October 29 - October 31
Hilton Portland Downtown 
Portland, OR

"GEAR UP West is a collaborative regional conference for college access practitioners from the western states of the US." 

"This year’s conference will draw over 350 participants from ten western states: AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, & WY. Attendees include GEAR UP and other college access program staff, evaluators, higher education professionals, and middle and high school teachers, counselors, and administrators.  All those working to help low-income and underrepresented students prepare for and succeed in college are welcome to attend."

>REGISTER & MORE INFORMATION

Source: http://www.gearup.wa.gov/about/what-we-do/gear-west

Read more about the Montana Research & Economic Development Initiative. MREDI, through the Montana University System, is funding research projects in many different fields!

"The fundamental purpose of this research initiative is to: (1) solve Montana problems with Montana solutions; (2) create good Montana private-sector jobs, and/or; (3) grow emerging and important research sectors that contribute to the diversity of Montana’s economy."
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Information Source (Read more about the initiative here):
https://mus.edu/research/FundedProjects.asp