference will be held October 7-9, 2021.
Registration for the 2021 WCCTA Conference is available via the following link.