The Pacific Rim International Conference on Disability & Diversity is only conference on disability and diversity in the Pacific. Hosted by the Center on Disability Studies (CDS), College of Education, University of Hawaii at Manoa since 1988, Pac Rim has evolved into an international conference that has welcomed hundreds of presenters and attendees from across Hawaii, the nation and the world.
In 2020 within the context of a global pandemic and shifting times, we elected to take a breather, reflect on our experiences and feedback from past conferences, hit the refresh button, and launch a fully virtual Pac Rim.
Join us online on the following dates, Hawaii Standard Time:
Our goal is to harness the innovation and knowledge building that are occurring globally in order to shape an informed collective, empower individuals, and invigorate those who serve.
Our past experiences have informed and inspired us to continue a Pac Rim Conference that:
Contact prinfo@hawaii.edu with any questions.