# Event Details - **Event Name**: Refugee Outreach Collective's Annual Conference (ROCAC) 2026 - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 11 Apr, 2026 at 08:00 am – Sat, 11 Apr, 2026 at 05:00 pm (-04:00) - **Event Description**: Join ROCAC 2026 at Central Michigan University to explore research, and advocacy on forced displacement and refugee issues.About this EventThe Refugee Outreach Collective (ROC) is proud to host its first ROC Annual Conference (ROCAC 2026) on Saturday, April 11, 2026, at Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. Celebrating the 10th anniversary of the ROC chapter at CMU, this inaugural statewide conference brings together scholars, students, practitioners, artists, humanitarian actors, and individuals with lived experience to explore critical issues in forced and voluntary migration.Under the theme “Connecting Research and Action Across Michigan: Exploring Migration & Policy,” ROCAC 2026 creates a collaborative platform for interdisciplinary dialogue and applied research. The conference highlights empirically driven scholarship while recognizing the essential role of advocacy, storytelling, and community engagement in shaping migration policy and practice.We welcome paper, poster, and panel proposals addressing topics including (but not limited to):Conflict-, development-, and climate-induced displacementEducation access and student experiencesGovernance, policy, and post-resettlement integrationHuman trafficking and internally displaced persons (IDPs)Structural and social conditions shaping displacement experiencesTo submit a proposal, please follow the instructions on ROC's website here. Conference Features:Keynote/plenary by a leading scholar in migration and governanceAcademic panels and faculty-moderated sessionsUndergraduate and graduate poster presentationsSpecial interdisciplinary panels organized by scholars and practitionersROC roundtables on student leadership, storytelling, ethics, and innovationNetworking receptionThis one-day event (8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.) aims to foster cross-campus collaboration among ROC chapters and allied institutions, generate actionable dialogue connecting research to practice, and position CMU as a leader in interdisciplinary, community-engaged scholarship.Agenda🕑: 08:00 AM - 09:00 AMRegistration & Light Breakfast🕑: 09:00 AM - 10:00 AMKeynote Speaker🕑: 10:15 AM - 11:15 AMBreakout Sessions (Three Concurrent Options)🕑: 11:15 AM - 12:30 PMNetworking Lunch🕑: 12:30 PM - 01:30 PMBreakout Sessions (Three Concurrent Options)🕑: 01:45 PM - 02:45 PMRoundtable on Immigration & Resettlement Policy in MichiganHost: Michigan Immigrant and Refugee Commission🕑: 03:00 PM - 04:00 PMNetworking and Organization Showcase - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/mount-pleasant/refugee-outreach-collectives-annual-conference-rocac-2026/100001983086311541 - **Event Categories**: business, conferences, art, theatre, storytelling - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket URL**: https://consumer.pxf.io/c/1339408/3151484/39691?partnerpropertyid=1191892&MediaPartnerPropertyId=1191892&svlink=14105511&level=1&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Frefugee-outreach-collectives-annual-conference-rocac-2026-tickets-1983086311541 - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 28.52, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Mount Pleasant - **state**: MI - **country**: United States - **location**: Grawn Hall - **lat**: 43.5928365 - **long**: -84.7759021 - **full address**: Grawn Hall, 150 E. Bellows Street, Mount Pleasant, United States ## Event Organizer details - **affiliate_id**: 10 - **organizer**: Refugee Outreach Collective (ROC) (https://allevents.in/org/refugee-outreach-collective-roc/17808017) ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: banner - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/62a734cf20119cf013553baaef8ea7306356fe0da1838a32876c2e856e059bec-rimg-w1200-h1200-dcffffff-gmir.jpg?v=1771016998 - **Alt text**: thumbnail - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/05680455b7db581186fef3ef37a0793212e5b0873e9a52974f73aeb5c060a74b-rimg-w400-h400-dcffffff-gmir.jpg?v=1771016998 ## FAQs - **Q**: When is the event happening? - **A:** Sat, 11 Apr, 2026 at 08:00 am (-04:00) - **Q**: Where is the event happening? - **A:** Grawn Hall, 150 E. 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