Events, Webinars & Training
Find selected conferences, seminars, webinars, trainings, and other research focused events below.
Generative AI for Research
CITL Data Analytics Services
University of Illinois students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to contact CITL for appointments submitting a request. Statistical, data, and survey research consulting is available during the week for both in-person (Fall and Spring terms only) and Zoom consultation (Fall, Spring, and Summer) drop-in hours.
Spring 2026: REDCap Office Hours
REDCap users can schedule 15-30 minutes for discussions of general REDCap matters or items related to a specific REDCap project. Sign up for remote office hours with a REDCap Application Specialist.
Spring 2026: CITL’s Spring into AI Series
Throughout this Spring series faculty and staff will have the opportunity to participate in hands-on workshops, guest talks, and conversations on how artificial intelligence (AI) impacts the future of education and beyond.
Review the calendar and register for CITL’s Spring in AI Series.
Multiple Dates: Rethinking your Research Funding Course
Rethinking your Research Funding Course. This four-week virtual course is designed to help faculty shift their mindset around research funding and explore sustainable, alternative strategies beyond large federal grants. Through guided content, live coaching, and a supportive peer community, participants learn how to identify diverse funding sources, reframe their research for new audiences, and build actionable plans that align with their institutional goals and academic mission. Multiple upcoming sessions.
May 19-20, 2026: New Directions Workshop
Designed for anyone working on a project—whether a draft, new idea, or data set—who wants feedback, ideas, or help thinking through a challenge. It is currently by invite only. If you are interested, please reach out to Kate Wegmann or Melissa Iverson who both participated last year and can provide more information and if you are interested, they can pass on your name as a recommendation to the invite list.
June 22-24, 2026: Fostering Emotion Regulation to Navigate Stress (FERNS) Institute
Fostering Emotion Regulation to Navigate Stress (FERNS) is an evidence-based framework of positive emotion regulation skills designed to help individuals and teams manage stress, reduce burnout, and build resilience. Hosted in the Department of Medical Social Sciences at Northwestern University in Chicago, the FERNS Institute is a 3-day immersive training designed for professionals seeking to apply the evidence-based FERNS strategies in their work context. Whether you’re in academia, clinical practice, or community-based programs, this workshop equips you with tools to be a FERNS champion and support positive emotion regulation strategies and resilience for you and your team.
June 29, 2026: The International Society for Child Indicators (ISCI) Conference
Explore groundbreaking insights and collaborate with global experts at the International Society for Child Indicators Conference being held in Corvallis, Oregon US from June 29-July 1, 2026 at the CH2M HILL Alumni Center at Oregon State University.
Read more about and register for the International Society for Child Indicators Conference.
October 7, 2026: Engagement Scholarship Consortium’s 26th Annual Conference
The Engagement Scholarship Consortium’s 26th Annual Conference, “Changing Lives and Improving Society: Data-Driven Engagement and Innovation”, will be held October 7-8, 2026 at the University of Tennessee – Knoxville, Knoxville, Tennessee.
Read more about the Engagement Scholarship Consortium’s 26th Annual Conference.
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