THE SYMPOSIUM CONVENING

April 7 to 8, 2027 · Bell Harbor International Conference Center, Pier 66, Seattle

Two days of public programming built around one question: what makes travel transformative, and how does its value reach the places and people behind it?

Before: your Pre-Symposium Resource Kit, with the draft standards for first review, plus optional contributor discussions from January 2027
During: keynotes, working sessions and Connection Circles built around real destinations and live projects, with lunch both days and the Thursday Community Dinner
After: open proceedings, the How Value Flows Back report, and two virtual follow-up sessions in May and June

How To Register

1. Choose your pass. Every pass includes both Symposium days, lunches, the Thursday Community Dinner and the Pre-Symposium Resource Kit.

Symposium Convening: $1,250. The two Symposium days and the Community Dinner.
Symposium & Stewardship Pass: $1,375. Adds the Community Stewardship Reception in Issaquah, WA, on Tuesday evening. Save $25.
Symposium Convening & Pine Workshop: $1,800. Adds the Joe Pine Workshop and dinner on Wednesday. Save $50.

2. Add each ticket holder. Buying for a colleague? Enter their name and email so their ticket goes straight to them.

3. Check out. Your receipt and ticket arrive by email.

Founding pricing ends November 30. Every pass rises by $145 on December 1.

Opportunities Outside Of the Symposium:

Mountains to Sound Greenway Walk · Sunday, April 4 to Tuesday, April 6

A guided walk of about 30 miles from North Bend to Issaquah with Walking Mentorship, limited to 15 walkers, with nights at beautiful and unique locations. The walk ends at the Community Stewardship Reception, and your place there is included.
How to join: Tickets go on sale on this page this fall, sold separately from the passes. Because the reception is already included, walkers continuing into the week only need the Symposium Convening pass.
Already have the reception and want to join the Walk? The reception is included in the Nature Walk experience. If you have already purchased a ticket that includes the Community Stewardship Reception, email heather@transformationaltravel.org before you buy, and we'll send a code that takes the reception cost off your Walk ticket.

Community Stewardship Reception · Tuesday, April 6, 5:30 to 8:30 PM · Issaquah, WA

The week opens in Issaquah with Washington food, beer and wine, live cello and a first look at Issaquah's 100-year vision, as the walkers arrive. A round-trip shuttle runs from downtown Seattle.
How to join: Included with the Symposium & Stewardship Pass and with every Walk ticket. Not attending the Symposium, or holding the Symposium Convening pass without the Walk? Add a reception ticket for $150.

Joe Pine Workshop · Wednesday, April 7, 1:45 to 5:00 PM · Bell Harbor

An afternoon with Joe Pine applying the Transformation Economy framework to live projects, limited to 50 participants. Dinner follows at a venue a short walk from Bell Harbor.
How to join: Included with the Symposium Convening & Pine Workshop pass. Guests not attending the Symposium can buy a workshop ticket for $750, and pass holders adding it later will find a $600 rate code in their confirmation email.

Community Dinner · Thursday, April 8, evening

A seated, place-based dinner hosted with community partners closes the Symposium days. It's at a community venue a short shuttle ride from Bell Harbor.
How to join: Already included with every Symposium pass. Guests not attending the Symposium can join with a Community Dinner ticket for $200.

Philanthropy and Travel Mastermind · Friday, April 9, 8:00 to 10:00 AM · Seattle

An invited breakfast for philanthropists, family office representatives and foundation officers. They explore how giving can strengthen transformative travel and the places it touches.
How to join: By invitation, with no ticket to buy. To request an invitation, email Heather Morse at heather@transformationaltravel.org.

Camano Island Research and Cultivation Weekend · Friday, April 9 to Sunday, April 11

A cohort of 25 researchers, advisors and funders, hosted with the Camano Island Chamber of Commerce, sets the research questions the field needs answered and signs TTI's founding research charter. Applications open October 30, 2026.
How to join: Apply at [Camano application link]. Accepted applicants receive a private link to register at the $795 rate, and fellowship places are available so cost doesn't decide who comes.

Equitable Access Pricing

Sponsor-funded Symposium places at $0, $150 or $295, for community organizations, independent practitioners and people early in their careers. Applications open October 30, 2026.
How to join: Approved applicants receive a private link to register at their rate.

Questions & Additional Information

Daily schedules information is updated on TTI's website, here.

Add a headshot and short bio when you register, and you'll be featured among this year's contributors on the Symposium website. Missed it? Send both to heather@transformationaltravel.org anytime before March 1.

Joining for one part of the week? Single tickets for the Community Dinner, the Community Stewardship Reception and the Joe Pine Workshop are for guests not attending the Symposium. They're listed below the passes.

The Walk and Camano. The Mountains to Sound Greenway Walk (April 4 to 6, 15 places) opens for registration this fall. The Camano Island Research and Cultivation Weekend (April 9 to 11) is by application or invitation only. Interested in either? Tick the box when you register and we'll send details once registration opens.

Equitable Access. Sponsor-funded places at $0, $150 or $295 keep the Symposium open to marginalized community organizations, independent practitioners and people.

Questions? Heather Morse, Interim Executive Director, heather@transformationaltravel.org

The Transformational Travel Institute is a Washington State 501(c)(3) public charity, EIN 26-4490451. Most ticket prices equal the value of what you receive and are not tax-deductible. Where part of a price is a contribution, the ticket description and your receipt show the deductible amount.

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