Events

Join us at upcoming events and seminars.

NQN hosts and supports a wide range of activities, from weekly seminars to major regional gatherings.

Featured recap

Northwest Quantum Day 2026

On April 14, Northwest Quantum Nexus hosted its inaugural Northwest Quantum Day in Seattle, drawing government, industry, and academic leaders from across Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana to mark World Quantum Day. Washington Lt. Governor Denny Heck opened the summit, and NVIDIA's Dr. Krysta Svore closed it with a keynote on the future of quantum-AI integration. The day's biggest headline came from Governor Bob Ferguson, who announced $500,000 in state funding to support the expansion of IonQ's quantum computing manufacturing facility in Bothell — an investment expected to help create up to 2,000 regional jobs. Panels throughout the day tackled workforce development, post-quantum cybersecurity, and the investment landscape for quantum technology, underscoring the region's push to position itself as a leading hub in the emerging quantum economy. The event, co-hosted by K&L Gates, was the largest gathering in NQN's history.

Upcoming and Past Events

October 28, 2026

Seattle, WA

Summit

Convergence Summit: Quantum & AI in the Northwest

Join us for a full day exploring what quantum computing is actually good for, how AI and quantum intersect in practice, and how the Seattle and Vancouver regions can build a genuinely cross-border advanced technology corridor. Sessions include a dedicated Canada x Cascadia investment track, panels with leaders from D-Wave, Photonic, Microsoft and WA State, and a keynote conversation on quantum's five-year horizon. The day closes with a Cascadia networking reception.

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July 6, 2026

Seattle, WA (venue TBA)

Watch Party

Qiskit Global Summer School 2026 — Seattle Watch Party

Local watch party hosted by the Seattle Quantum Computing Meetup for IBM's annual Qiskit Global Summer School, covering quantum algorithms, error mitigation, and hands-on programming. Registration expected to close by early June.

June 21 – August 29, 2026

University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Research Program

Quantum@UW REU Summer Research Program

NSF-funded 10-week undergraduate research program in quantum information science and engineering. Participants conduct research ranging from quantum algorithms to hardware, with visits to Microsoft Quantum in Redmond and IonQ's Bothell fabrication facility.

June 10, 2026 · 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Seattle, WA (Deep Tech Week Seattle, June 8–12)

Workshop

Seattle Deep Tech Week: Navigating the Classical-Quantum Gap

Morning session on bridging classical and quantum computing, followed by a hands-on quantum workshop (1:30–4:30 PM) led by engineers from AWS and IonQ, where participants will run jobs on a real trapped-ion quantum computer.